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L.A. Now Live: A homeless woman is set ablaze in Van Nuys
A homeless woman known to many as Flo remained in critical condition Friday after being doused with a flammable liquid and set ablaze on a bus bench on Van Nuys Boulevard. Comment?
Police identify suspect in attack on homeless woman in Van Nuys
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Police have identified the man suspected of dousing a homeless woman with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire Thursday morning. Comment?
Flowers, candles honor homeless woman set on fire in Van Nuys
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The homeless woman was a familiar presence at the corner of Van Nuys Boulevard and Sherman Way. Comment?
Police identify suspect in attack on homeless woman in Van Nuys
Police have identified the man suspected of dousing a homeless woman with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire Thursday morning. Comment?
Flowers, candles honor homeless woman set on fire in Van Nuys
The homeless woman was a familiar presence at the corner of Van Nuys Boulevard and Sherman Way. Comment?
Woman set on fire at Van Nuys bus stop in critical condition
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A man was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of setting a homeless woman on fire as she sat at a bus stop in Van Nuys. Comment?
Some L.A. gun buyback participants admit they still own weapons
Organizers and some participants credited collective outrage and anguish over the gun rampage in Newtown, Conn., for the turnout. Comment?
L.A. gun buyback draws crowds, exceeds last year's collection
Thousands of people converged on the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and a site in Van Nuys to exchange their guns for Ralphs gift cards. Comment?
Firearms advocates picket L.A. gun buyback
A handful of gun enthusiasts and gun collectors picketed the Van Nuys gun buyback event for most of Wednesday with signs reading "Criminals Love Gun Free Zones" and "Free People Ought to Be Armed." Some picketers used traffic cones to amplify their voices and called the buyback a fraud. Comment?
L.A.'s gun buyback program produces long lines
More than 575 guns had been collected by mid-day Wednesday in L.A.'s gun buyback, as people waited for up to two hours to turn over firearms -- no questions asked -- in exchange for gift cards. Comment?
End of the world party wraps up early in West Hollywood
The chances of an apocalypse Friday night were infinitesimal -- in fact they were nonexistent, according to a group of NASA experts. Comment?
Northridge shooting suspects scheduled to appear in court
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Two suspects in a quadruple homicide outside a Northridge boardinghouse are expected to appear in court Wednesday after being extradited to Los Angeles from Nevada. Comment?
L.A. firefighters back decision to overturn parole for convicted arsonist
A local firefighters union on Tuesday cheered California Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to deny parole to a man convicted in a decades-old arson murder of a 34-year-old firefighter. Comment?
Two suspects in Northridge mass shooting going to court
Two suspects in the shootings outside a Northridge boardinghouse were extradited to Los Angeles from Nevada on Tuesday and are expected to appear at three courthouses Wednesday morning. Comment?
Two shot, one fatally, in Tarzana house
A 51-year-old woman was killed and a 49-year-old man was hospitalized after beingshot at a home in Tarzanaon Saturday night. Comment?
'Ear Gauge Stalker' suspect surrenders to police
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The suspect in the "Ear Gauge Stalker" case, suspected of sexually assaulting two womenat a Sylmar apartment complex last weekend, turned himself in to Los Angeles police Friday and was arrested, authorities said. Comment?
LAPD officers fatally shoot a knife-wielding man in Van Nuys
Los Angeles police shot and killed a man in Van Nuys on Saturday night after he allegedly held a woman at knifepoint. Comment?
Tennis umpire Lois Goodman: 'I have always maintained my innocence'
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Tennis umpire Lois Goodman thanked her friends and family for supporting her and said she is "thrilled" to get her life back after a judge agreed Friday to dismiss the murder case against her. Comment?
D.A. to drop murder charge against tennis umpire
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The Los Angeles County district attorney will drop the murder charge filed against former U.S. Open tennis umpire Lois Goodman, who prosecutors had alleged killed her 80-year-old husband, several law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said. Comment?