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Headlines: Meat Thief Steals Over $3K Worth of Smoked Brisket; A Year’s Worth of Rain Fell in Death Valley in Three Hours

Headlines: Gardena Fruit Vendor Killed In Armed Robbery; Reckless Driver Kills Six In Windsor Hills

<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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Man Found Hanging From Tree in Whittier Narrows Wednesday Morning

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Headlines: San Clemente Considers Local Abortion Ban; Burbank Weighing Outdoor Watering Ban

an officer in riot gear holds a less-lethal rifle

Nearly Two-Thirds of $1 Billion L.A. COVID Relief Funding Went To Police and Firefighters’ Salaries

Headlines: Vin Scully Dead at 94; President Biden Endorses Karen Bass For L.A. Mayor

Headlines: Bengal Tiger Charges Into Taquería In Mexico; LAPD Footage Shows Cop Shooting Less-Than-Lethal Round at Downtown Punk Show

Headlines: Fatal Stabbing at Santa Monica Library; Local Soccer Shops Accused of Selling Banned Kangaroo Leather

Headlines: Two Shot During Robbery at Reseda Tattoo Parlor Party; Local Man Gets New Sixth Street Bridge Ink

Lt. Ruiz presents a photo of the alleged "handgun."

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The LAPD Presented A Photo Of A ‘Handgun’ After A Fatal Shooting Yesterday; It Was Actually A ‘Pellet Gun’