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Jul 2010

Field Poll finds 70% support death penalty

Californians maintain their solid support for the death penalty as a punishment for serious crimes, but are divided on whether they would impose a death sentence or life without parole for first-degree murder, according to a Field Poll...

22

Jul 2010

Study: California leads U.S. in drive-by shootings

California led the nation in drive-by shootings during a six-month period in 2008 with 148 reported shootings that killed 40 and injured 129, according to a study released yesterday by a national nonprofit educational organization. The...

21

Jul 2010

Federal immigration detainees to be housed at two Orange County jails

Orange County supervisors approved a contract Tuesday to house federal immigration detainees at two county jails, a deal that will bring in more than $30 million a year and help save jobs in the Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's...

21

Jul 2010

LA Weekly staffer to be honored at City Hall for coverage of serial murder investigation

Christine Pelisek LA Weekly staff writer Christine Pelisek was scheduled to be honored Wednesday for her work in keeping the Grim Sleeper serial murder case on the minds of police and the public and for unearthing details of the case...