Paige St. John covers criminal justice, disasters and investigative stories for the Los Angeles Times from Northern California. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting in 2011. She hails most recently from Florida, where she covered state politics, hurricanes and property insurance.
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The man pursued the robbers as they drove away, and allegedly collided his black SUV into the back of their white sedan, police said.
June 30, 2024
Police said five people were in custody -- although none had yet been charged with any crimes -- after a ‘mutual combat situation’ on the sand down by the waterline near Lifeguard Tower 14.
June 30, 2024
California recalls a popular vape as cannabis leaders call for a crackdown on pesticide contamination.
June 26, 2024
Cannabis growers tap into an outlaw market of banned, smuggled chemicals, putting public health at risk.
June 14, 2024
California doesn’t pull legal weed from store shelves to test for pesticides; we did and found dangerous chemicals
June 14, 2024
Consuming weed that is contaminated with dangerous chemicals can have severe impacts on health including neurological damage, endocrine disruption, reproductive harm, loss of appetite, weakness and heart failure.
June 14, 2024
An illustrated explainer of how chemicals used to control weed-killing pests make their way into cannabis products, and what producers can do when their products fail a lab test.
June 14, 2024
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
June 14, 2024
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash Sunday at UCLA, one day after protests erupted again at USC, where 93 people were arrested last week.
April 28, 2024
A 15-year-old Apple Valley youth was shot and killed by a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy during an altercation with family members.
March 10, 2024