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In today's newsletter:

  • LA County crews race to find victim after Catalina medevac crash
  • SoCal trucking scam looted millions from LA-area warehouses
  • Highland Park high school student dies after fourth-story fall

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very hot with sunshine, temps: high: 96, low: 74.
  • Saturday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 103 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Medevac Helicopter Crashes After Taking Off From Catalina; Search Underway (patch.com) — Los Angeles County emergency crews and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for one missing person after a medevac helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from Catalina Island, with four people already rescued and hospitalized. The crash prompted a major response from LA County Fire, Sheriff's deputies, and Avalon Fire, while Supervisor Janice Hahn publicly acknowledged the ongoing rescue effort and urged concern for those on board.
   

2. Trucking Company Scheme Used To Steal $2M In Cargo Across SoCal: Feds (patch.com) — Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles secured convictions against two men accused of using sham trucking operations to steal at least $2 million in electronics and other goods from warehouses across the region. The scheme hit logistics hubs in Los Angeles County cities including Vernon, Long Beach, Compton, Commerce, Pico Rivera and the City of Industry, highlighting vulnerabilities in local freight and warehouse networks.
   

3. Boy Dies In 4th-Story Fall At LA High School: Reports (patch.com) — Families across Los Angeles are reeling after a boy at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park died Wednesday following a fall from a fourth-story campus building, prompting a lockdown and large emergency response. Police and fire officials, including LAPD and Los Angeles School Police, are investigating the circumstances but say there is currently no evidence of foul play.
   

4. 6 Arrested As High-End Vehicle Theft Crew Busted Across LA County, OC (patch.com) — Law enforcement agencies from across Los Angeles County teamed up to dismantle a suspected high-end vehicle theft crew tied to carjackings, pursuits and armed confrontations, recovering nine luxury vehicles and more than a dozen firearms. Six people were arrested after SWAT teams hit 11 locations, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney has filed multiple felony charges against several suspects.
   

5. Healthy Food Affordability In Los Angeles: What California's New Rules Change (parriva.com) — Los Angeles County households are facing stubbornly high food insecurity, with about one in four struggling to afford enough to eat even as California rolls out new rules to label healthier, less-processed foods and kids' meals. The piece explains how state nutrition certifications and restaurant sugar warnings may help long term, but don't directly cut grocery prices or expand assistance that local families urgently need now.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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