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18-year-old Cal State Fullerton student dies after frat party

Anthony Joseph Blas was pronounced dead shortly after someone dropped him off at Providence St. Jude Medical Center around midnight, Fullerton police said.

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Unrestrained: Inside L.A. County's system for issuing and enforcing restraining orders

The Times investigated how L.A. County issues and enforces restraining orders, finding a system that advocates and victims say is deeply flawed.

L.A. homeless services fraud suspect spent millions on club, luxury trips, feds charge

Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested three people employed at Los Angeles-area homeless nonprofits as part of a sweeping crackdown targeting alleged misappropriation of funds.

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Why is it so hard to get a restraining order? Only 1 in 5 granted in L.A. County

The restraining order system is "riddled with barriers and drop-out points," and can be very difficult to navigate, according to victims of domestic violence and advocates interviewed by The Times, often leaving those who seek protection more vulnerable than when they began.

'We've lost contact': NBC4 covers its own helicopter tragedy with grief, purpose

NBC4 news reported on its own news chopper that crashed and burst into flames, killing three.