Jeremy Childs is the night reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before joining the newsroom in 2023, he worked at the Ventura County Star, where he covered breaking news and most recently served as the newspaper’s East Ventura County reporter. Childs grew up in Newbury Park and graduated from Occidental College with a degree in English and comparative literary studies.
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Masago Armstrong, who served as the registrar of Pomona College for 30 years, left a $1-million gift toward a scholarship fund for the school after her death last year at age 102.
Oct. 5, 2023
The 32-year-old man was killed in Tustin after trying to steal copper piping from a local business, according to authorities.
Oct. 4, 2023
A woman suspected of stealing a utility truck led La Habra police on a multi-county pursuit late Monday.
Oct. 3, 2023
Texas has sent 19 buses carrying migrants to Los Angeles since June. Three arrived Friday and aid workers contacted 65 people, the highest single-day total yet.
Sept. 30, 2023
L.A. Metro’s “One Car Challenge” offers up to $599 and asks residents in households with multiple cars to drive just one of their cars for five weeks.
Sept. 29, 2023
LAPD are searching for two people suspected to be involved in the theft of a dog at a North Hollywood business early Tuesday.
Sept. 28, 2023
An ancient 250-pound statue of a young Buddha was stolen from an L.A. gallery. On Saturday night, police found it in the bed of a truck with no license plate.
Sept. 28, 2023
Ahead of the second GOP presidential debate, dozens of Armenian Americans and supporters rallied at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to bring attention to the developments in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sept. 27, 2023
In the June 6 assault in Ocean Beach, three men, ages 19, 20 and 21, were chased by members of the Hells Angels gang. Two were severely beaten.
Sept. 26, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges presiding over custody battles to consider parents’ affirmation of a child’s gender identity or presentation.
Sept. 23, 2023