Clara Harter is a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she covered politics and education for the L.A. Daily News. While at the Daily News, she published a series on fentanyl addiction that won a first-place investigative journalism award from the L.A. Press Club. Harter majored in political science and Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University. She loves surfing and, when not reporting, can most likely be found in the ocean.
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A gang member crashed his car into a home in Fresno while fleeing sheriff’s deputies Wednesday evening, killing two young women inside, authorities said.
Oct. 17, 2024
The victim of Monday’s shooting at Santa Monica College succumbed to her injuries in a local hospital around 5 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
Oct. 16, 2024
The L.A. County Fire Department determined that a reported plane crash off Rancho Palos Verdes was a false alarm and ended their search around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
Oct. 16, 2024
The California Board of Parole Hearings reversed a decision made in August to allow the early release of Andrew Stuart Luster, a serial rapist who drugged young women in college bars in the late 1990s.
Oct. 16, 2024
In the wee hours of Thursday morning Angelenos will get their first peek at a double whammy astrological delight — a Hunter’s moon that’s also a supermoon.
Oct. 17, 2024
The suspect in Monday night’s Santa Monica College shooting died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a standoff with law enforcement in El Segundo, authorities said.
Oct. 15, 2024
A CHP motorcycle officer was injured in a collision in Palmdale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Oct. 15, 2024
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is searching for whoever attacked and killed a man in Jurupa Valley this week.
Oct. 12, 2024
Jalyn Simone SmithJermott, 21, of Porter Ranch has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-month-old baby, authorities said Friday.
Oct. 11, 2024
Her sudden death has rattled the zoo staff she once dazzled and left a mark on her best friend Tule, who she has been inseparable from since they were cubs.
Oct. 11, 2024