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The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson has snagged a major federal grant to study the causes of antibiotic-resistant infections. The institute announced last month that one of its principal investigators, Michael Yeaman, was awarded an $11.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 

Los Angeles County’s largest employers have hundreds of thousands of Angelenos on their payrolls and drive business to countless numbers of small businesses in the region. (The lists of largest public and private employers begins on page 17.) While overall employment numbers have largely recovered from the Covid era, not all major employers in the county have rebounded to the place they were in the months leading up to the pandemic. 

Two people have been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that took place on Pittsburgh’s South Shore in January.

A family is getting answers, eight months after Zachary Gleason was hit by two cars in January while walking on West Carson Street.

Pittsburgh may be a city of bridges, but a former city official told Action News Investigates the city has paid little attention to bridge maintenance.

The race to win the State Senate District 35 seat to be vacated in 2024 by state Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, already has six candidates, although the election is still more than a year away.

The race to win the State Senate District 35 seat to be vacated in 2024 by state Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, already has six candidates, although the election is still more than a year away.

Point State Park, the North Shore, the West End and Mt. Washington will be packed with people Tuesday for Pittsburgh's Fourth of July celebrations.

Four candidates have announced their bid for California State Senator Steven Bradford's seat with elections still more than a year away.

It was an eventful year around the Carson City region notwithstanding the limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Heres some notable stories that were not pandemic related that happened in 2020.