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Pregnant Mom Sideswiped By Stolen OC Transit Bus

While officers sped across OC freeways after a Transit Authority bus was stolen Thursday, a pregnant mother was taken to hospital.

Neighbors Pressure Santa Monica Church To Stop Feeding Homeless

The program, which has been in place for 20 years, will end after neighbors complained on social media and to local law enforcement.

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Royal Wedding Lures Virtuoso Cellist From U.S. Debut In LA

Teen virtuoso Sheku Kanneh-Mason was set to debut in the U.S. this weekend in Glendale, but the royals offered him a gig he couldn't refuse.

Brown Assails Gas Tax Repeal As Republican 'Loser' Stunt

Gov. Jerry Brown frames the gas tax as a "test of American strength," but repealers say, "we're taking back our money."

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Accused Rancho Santa Margarita Man Charged With Child Molestation

A young Rancho Santa Margarita girl has accused a 70-year-old family member of repeated sexual abuse.

See What Hang Time Rollercoaster Is Like At Knott's Berry Farm

The Hang Time rollercoaster opened Friday at Knott's Berry Farm. With the steepest drop in CA, corkscrew twists & turns, will you ride it?

Stolen Bike Found In Homeless Encampment Returned To Owner

For a young person, bikes mean freedom, this week, Mission Viejo OC Sheriff's Deputies discovered these stolen rides and returned them.

Student Accuses Bishop Alemany Of Tolerating Sexual Abuse

A recent Bishop Alemany graduate is accusing a coach of sexual abuse and the school and archdiocese of enabling the abuse.

Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding, 'A Major Gain For Civil Rights'

Civil rights leaders in Los Angeles Friday hailed the royal wedding of Meghan Markle as a major gain for civil rights for African Americans.

Memorial Blood Drive Honors Life Of Manhattan Beach Officer

Vasquez, a police officer, was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2007 and died in 2011. The annual blood drive is held in his memory.

City To Pay Family Of Man Killed On Infamous Beverly Hills Street

The mother of the deceased driver will receive $400,000, and the driver's son will receive $240,000 under the settlement.

Woman Arrested In Fatal Rolling Hills Estates Stabbing

A 39-year-old woman has been arrested in the stabbing death of Sharon Leeds in a parking structure at the Promenade on the Peninsula mall.

San Fernando Valley Burglars Caught On Camera

Police hope someone will recognize a pair of burglars who have been targeting homes in West San Fernando Valley.

California Unemployment Hits Record Low

The state added nearly 40,000 jobs last month and unemployment across southern California dropped.

Photo: City News Service; In this undated handout supplied by Kensington Palace, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who will be performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle poses for a photograph. The couple will marry in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19. (Photo by Lars Borges/Kensington Palace via Getty Images)

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