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Colorado man dies after bite from Gila monster he illegally kept as a pet: A Colorado man has died after a bite from a large venomous lizard, called a Gila ...
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Colorado man dies after bite from Gila monster he illegally kept as a pet
Quick Glance: Deadly Bite from Pet Gila Monster
  • A Colorado man passed away last week after his pet Gila monster bit him.

  • During the night of February 12, Christopher Ward was bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters at his residence on Holland Street.

  • Ward rapidly displayed symptoms, started vomiting, lost consciousness, and ceased breathing, as reported to Lakewood Animal Control by the woman.

  • Although Gila monster bites typically are not fatal, there is no antidote for their venom, as stated by the San Diego Zoo.
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Suspected drunk driver crashes into Starbucks in Lakewood: A driver cited for driving under the influence crashed in a Lakewood Starbucks near 10th Avenue and ...
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Suspected drunk driver crashes into Starbucks in Lakewood
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Drone footage shows three luxury homes in California sitting close to the edge of a cliff that suffered a landslide after heavy rains in the region. abcnews.visitlink.me/OhWsdI
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Cursory deputy gang probes at Lakewood, Industry stations criticized in watchdog report
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Cursory deputy gang probes at Lakewood, Industry stations criticized in ...
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Pregnant mom shot to death in ‘ambush,’ Colorado cops say. Two suspects on the run
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Pregnant mom shot to death in ‘ambush,’ Colorado cops say ...
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Election 2024: Here are how some local races along LA County’s coast were shaping up
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Election 2024: Here are how some local races along LA County’s coast were ...
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Accused thief stole $30,000 in underwear from apartment laundry rooms, Colorado cops say
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Accused thief stole $30,000 in underwear from apartment laundry rooms ...
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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary.
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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on ...
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15 juveniles burglarize Bellflower store after ramming car into it, LASD says: The burglary occurred Sunday around 4:45 a.m. at Hype Kingdom, according to KTLA ...
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15 juveniles burglarize Bellflower store after ramming car into it ...
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Lakewood girls basketball holds off Santa Margarita to earn first trip to CIF-SS finals
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Lakewood girls basketball holds off Santa Margarita to earn first trip to ...
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Election 2024: Here’s a roundup of some local races along LA County’s coast: City council seats need to be filled in Avalon, Compton, Gardena ...
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Election 2024: Here’s a roundup of some local races along LA County’s ...
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From Colorado to Uganda, Far Away Friends connects students who want to make a difference
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From Colorado to Uganda, Far Away Friends connects students who want to ...
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1 wounded, 1 in custody in Lakewood area shooting: A little before 8 p.m. Thursday, Dallas police officers responded to a shooting call at 7000 Gaston Avenue ...
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1 wounded, 1 in custody in Lakewood area shooting
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Does California have a right-to-die law? Ask the Lawyer: Legal columnist Ron Sokol explains how the California End of Life Option Act applies to residents that ...
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Does California have a right-to-die law? Ask the Lawyer
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Swanson: Girls flag football forges fresh perspectives, unlikely bonds: At Lakewood High, the inaugural season united an eclectic group of first-time players ...
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Swanson: Girls flag football forges fresh perspectives, unlikely bonds
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11 of the best pizza joints in and around Denver: Best pizza in Denver. The Mile High City is a melting pot of pizza styles, from Detroit at Blue Pan to New York ...
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11 of the best pizza joints in and around Denver
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Lakewood Ranch Trader Joe’s is getting closer to opening: The grocery store doesn’t have an official opening date, but it’s showing signs that it’s ready to open ...
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Lakewood Ranch Trader Joe’s is getting closer to opening
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Trader Joe’s new Lakewood Ranch location gets opening date: Another store is coming to the Sarasota-Bradenton area.
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Trader Joe’s new Lakewood Ranch location gets opening date
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Lakewood mall closes early — dozens of teens climb on cars, light fireworks: No arrests, thefts or injuries were reported.
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Lakewood mall closes early — dozens of teens climb on cars ...
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5 new coffee shops in Lakewood Dallas: From a tiny indie shop, JuJu's, to the world’s most prolific brand, Starbucks, Lakewood Dallas has attracted 5 very ...
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5 new coffee shops in Lakewood Dallas
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‘Broken hearted:’ Blue Valley community mourns middle school teacher killed in Olathe crash
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‘Broken hearted:’ Blue Valley community mourns middle school teacher ...
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Tunnel of Terror Haunted Car Wash returns to Anaheim, expands to Lakewood: The spooky-themed car washes will open for some scary-clean fun in October.
