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L.A. District Attorney George Gascón Charges Six CHP Officers and a Registered Nurse with Involuntary Manslaughter

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<p>Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.</p>


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‘They’re Trying To George Floyd Me,’ LAPD Releases Body-Worn Camera Video Of In-Custody Death Of Keenan Anderson

<p>Emily Holshouser is a local reporter covering mainly education, utilities, and public safety. She graduated from Cal State Northridge in 2021.</p>


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Mother of High School Girl Who Overdosed Files Potential Landmark Lawsuit Against LAUSD

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LAPD Has Spent $215 Million on Their Helicopter Unit Over the Last Decade, Is It Worth It?