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Rancho Cucamonga's Shrey Parikh Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
45+ min ago (282+ words) Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga emerged victorious at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Shrey clinched the title by excelling in a lightning-round tiebreaker against Ishaan Gupta. Shrey spelled 32 words correctly in 90 seconds, setting a record…...
LACHSApalooza Showcases Student Talent at Annual Arts Festival
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (404+ words) Forget Coachella. The coolest arts festival in Los Angeles is happening at the Greek Theatre. It's LACHSApalooza! Before the lights go up at the Greek Theatre this weekend, there's one thing organizers want people to understand about LACHSApalooza: This isn't…...
Hollywood Homeless Count Shows Rise in Tent Living
22+ hour ago (178+ words) KFI AM 640 Hollywood 4 WRD's recent findings, released Wednesday (May 27), showed a shift in the composition of the unsheltered population, with more individuals living in tents and fewer in vehicles compared to earlier in the year. The coalition's count involved 60 volunteers…...
Newsom Endorses Bass Days Before L. A. Mayoral Primary
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (201+ words) California Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for reelection on Thursday, praising her efforts in reducing homelessness and violent crime in the city. This endorsement comes just days before the primary election on Tuesday (June 2), where Bass…...
Legal Troubles Mount for Garden Grove Aerospace Facility
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (751+ words) GARDEN GROVE (CNS) - The legal troubles of the company that owns the compromised chemical storage tank at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove were mounting Thursday as 29 claims against them were filed in Orange County Superior Court and about eight…...
Evacuations Lifted in Hazardous Materials Alert in Garden Grove
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (590+ words) GARDEN GROVE (CNS) - Residents returned to their homes and students went back to classes in Garden Grove Wednesday, one day after all evacuation orders prompted by a compromised chemical storage tank at an aerospace facility were lifted. Unified Incident Commander…...
Domestic Violence Warrant Leads to South LA Fireworks Cache
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (203+ words) LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A domestic violence arrest warrant was served Wednesday at a home in South Los Angeles, leading to the discovery of a huge cache of fireworks inside the home that prompted evacuations of nearby houses and investigation by…...
Ophthalmologists Earn Top Salaries in California
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (197+ words) According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), ophthalmologists hold the highest-paying job in California, with an average annual salary of $347, 690. This figure highlights the lucrative nature of the medical profession in the state, where high living…...
Lawsuit Filed Against GKN Aerospace Over Chemical Leak
3+ day, 8+ min ago (164+ words) KFI AM 640 A Garden Grove couple has filed a federal lawsuit against GKN Aerospace, alleging negligence in the handling of a toxic chemical that led to a large-scale evacuation. The lawsuit, filed on Saturday, claims the aerospace company was negligent…...
Blast Threat Eliminated at Chemical Tank in Garden Grove
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1172+ words) GARDEN GROVE (CNS) - The threat of an explosion has been eliminated at a compromised chemical tank in Garden Grove, authorities said Monday, though evacuation orders for some 50, 000 people remained in effect. The Orange County Fire Authority said the temperature within…...