Andrew J. Campa is a member of the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times, having previously covered the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley. Before, he worked at several medium and small daily newspapers and has covered education, sports and general news. He’s a proud University of Alabama (#RollTide), Cal State Fullerton and Pasadena City College alumnus. He hopes the Chicago Bears will get back to the Super Bowl before he dies.
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Lourdes Navarro could potentially spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to healthcare and wire fraud. Navarro and her husband, Imran Shams, billed the government and private health companies $359 million for what were deemed unnecessary COVID-19 tests from June 2020 to April 2022.
Oct. 6, 2023
The West Long Beach Little League team’s equipment shed at Silverado Park was recently broken into. It was the second theft in recent months.
Oct. 6, 2023
The fatal crash occurred at 5:14 a.m. on the northbound 405 Freeway near East Del Amo Boulevard. Photos from the scene show a mangled motorcycle.
Oct. 4, 2023
Many business owners located in communities around California’s nine national parks, including Yosemite, fear that a potentially long shutdown would turn off tourists who are the lifeblood of nearby towns.
Sept. 30, 2023
A social media video shows Moorpark High School French teacher, Gnel Frankian, yelling racist comments and profanities at a Spanish-speaking sidewalk fruit seller on Sunday afternoon. Frankian was placed on administrative leave by his district.
Sept. 27, 2023
Signs at a Rowland Heights gas station say ‘No Gypsy women ... allowed,’ using a word that many in the Romani community consider a slur.
Sept. 25, 2023
Hemet police responded to a call in the 1000 block of South Gilbert Street and found 28-year-old Shawna Weems stabbed multiple times, authorities said.
Sept. 22, 2023
The pilot of a single-engine plane crash-landed in a Compton neighborhood near the airport Wednesday morning. The FAA is investigating.
Sept. 20, 2023
A man with a sledgehammer scaled a fence at McKinley Elementary School in Long Beach, police say, and was detained by a group of men. Police found him unresponsive.
Sept. 20, 2023
A brawl with unknown origins in Lancaster escalated into a shooting, six arrests, a scuffle with law enforcement and a series of minor injuries on Tuesday.
Sept. 20, 2023