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Jul 13, 2024 | 
kgfw.com | Andrea Dresdale |Alex Stone
Richard Simmons, the exercise guru who became a pop culture icon, has died, his rep confirmed to ABC News. He had just celebrated his 76th birthday on July 12. LAPD sources tell ABC News that they went to Simmons’ home after a 911 call from his housekeeper. He was found dead, apparently of natural causes. No foul play is suspected, and there’s nothing that would prompt an investigation, sources said.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Alex Stone |Emily Shapiro
Kali9/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Police in Los Angeles said they’re searching for a potential serial killer who targeted three men who were all experiencing homelessness. All three victims were sleeping alone on a sidewalk or an alley when they were killed this week, the LAPD warned at a news conference on Friday. The first victim, 37 years old, was killed at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Nadine El-Bawab |Alex Stone |Cristina Corujo
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The man fatally shot by an intruder in his Los Angeles home on Monday night has been identified as Hollywood social activist Michael Latt. Latt, 33, was the founder and CEO of Lead With Love, an organization that works to support “influential women and artists of color,” according to his website.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Jolie Lash |Alex Stone
Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Lawyers for the off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to shut off an airplane’s engines while on a flight last month have spoken out about the incident, saying their client, Joseph Emerson, “suffered a panic attack” while on the flight.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
abc7ny.com | Lucien Bruggeman |Alexander Mallin |Alex Stone |Soo Kim
Federal authorities are investigating suspicious letters sent to election offices in five states - Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Georgia. The FBI said that "in at least four instances, preliminary tests ... indicated the presence of fentanyl," according to a bulletin disseminated to state and local law enforcement and obtained by ABC News.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Jolie Lash |Alex Stone
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after a blunt-force head injury following an altercation at an Israel-Hamas war protest in California, Ventura County officials and local organizations said Monday. The death followed a confrontation with a counter-protester as simultaneous pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held at the same location over the weekend, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Alex Stone |Jon Haworth
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(PETALUMA, Calif.) — Federal prosecutors in Southern California have announced charges against 41-year-old Christian Beyer of Petaluma, California, who is accused of posting a YouTube video in which he threatened to kill military personnel who he believed had done him wrong at Fort Irwin in Southern California. Beyer is an Army veteran who was court martialed in 2021 for assault and had been stationed at Fort Irwin.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Alex Stone |Ivan Pereira
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Colorado authorities said they are investigating following the discovery of a man’s body inside an adventure park over the weekend that was armed with explosives, guns and ammunition. Investigators said the man, who was later identified as Diego Barajas Medina, 20, took his own life, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Josh Margolin |Alex Stone |Meredith Deliso
amphotora/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur, who was shot and killed during a drive-by in Las Vegas in 1996, a senior law enforcement official confirmed to ABC News. The suspect is currently in the process of being booked, the official said. The charges are expected to be announced as soon as Friday afternoon. The celebrated hip-hop artist was shot on Sept.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
wttf.com | Alex Stone |Jolie Lash
Boulder Police/Twitter(BOULDER, Colo.) — A suspect police say was trying to hit people with his truck in a Boulder, Colorado, park Tuesday morning has been charged with attempted murder. Boulder 911 received its first emergency call at around 6:26 a.m. CT, with the caller reporting that someone was driving through Boulder’s Central Park trying to run people over, police said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. Officers arrived on the scene in about a minute, but the truck was gone.
