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Samuel Woodward talks to his attorney after a jury convicted him in July of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of his former classmate. Woodward was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Saying the killer had shown no remorse, a judge on Friday sentenced Samuel Woodward … Read more

The federal court in Los Angeles, where Adam Iza, a 24-year-old cryptocurrency mogul, is under indictment on allegations of financial conspiracies and hiring L.A. County deputies to do his criminal bidding. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Adam Iza grew up a world away from the Bel-Air mansion he inhabited before his arrest in September. … Read more

North San Fernando Valley residents hold a rally near the entrance of Southern California Gas Co.’s Aliso Canyon storage facility in Porter Ranch in October 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) The California Public Utilities Commission this week unveiled a proposal that could potentially close the Aliso Canyon gas storage field in … Read more

Wildfire retardant is laden with toxic metals, USC study finds It’s a scene that’s become routine with big blazes in the West. A plane dips low over a smoldering ridgetop and unleashes a ribbon of fire retardant, coating the hillside a bright pink. Onlookers cheer the display of firefighting prowess. The U.S. Forest Service and … Read more

The Conservatives saw a nine-point gain with young voters, a recent poll shows Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally in Edmonton on March 27, 2024.Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia/File In October, all eyes were on the Bloc Québécois and its leader Yves-François Blanchet, who had threatened to overthrow the Trudeau government if two bills … Read more