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East L.A. cityhood study progresses in state Legislature

In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, speaks in the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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Family searches for missing Southern California girl

Missing teen Alison Jillian Chao, 15, was last seen on July 16, 2024. (Monterey Park Police Department)

4 teens hospitalized in stolen car pursuit crash

Four juveniles in a stolen vehicle were hospitalized after crashing in Boyle Heights during a pursuit on April 23, 2024. (KTLA)

Person shot on 10 Freeway in East L.A.

Ram bullet hole

Teen who disappeared in East L.A. found safe

Roberto Jesus Ledesma, 15, in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

40 stolen iPhones found dumped on East L.A. freeway

Officers found 40 stolen iPhones dumped near a freeway off-ramp in East Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2024. (California Highway Patrol)

Boy, 13, found after disappearing in L.A. County

Oscar Eduardo Flores Sorta, 13, in a 2023 photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Video shows LASD deputy punching amputee during arrest

Community members are demanding justice after the violent arrest of an amputee being punched by an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy was caught on camera on Nov. 20, 2023. (Christian Contreras Law Offices)

Classic matchup returns to East L.A. College

Roosevelt and Garfield high schools face off each year in the East L.A. Classic, as shown on Oct. 29, 2021. (KTLA)

Women sue LASD alleging ‘traumatizing’ traffic stop

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department vehicle is seen in this undated photo (KTLA)

CA Senate candidates speak on gun reform in East …

Candidates for the next California U.S. Senator gathered for a town hall at East L.A. College in Monterey Park to discuss gun violence and policy reform on Sept. 8, 2023. (KTLA)

Crash, fuel spill close WB 60 Freeway in East L.A.

Crash Fuel Spill

10 arrested for robbing Nike store in East L.A.

A group of thieves who were caught on camera robbing a Nike store in East Los Angeles were arrested on August 17, 2023. (California Highway Patrol, Citizen)

6 arrested after robbing Nike store in East L.A.

A group of thieves who were caught on camera robbing a Nike store in East Los Angeles were arrested on August 17, 2023. (California Highway Patrol, Citizen)