Underworld Turns

Florida’s Notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” Can Remain Open, Court Rules

The infamous Florida immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” can remain open, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, overturning a lower judge’s decision to close the facility because it violated federal environmental laws. The ruling is the latest development in the months-long legal battle against the center, which was constructed in the Everglades last summer […]
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Residents of sprawling L.A. luxury apartments say living conditions unsafe

Residents at the Park La Brea Apartments say they are living a nightmare, dealing with buckled floors, holes in ceilings and multiple leaks that management has done little to nothing about for months. The situation has been incredibly frustrating, according to residents at the sprawling luxury complex at 6200 West 3rd Street in Los Angeles’ […]
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Details emerge about man, 30, accused of grisly Burbank double stabbing

Details are emerging about the man accused in a grisly Burbank stabbing attack that left a 57-year-old schoolteacher dead and her 25-year-old daughter, a noted mental health advocate, fighting for her life. Burbank Police Department officials announced Tuesday morning that Sergio Fraire, 30, was taken into custody at a residence in the 500 block of […]
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