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Tunnel of Terror Haunted Car Wash returns to Anaheim, expands to Lakewood
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JBLM air show returns for the first time in 7 years: The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow and Warrior Expo returns this weekend for the first time since 2016.
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JBLM air show returns for the first time in 7 years
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Southern California News Group Boys Co-Athletes of the Week: Tyree McCowen and Aaron Butler
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Southern California News Group Boys Co-Athletes of the Week: Tyree McCowen ...
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A Colorado city put a cap on new housing – and proved why it doesn’t work: The experiences of cities in California and Colorado suggest that growth caps don’t ...
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A Colorado city put a cap on new housing – and proved why it doesn’t work
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Rich Archbold: Lakewood YMCA girls win national gymnastics title: This was the first time a Lakewood Y team ever won a national title since the program started ...
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Rich Archbold: Lakewood YMCA girls win national gymnastics title
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Westminster man, 54, killed in 7-vehicle 605 Freeway crash in Lakewood: A news videographer said the crash was triggered by an earlier two-vehicle crash at the ...
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Westminster man, 54, killed in 7-vehicle 605 Freeway crash in Lakewood
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Dave’s Hot Chicken opening NE Ohio location this week: Dave’s Hot Chicken is set to open this week in Warrensville Heights.
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Dave’s Hot Chicken opening NE Ohio location this week
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Millikan’s Victoria Byrum voted Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week: Byrum received the most votes for the Southern California News Group’s Boys ...
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Millikan’s Victoria Byrum voted Southern California Girls Athlete of the ...
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Two armed robbery suspects arrested after standoff at Lakewood residence: Two armed robbery suspects were arrested in Lakewood Tuesday afternoon after a ...
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Two armed robbery suspects arrested after standoff at Lakewood residence
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Free sliders offered to mark Dave’s Hot Chicken’s anniversary: Want a free slider? Dave’s Hot Chicken has a deal for one day only.
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Free sliders offered to mark Dave’s Hot Chicken’s anniversary
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2 teens arrested in shooting death of former Lakewood High football player: The suspects, 16 and 17, were each booked on 1 count of murder and 2 counts of ...
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2 teens arrested in shooting death of former Lakewood High football player
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Lakewood shooting leaves two dead, one hospitalized: Lakewood police are investigating a shooting at Sheridan Boulevard and W. 14th Avenue that left two dead and ...
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Lakewood shooting leaves two dead, one hospitalized
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Real estate news: Fountain Valley industrial park sells for $16.5 million: Also in the news: Hendy taps co-CEOs, switches to employee-owned structure amid ...
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Real estate news: Fountain Valley industrial park sells for $16.5 million
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Editorial: Of course the California attorney general's wife shouldn't oversee his budget
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Editorial: Of course the California attorney general's wife shouldn't ...
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Former Lakewood High football player fatally shot in drive-by: Khalil Saleem, a 17-year-old student and former member of the Lakewood High football team ...
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Former Lakewood High football player fatally shot in drive-by
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Body of Lakewood woman discovered in Joshua Tree National Park: Park rangers say the woman fell to her death in a remote area of Joshua Tree National Park.
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Body of Lakewood woman discovered in Joshua Tree National Park
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Popular home goods chain to close Sacramento location amid nationwide cutbacks: Bed Bath & Beyond closes Sacramento store, among more than 100 other stores ...
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Popular home goods chain to close Sacramento location amid nationwide ...
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Starbucks workers launch 3-day ‘Double Down Strike’: Four Southern California stores, including two in Los Angeles, one in Lakewood and another in Long Beach ...
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Starbucks workers launch 3-day ‘Double Down Strike’
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5 tips for holiday smartphone photography from Denver Post staff photographer RJ Sangosti
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5 tips for holiday smartphone photography from Denver Post staff ...
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Northwood football champs again with win over Lakewood in Division 8 final: The Timberwolves, led by running back Adam Harper, rise to the challenge in Division ...
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Northwood football champs again with win over Lakewood in Division 8 final
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18 cars damaged after RV fire spreads to other vehicles at Lakewood dealership: West Metro Fire said firefighters arrived at A & B Auto, located at 5700 West ...
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18 cars damaged after RV fire spreads to other vehicles at Lakewood ...
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Photos: Best of Saturday’s CIF football championship games: Take a look at the Southern California News Group’s photos from the high school football championship ...
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Photos: Best of Saturday’s CIF football championship games
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Redondo football wins first playoff game under new coach Keith Ellison: Football notes: After a come-from-behind playoff win last week, Redondo’s football team ...
