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Urijah Jacob Roque died when an illegal firework tipped over and launched a mortar shell at him. The District Attorney's Office said it could not identify the person responsible.

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No charges to be filed in fireworks death of 8-year-old California boy

January 13, 2023 at 9:51 a.m.

Urijah Jacob Roque died when an illegal firework tipped over and launched a mortar shell at him. The District Attorney's Office said it could not identify the person responsible.

Virginia State Police failed to uncover the 2016 mental health detention order of a department applicant who police say killed three members of a Riverside family in November, an order that, at one point, banned him from owning a gun.

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Police describe how they missed background of ‘catfishing’ cop who killed 3 California family members

January 13, 2023 at 4:30 a.m.

Virginia State Police failed to uncover the 2016 mental health detention order of a department applicant who police say killed three members of a Riverside family in November, an order...

The trial for two Moreno Valley women, including the sister of the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, begins as the defense attempts to suggest that their clients didn't kill Afaf Assad.

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Prosecutor: California casino murder defendants saw 84-year-old woman ‘as a target’

January 12, 2023 at 10:56 a.m.

The trial for two Moreno Valley women, including the sister of the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, begins as the defense attempts to suggest that their clients didn't kill Afaf Assad.

Harder rain is forecast for Tuesday, when a cold front moves in. Los Angeles mountains are likely to see snow below 6,000 feet.

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Rain douses Southern California, brings flooding and debris flows

January 10, 2023 at 4:43 a.m.

Harder rain is forecast for Tuesday, when a cold front moves in. Los Angeles mountains are likely to see snow below 6,000 feet.

San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Cara D. Hutson, excoriated for not keeping William McKay behind bars, made a plausible but perhaps impractical decision, experts say.

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Criticism of judge in the killing of a California deputy not so clear, legal experts say

January 8, 2023 at 5:35 a.m.

San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Cara D. Hutson, excoriated for not keeping William McKay behind bars, made a plausible but perhaps impractical decision, experts say.

Motorcycle Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was shot to death during a traffic stop. The suspect died in a gun battle on the 15 Freeway in Southern California

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California sheriff’s deputy killed during traffic stop; suspect dead after pursuit

December 30, 2022 at 4:58 a.m.

Motorcycle Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was shot to death during a traffic stop. The suspect died in a gun battle on the 15 Freeway in Southern California

The suspect shouted 'He shot my arm off' as he fled. Cope was hailed as a hero for protecting himself.

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California market owner Craig Cope, who shot would-be robber in viral video, dies after stroke

December 28, 2022 at 4:42 a.m.

The suspect shouted 'He shot my arm off' as he fled. Cope was hailed as a hero for protecting himself.

They became eligible for the death penalty when the jury found true special-circumstances allegations that they committed a hate crime and a crime to benefit a criminal street gang and discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury.

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Jury recommends that 2 killers of 14-year-old California boy get life in prison, not death penalty

December 21, 2022 at 4:33 a.m.

They became eligible for the death penalty when the jury found true special-circumstances allegations that they committed a hate crime and a crime to benefit a criminal street gang and...

Austin Lee Edwards was a deputy in Virginia at the time he was confronted by deputies in the Mojave Desert following the Winek family homicides.

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Suspect in California triple slaying used police-issued gun to kill himself

December 12, 2022 at 5:55 a.m.

Austin Lee Edwards was a deputy in Virginia at the time he was confronted by deputies in the Mojave Desert following the Winek family homicides.

The agency said Thursday it would not have hired Austin Lee Edwards, the suspect in California triple slaying, if it had that information.

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Police interviews with ‘catfishing’ cop’s family, friends didn’t reveal violent past

December 9, 2022 at 4:29 a.m.

The agency said Thursday it would not have hired Austin Lee Edwards, the suspect in California triple slaying, if it had that information.

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