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A man suspected of leading authorities on a wild chase involving multiple vehicles, one of which he used to repeatedly ram a Fullerton police cruiser that was being used in an unsuccessful attempt to pin him in place, was arrested in Hacienda Heights Wednesday evening.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is being investigated by the District Attorney's Office to determine if he violated campaign finance laws with a video plea to deputies for donations during his reelection bid, the office confirmed Wednesday.

A 66-year-old Anaheim dance studio owner has been charged with sexually assaulting two students, and police Wednesday said they suspect there might be more victims and called on any to come forward.

In some of the state's most closely watched congressional races, Democrats were clinging to leads Wednesday in Orange County districts, most notably with Reps. Katie Porter and Mike Levin hoping to fend off Republican challengers.

Former Long Beach police Chief Robert Luna holds a solid lead Thursday in his bid to unseat Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, though the incumbent maintains confidence he can crawl back into the contest as vote-counting continues in the coming days.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday's drawing is expected to grow to $47 million.

A NASA satellite was launched and a low-Earth orbit flight test was conducted from Vandenberg Space Force Base Thursday.

After 36 years in the Long Beach Fire Department, Chief Xavier Espino announced his retirement Thursday. Espino joined the Long Beach Fire Department in 1986 and served as Fire Chief since 2018. His last day will be Dec. 30.

Two young men suspected in a shooting at a Covina Halloween party that left two people dead pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges.

Another 1,433 COVID-19 infections were reported in Los Angeles County Tuesday, while the number of virus-positive patients in county hospitals dropped slightly.