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A study from UC Irvine has concluded lower punishments for certain crimes did not make crime go up. In 20-14 voters approved Prop-47 making several low level drug and property offenses misdemeanors. Charis Kubrin U-C-I Professor of criminology, law and society says the study examined the data after crime went up in 20-15. Kubrin says the research also shows no other crimes can definitively be link...

Today is the last day people can comment on the Trump Administration's plan to open up more offshore oil drilling in California. Cathleen Treseder (Tra-seed-er) is a biology professor at UC Irvine, she says the risk of an oil spill is too high. About 50 demonstrators gathered in Huntington Beach yesterday to call on Republican Congressional Representatives Dana Rohrabacher and Mimi Walters to oppo...

The Anaheim Police Department is not releasing body worn camera footage of an arrest that ended with a man in the hospital. Police Chief Julian Harvey says it's too early in the investigation to release the footage. The man went into cardiac arrest after wrestling with police last Friday. Harvey says the officers didn't use choke holds, tasers or batons in the arrest. Harvey says he's asked the OC...

Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has filed the papers to run for governor.

Some big storms have given California a lot of much needed snow. Frank Gerhke (ger-key) with the Department of Water Resources says the snowpack at the Phillips Station testing site measured at 39 percent of the average compared with a seven percent measurement last week. Gerhke says two more storms like the one that swept through last week would put the Sierra snowpack back on an average track. S...

Suge Knight’s former attorneys have been indicted on conspiracy charges.

Caliburger in Pasadena has debuted its newest cook. Flippy the robot can make up to 150 burgers per hour.

Farmworkers have been detained across the state as federal immigration agents ramp up efforts to deport convicted criminals.

A man is in custody after making threats which caused Cypress College to cancel all morning classes.

A rainstorm has passed through Montecito without triggering any new mudslides. Santa Barbara County Fire Captain Dave Zaniboni says the storm dumped a steady rain.  Evacuation orders for 30,000 people living below burn zones have been lifted. Some minor flooding was reported, but no new reports of damage.

A police dog from Santa Ana has lost its front teeth in a dramatic takedown. Cpl. Anthony Bertanga says the Dutch Shepherd apparently came down on cement last night. He says the K9 will probably be back on the job in a few weeks. The dog was able to hold down the carjacker until officers got there.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued new rules that will allow driverless cars to be tested without human backup. California DMV Spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez says companies testing driverless technology will have to coordinate with local law enforcement before rolling out their cars. Gonzalez says the cars will also need a connection with a remote operator to take over if somethi...

The Malibu city council has voted to stop plastic straws one sip at a time. Starting June 1st the sale, distribution and use of single-use straws, stirrers and cutlery is not allowed. Councilwoman Laura Rosenthal says the city was one of the first to ban plastic bags 10-years ago. To kick things off the city is giving a box of paper straws to each restaurant, along with a copy of the ordinance.

A Gallup-North-Eastern University Survey shows Californians support paying workers if they’re replaced by artificial intelligence.

Orange County has cleared out the remaining people at a homeless encampment along the Santa Ana River.

Metro has broken ceremonial ground on the second section of the Purple Line subway. Metro CEO Phil Washington says when the entire line is finished it'll connect Westwood with downtown LA. Washington says the work on the first section of the Purple Line under Wilshire Boulevard is about 30 percent done. The second section will stretch tunnels to Beverly Hills and will cost about $2.5 billion.

Metro is moving on to building the next section of the Purple Line.

A man has been killed at the homeless encampment near Angel Stadium. Orange County Sheriff’s Capt. Dave Sawyer says two men got into a fight early this morning. He says investigators found a knife in the area of the fight. The County continues clearing out the encampment along the Santa Ana River and sending homeless people to motels.

Fire crews have been watching a burned apartment complex in Pico Rivera to make sure a huge fire doesn’t reignite. L-A County fire inspector Richard Licon (lee-CONE) says the roof collapsed and it was tough to put out hot spots last night. Licon says a firefighter had to be treated for exhaustion and two people suffered smoke inhalation. They’re still searching apartments to make sure all pets got...

President Trump says he’s thinking about pulling ICE agents from California.

Crews in Orange County have cleared about a mile of the homeless encampment along the Santa Ana River.

A possible school shooting in Whittier has been stopped thanks to an alert school safety officer. LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell says the officer heard a 17-year-old say he was going to shoot up El Camino High. The officer reported that to the sheriff's department who arrested the teen. McDonnell says deputies found two AR-15's, two handguns and 90 high capacity magazines at the teen's house. The...

The LAPD Police Commission could be changing the policy on when to release body cam footage. Police Commissioner Matthew Johnson says the proposal is designed to bring transparency to use of force incidents such as officer shootings and deaths while in custody. Johnson says this would include body cam, dash cam, surveillance and 3rd party footage. The commission will vote on the proposal in March.

Orange County has started clearing out a big homeless encampment along the Santa Ana River.