
Tony Saavedra
Legal Affairs and Investigative Reporter at Orange County Register
Reporter at Los Angeles Daily News
I am a journalist on the investigations team at Southern California News Group and the Orange County Register. Regional Murrow, Best in West, CNPA
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3 days ago |
mercurynews.com | Sean Emery |Tony Saavedra
A new round of DNA testing exonerates a homeless man who has spent nearly four decades in prison for the killing of a Santa Ana nanny, according to defense attorneys who are asking Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to declare Kenneth Clair innocent of the 1984 slaying. Clair, who spent years on death row before an appellate court overturned his death sentence and he was re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, has always denied killing 25-year-old Linda Faye Rodgers.
New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for OC slaying, defense says
4 days ago |
ocregister.com | Sean Emery |Tony Saavedra
A new round of DNA testing exonerates a homeless man who has spent nearly four decades in prison for the killing of a Santa Ana nanny, according to defense attorneys who are asking Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to declare Kenneth Clair innocent of the 1984 slaying. Clair, who spent years on death row before an appellate court overturned his death sentence and he was re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, has always denied killing 25-year-old Linda Faye Rodgers.
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2 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | Tony Saavedra
A stroke patient who was rushed last year to an Orange County hospital that specializes in treating strokes suffered major brain damage after waiting nearly eight hours for surgery because the medical center did not have the proper equipment or a capable neurosurgeon, according to a lawsuit.
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4 weeks ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Tony Saavedra
Helicopters assisted Southern California Edison workers Wednesday in the dismantling of an idle transmission tower central to the investigation into the cause of the Eaton fire that destroyed more than 9,000 structures and left 18 people dead. The chief executive for SCE's parent company told investors recently that it is becoming more apparent that the privately held utility may be liable for the fire, absent evidence to the contrary.
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1 month ago |
ocregister.com | Tony Saavedra
The company said it had 'faced numerous regulatory delays and bureaucratic hurdles that made timely progress extremely challenging'
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