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Ventura County sanctuary kept a lion-tiger hybrid and other exotic animals without permits, D.A. says

An animal sanctuary in Ventura County was fined more than $50,000 for keeping a lion-tiger hybrid and other exotic animals without permits, according to the district attorney's office.

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L.A. County supervisors vote to ban ICE agents from wearing masks

L.A. County supervisors voted Tuesday to move forward with an ordinance that would ban ICE agents and other law enforcement officers from hiding their identities with face coverings while on duty.

Amherst library to honor Shirley Chisholm

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A library in Amherst will soon be getting a new name. The resolution to rename the Amherst Main Library at Audubon after former U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm passed unanimously on Monday. Councilwoman Angela Marinucci sponsored the resolution. In 1968, Chisholm became the first Black woman to ever be elected to Congress [...]

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NYSDOT launches Kensington Expressway listening sessions across WNY

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York residents can provide their feedback on the Kensington Expressway project in a new series of public listening sessions hosted by the New York State Department of Transportation. Marie Therese Dominguez, the department's commissioner, announced Tuesday that the Queen City Forward listening sessions are designed to follow an open [...]

Robert Silverstein, who fought City Hall over Hollywood development and won, dies at 57

The Pasadena-based lawyer battled the city over Hollywood redevelopment, a Target shopping center and a pair of skyscrapers planned next to Capitol Records.