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Newsom pardons 2 ex-Cambodian refugees facing deportation

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SACRAMENTO — Two former Cambodian refugees facing deportation for crimes committed as young adults were among seven people granted clemency Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his first pardons since taking office in January. Newsom pardoned Kang Hen, of San Jose, who pleaded guilty to being the getaway driver during an attempted armed robbery…

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Woman is beaten to death with electric Bird scooter in Long Beach

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A man was being held Monday in connection with the death of a woman who was bludgeoned with an electric Bird scooter, Long Beach police said. The woman was assaulted as she walked down the sidewalk in the 6400 block of North Obispo Avenue. When a bystander tried to intervene, the suspect picked…

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Curt Seeden: Spread your wings and head to Monarch Butterfly Day

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Wouldn’t it be nice to spend a Saturday with the kids, enjoying the beauty of nature? No cellphones, no computer games and no “Avengers.” Well, on May 25, you and your family can experience nature without having to chase grunion, take the RV to Joshua Tree or explore the Laguna tidepools. In fact, you don’t even have…

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Former DA suspected criminal wrongdoing in Orange County snitch scandal, letters reveal

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As early as 2015, then-Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas acknowledged there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing on the part of sheriff’s deputies and one prosecutor in the county’s jailhouse informant scandal, but passed on a probe because of a potential conflict, documents show. Rackauckas persuaded the state Attorney General’s Office to conduct a criminal…

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Villa Park High marching band wheelie helped by car show

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Lenny Bennink poses with his buddy’s 1956 Chevy Bel Air Nomad during the 17th annual Villa Park Car & Bike Show on Saturday, May 11, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer) More than 100 cars were on display at the 17th annual Villa Park Car & Bike Show at Villa Park High School on…

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One dead, three hurt after Norwalk rollover crash

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A person died and three others were injured in a rollover crash involving two vehicles in Norwalk on Monday, May 13. The collision took place near the intersection of East Rosecrans and Funston Avenues at about 2:14 p.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Marvin Lim said. Two people were ejected from a vehicle that…

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Where did homebuying’s chill hit hardest: Anaheim, Orange or Villa Park?

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Homebuying in Anaheim, Orange and Villa Park fell 13.2% in what was Orange County homebuying’s slowest start to a year since 2009. CoreLogic stats show the lowest countywide sales count for any first three months of a year since the Great Recession. It also was the third-slowest-selling first quarter in the real estate tracker’s database…

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Inland aviation buffs restore D-Day plane just in time for Normandy re-enactment

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Rachel Rose recalled the day her husband Steve was asked to fly a World War II-era plane named the D-Day Doll this June during the 75th-anniversary celebration of D-Day. “He said his heart almost stopped. He couldn’t believe it,” Rose said. “I’m just really thrilled for him. This is history.” Moments earlier, the C-53D Skytrooper twin-engine…

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Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college admissions cheating scam

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Actress Felicity Huffman, seen above arriving at federal court in Boston on April 3, 2019, is slated to plead guilty Monday, May 13, in the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) LOS ANGELES — Felicity Huffman is scheduled to plead guilty in Boston federal court Monday to paying someone to correct answers…