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Redondo football wins first playoff game under new coach Keith Ellison
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Bed Bath & Beyond releases preliminary list of store closings: Under Bed Bath & Beyond's turnaround plan, the company said it would close a total of 150 "lower ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond releases preliminary list of store closings
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Mira Costa girls volleyball sweeps Lakewood to open CIF-SS Division 1 pool play: The Mustangs go into their ‘warrior zone’ to defeat fifth-seeded Lakewood in the ...
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Mira Costa girls volleyball sweeps Lakewood to open CIF-SS Division 1 pool ...
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Man suspected in Lakewood homicide apparently takes his own life, police say: A man suspected of a homicide in Lakewood has apparently taken his own life with a ...
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Man suspected in Lakewood homicide apparently takes his own life ...
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High school ice hockey thriving locally: The Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League, which started with one team in 2008, is up to 55 teams this season ...
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High school ice hockey thriving locally
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Bed Bath & Beyond releases list of stores set to close: Bed Bath & Beyond announced last month that it would close 150 stores. The home goods retailer has ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond releases list of stores set to close
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Bed Bath & Beyond is closing more than 50 stores. Here's where they are: Bed Bath & Beyond revealed the locations of more than 50 of the 150 stores it's ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond is closing more than 50 stores. Here's where they ...
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Trouble in Lakewood: Joan Didion on Lakewood, California, a once idyllic postwar town that fell under the sway of a teen-age gang.
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Trouble in Lakewood
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Lakewood police seek homicide suspect, release photos and video of shooting: Lakewood police released photographs and a video of a suspect in a fatal shooting ...
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Lakewood police seek homicide suspect, release photos and video of ...
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Lakewood nonprofit selling artisan goods to Coloradans lifts up rural Guatemalan women
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Lakewood nonprofit selling artisan goods to Coloradans lifts up rural ...
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Suspect arrested in connection to fatal Lakewood hit-and-run: Irene Lonnie Martinez, 55, of Aurora, was arrested in Aurora in connection with the hit-and-run ...
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Suspect arrested in connection to fatal Lakewood hit-and-run
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Mater Dei girls volleyball overpowers Huntington Beach after back-to-back losses: The Monarchs were a force at the net and at the service line in a sweep of the ...
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Mater Dei girls volleyball overpowers Huntington Beach after back-to-back ...
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3 Metro Green Line stations to close this weekend for signal upgrades: The Norwalk, Lakewood Boulevard and Long Beach Boulevard stations will be closed from ...
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3 Metro Green Line stations to close this weekend for signal upgrades
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Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on Colfax Avenue in Lakewood: A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood, and police are asking for the ...
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Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on Colfax Avenue in Lakewood
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Two more California Starbucks go on strike, joining Santa Cruz workers at the picket line
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Two more California Starbucks go on strike, joining Santa Cruz workers at ...
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Three Long Beach area Metro stations to temporarily close for upgrades: Metro’s Norwalk, Lakewood Boulevard and Long Beach Boulevard stations will close through ...
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Three Long Beach area Metro stations to temporarily close for upgrades
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Four suspects arrested in connection to shooting death at Lakewood car wash: Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man in a ...
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Four suspects arrested in connection to shooting death at Lakewood car ...
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Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?: For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an “emotional ...
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Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
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High school football: Photos from the first ‘Friday Night Lights’ of the season: Take a look at the great moments under the “Friday Night Lights” as the local ...
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High school football: Photos from the first ‘Friday Night Lights’ of the ...
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Fire at Lakewood YMCA kills 1 man, injures firefighter: A man was found dead inside the building early Thursday. Why he was inside at that time is unknown ...
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Fire at Lakewood YMCA kills 1 man, injures firefighter
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Deal reached on plan for more than $9 billion in gas refunds to California drivers
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Deal reached on plan for more than $9 billion in gas refunds to California ...
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Lakewood Police Chief Daniel McCasky to retire this month after 36 years at the department
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Lakewood Police Chief Daniel McCasky to retire this month after 36 years ...
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Lakewood police agent recognized nationally for heroic, selfless action: A Lakewood police agent, who was shot in an exchange of gunfire with a man who allegedly ...
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Lakewood police agent recognized nationally for heroic, selfless action
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Man admits carjacking, choking woman after DNA match to bite: John Bailey, of Bayville, faces up to 25 years in state prison when he is sentenced in the Lakewood ...
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Man admits carjacking, choking woman after DNA match to bite
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CHP officers were responding to a separate crash near Lakewood Boulevard in Downey when an SUV hit their cruiser. The driver was taken into custody ... Show more