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Crews fight fire in Simi building, 1 injured in Oxnard fire and 1 arrested after pursuit
Simi Valley building with books inside catches fire Dozens of firefighters helped battle a blaze in a large commercial building on Simi Valley's west side Monday afternoon. The fire was...
Metro expands ‘TAP to exit’ program to Santa Monica
After it curbed violence on the B line, the “TAP to exit” program is being further expanded by Metro to include the E line. The pilot program began in late May when Los Angeles transit officials began requiring riders to tap their transit cards as they exited the North Hollywood Metro station. It was instituted […]
California grandmother killed after suicidal man jumps off highway overpass and lands on her car
A California grandmother was killed when a suicidal man jumped off a highway overpass, crashing into the front windshield of her car as she and her husband were on their way to a weekend getaway. Margarita Novela Galindo sat in the passenger seat next to her husband, Florencio, as the couple drove on the 210 Freeway near Sylmar, Calif. at around 7 p.m. on Aug. 9, according to KABC. Around the same time, the Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of a man threatening to end his life by jumping off the Roxford Street overpass. The man crashed through Galindo’s windshield and landed...