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Officials declare heat advisories as Southern California temps hit triple digits

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LOS ANGELES — The Southland will bake Friday under sweltering temperatures on the second day of the region’s latest heat wave, prompting warnings to area residents to guard against heat-related illnesses. High temperatures of 95 to 102 degrees are expected across most of the Los Angeles County valleys Friday through Sunday, with the warmest expected…

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Coast Guard makes dramatic drug seizure, raiding submarine

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U.S. Coast Guard members boarded a semi-submarine racing through the waves, one of 14 operations seizing cocaine and marijuana since May in international waters off Mexico and Central and South America. The agency released dramatic video of the encounter with smugglers on Thursday. It shows a Coast…

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REAL IDs are real, even if the DMV letter gets lost

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Q. Hi Honk: What happens if a driver sends in a Department of Motor Vehicles fix-it letter, to ensure all requirements are met for a REAL ID, but the letter gets lost or is not processed by the DMV? My theory is, with the DMV’s old systems, low employee morale and several million forms to…

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4.9-magnitude earthquake rattles Ridgecrest area

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A  4.9-magnitude earthquake shook about five miles northeast of Ridgecrest Friday morning, July 12, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 6:11 a.m. tremor hit a week after two major quakes shook the area in Kern County, one a 6.4-magnitude earthquake and the other a 7.1. The quake originated 6.2 miles below the surface. Shortly…