Underworld Turns

Vandals trash Catholic school in Southern California, deface Virgin Mary and tabernacle

A Long Beach Catholic school community is in shock after vandals trashed the campus sometime Sunday night, with school officials discovering Monday morning that religious items like statues of the Virgin Mary were defaced or destroyed. “Praying for protection of our school and we just want them to feel safe, but it’s like, this is […]
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Independent movie theater chain closes 3 Southern California locations

LOOK Dine-In Cinemas has abruptly closed three locations in metropolitan Los Angeles as the independent theater chain continues to face financial difficulties. The Texas-based company confirmed to KTLA on Monday that its theaters in Downey, Redlands and Monrovia closed over the weekend. Its Glendale location at 128 Artsakh Ave. remained open. “This was not an […]
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Report: Education Department’s “Efficiency” Layoffs Cost At Least $28 Million

The Education Department spent an estimated $28 to $38 million on attempted staff cuts last year at its Office of Civil Rights, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office released Monday.  The department initiated a reduction in force last March, pushing nearly 50 percent of its more than 4,000-strong workforce onto administrative […]
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Community devastated after congregant arrested during immigration raid on L.A. church grounds

A San Fernando Valley community is outraged and devastated after federal immigration agents forced their way onto the grounds of a church during a food giveaway and arrested a man who church officials say helps with children’s ministries. Leaders of the North Hills United Methodist Church gathered on Monday morning for a news conference to […]
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Man says he heard shots, then realized he was victim of L.A. gunfire

Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect who shot a man in the Historic South-Central neighborhood overnight. The shooting was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday on East 43rd Place near Avalon Boulevard. Responding officers found a 46-year-old man on the street suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim told investigators he heard gunfire, […]
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Record heat possible before major Southern California cooldown, chance of rain

Another high-pressure system will push temperatures toward near record-breaking levels by midweek, but a major cooldown — and possibly some rain — finally appears in the Southern California forecast. “We’ll get a little bit of a pullback with temperatures today, but those temps are going to go right back up,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said […]
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