D.K. Kepner 

Los Angeles County

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Six Magellanic penguins have arrived at the Los Angeles Zoo, marking the return of a species that hasn't lived there in more than 40 years.

DNA testing confirmed the coyote killed by wildlife officials was the same animal that attacked a 16-month-old boy in LA.

County officials say the federal crackdown is meant to intimidate voters and are urging residents to cast ballots as soon as possible.

DNA evidence linked the suspect to the 1996 killing of a 23-year-old woman found dead in the San Gabriel Valley, prosecutors said.