Underworld Turns

‘Karma got you!’ 2016 Ventura cold case murder closed, investigators say

Homicide investigators in Ventura have closed a nearly 10-year-old cold case murder of a 38-year-old man found bleeding and passed out after being shot. Officers with the Ventura Police Department responded to the 400 block of South Evergreen Drive just after 10:30 a.m. on March 20, 2016, after receiving a 911 call from a woman reporting that her friend bleeding and […]
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Suspect arrested for allegedly threatening Burbank utility workers, police with rifle

Burbank police arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly threatened utility workers and officers with a rifle. The suspect had reportedly pointed what appeared to be a rifle at employees from Burbank Water and Power, who were in the area conducting routine work, before retreating into a nearby residence that was under construction. The incident happened […]
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11 arrested in $17M scheme targeting elderly L.A. homeowners

Federal agents fanned out across Southern California Thursday morning, serving 11 arrest warrants in a sweeping organized crime and fraud investigation, according to the FBI. The case, dubbed “Operation Hard Money,” centers on allegations that the suspects stole victims’ identities and used them to secure fraudulent real estate loans backed by the victims’ properties, according […]
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Mr. Rogers and the Fight for Public Media

On the anniversary of Fred Rogers birthday, we take a trip to Mr. Rogers’ real life neighborhood in this special episode that celebrates the life and work of public media’s most famous defender. Reveal’s Michael Schiller visits WQED in Pittsburgh for a look back at how Fred Rogers, the host of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, championed […]
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Mayor Bass signs proclamation to rename César Chavez Day amid sexual abuse allegations

Mayor Karen Bass signed a proclamation on Thursday to rename the last Monday of March “Farm Workers Day” in the city of Los Angeles. “This is a very difficult day,” Bass acknowledged at the beginning of a news conference announcing the change. It comes after bombshell sexual abuse allegations surfaced against César Chavez, the long-admired […]
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