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UC Santa Cruz student dies after vehicle plunges off cliff; another person survives
Aug 14, 2026 - Us 
A UC Santa Cruz student died after the vehicle she was in veered off the road, dropped off a seaside cliff and plunged into the Pacific, according to officials. A second occupant survived.
After local outcry, stalled Destination Crenshaw project sees movement
Aug 14, 2026 - Us 
Destination Crenshaw, a beautification project meant to transform the Crenshaw Corridor, has been stalled for years. After a local town hall demanding answers, the city has started to clean up the construction this week.
A 15-year-old killed Pop Smoke — then got caught smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall
Aug 14, 2026 - Us 
A young man serving time for the 2020 shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in the Hollywood Hills pleaded no contest to charges that accused him of smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall.
Amid fire danger, Malibu declares emergency to clear homeless encampments — fast
Aug 14, 2026 - Us 
Citing dangerously dry brush, the city approved the declaration to reduce the risk of fires associated with homeless individuals cooking outdoors or using fires to keep warm at night.
Feds settle lawsuit with L.A. County Sheriff's Department over concealed firearm permits
Aug 13, 2026 - Us 
The U.S. Department of Justice claimed "a huge win for the residents of Los Angeles County and for the Second Amendment," announcing a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff's Department over delays in processing applications for permits to carry concealed firearms.

