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Pasadena teacher surprised with $25,000 award
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Manuel Rustin sat in a crowded auditorium at John Muir High School in Pasadena on Tuesday enjoying an assembly he helped organized,...
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Parents angry they weren’t told of teacher allegations sooner
Parents at Miramonte Elementary School in South L.A. said they were stunned by allegations that a longtime teacher was arrested on charges that he abused at least 23 children. Kimberly Kirklin, 32,...
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Man waves gun at woman in alleged road rage incident
A Costa Mesa man was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman driving past him, police said. Michael Peck, 24, had the emergency lights on in a gray Nissan Altima in a parking lot in the...
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Truck spills 43,000 pounds of strawberry puree onto freeway
A semi truck carrying strawberry puree tipped over Tuesday on an interchange along Interstate 80 in Roseville, northeast of Sacramento. The driver was not hurt, but 43,000 pounds of strawberry puree...
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Son is pictured eating food tainted by teacher, father says
A sheriff's detective called a parent at Miramonte Elementary last spring and told him his now 11-year-old son appeared in photos taken by teacher Mark Berndt, who is charged with abusing 23 children...
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WWII-era Montford Point Marines sought for recognition
The Marine Corps and the Montford Point Marine Assn. are looking for African Americans who trained from 1942 to 1949 at the segregated Marine facility Camp Montford Point. Legislation to award the...
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L.A. Councilman Eric Garcetti being tweaked by fake tweets
Someone has created a fake Twitter account using the name of Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti -- and is making mischief for the mayoral hopeful in the process. The satirical Twitter account,...
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DNA key in case against L.A. teacher accused of classroom abuse
DNA evidence collected in the classroom of a teacher accused of gagging and blindfolding children and feeding them semen is considered central in the felony cases against him, a detective said. Mark...
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Accused teacher blindfolded kids for ‘tasting’ test, source says
The "game" conceived by Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt, 61, was a tasting test during which he kept the children blindfolded, sources familiar with the investigation said. Berndt is...
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Man barricaded in Arleta home as SWAT officers respond
A man who barricaded himself inside an Arleta home Tuesday with a shotgun drew a swift response from officers with the LAPD's Special Weapons And Tactics unit. Police received a call about 9:30 a.m....
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