Connor Sheets
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Two models found dead in downtown L.A. apartments in last week
Two models have been found dead inside their luxury apartments in downtown Los Angeles within the last week, authorities confirmed Saturday night. → Read More
Federal lawmakers call for travel advisory about fentanyl in pills at Mexican pharmacies
Congressional lawmakers have asked the State Department to warn Americans that some Mexican pharmacies are selling counterfeit pills tainted with fentanyl. → Read More
Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans
U.S. authorities have known for years that Americans have died after consuming counterfeit pills containing fentanyl purchased from pharmacies in Mexico. → Read More
Mexico, U.S. officials call for action after investigation into counterfeit medicine
After a Times investigation found medications in some Mexican pharmacies tainted with fentanyl and methamphetamine, officials call for action. → Read More
Light rain, winds forecast this weekend in L.A. County
Light rain and windy conditions are expected in and around L.A. County this weekend, but the precipitation is expected to subside by Monday, forecasters said. → Read More
Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals
Pharmacies in several Mexican cities are selling counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth and passing them off as legitimate pharmaceuticals. → Read More
Were you or someone you know harmed by pills in Mexico?
We want to hear from Times readers about their experience. Let us know by filling out this brief form. → Read More
Uncertainty for housing seekers amid rapidly changing guidance
Homeless people with emergency housing vouchers were told by L.A. County last week that the vouchers were suspended. This week they got a reprieve. → Read More
Video adds to questions about police shooting of a double amputee holding a knife
As they do every week during football season, the Lowe family gathered Sunday morning to watch the NFL games on two big flat screens in the South Los Angeles home of the family matriarch. → Read More
Unauthorized vehicle disabled while attempting to enter Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton’s main gate reopened more than two hours after a vehicle was disabled while trying to enter the Marine Corps base near Oceanside without authorization. → Read More
LAPD officers in riot gear face off with protesters after release of Tyre Nichols video
The protest march grew out of a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police, and Keenan Anderson, who died after L.A. police pinned him to the ground and repeatedly used a Taser on him. → Read More
Huntington Park police shoot, kill man in wheelchair who was wielding butcher knife, authorities say
Officers responding to a report of a stabbing tried to detain the suspect, who drew a butcher knife and attempted to throw it at the officers, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. → Read More
As fentanyl overdose deaths keep rising, efforts to reverse trend meet liability fears
As California leads the fight to reverse skyrocketing fentanyl overdose deaths, organizations that distribute overdose reversal drugs worry their increasingly bold efforts to save lives will land them in legal trouble. → Read More
Sheriff-elect Robert Luna faces big challenges post-Villanueva
Sheriff-elect Robert Luna faces big challenges when he takes office Monday: building bridges his predecessor Alex Villanueva burned and reforming a department in turmoil. → Read More
New L.A. County undersheriff will be first woman to fill key position
Sheriff-elect Robert Luna announced that he will appoint sheriff's department veteran April Tardy as the first woman to serve as the agency's undersheriff. → Read More
Why some L.A. food banks are handing out Thanksgiving chickens this year
Some Los Angeles food banks are handing out Thanksgiving chickens instead of turkeys because of an economic crunch, which is expected to continue into the new year. → Read More
‘Catastrophic staffing shortage’: Tehama County sheriff to suspend daytime patrols
The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office plans to suspend daytime patrols starting this week, citing “a catastrophic staffing shortage” throughout the agency. → Read More
'Catastrophic staffing shortage': Northern California sheriff to suspend daytime patrols
The Tehama County Deputy Sheriff’s Assn. placed the blame squarely on the county's Board of Supervisors. The board accused the office of publicizing a structural weakness to criminals right before the holiday season → Read More
L.A. election result updates take time. Here's why
L.A. County generally releases new vote totals only twice a week. That allows for more substantial updates, rather than incremental ones 'where things are bouncing back and forth,' the county's top voting official said. → Read More
At the polls in Southern California, few problems, lots of rain — and ballots delivered by speedboat
There were few reports of disruptions or problems at Southern California polling places, although a powerful storm pummeled the region and closed two voting centers. → Read More