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California Lottery officials say the deadline to claim the $197 million Mega Millions ticket is this Saturday. The ticket, with all six numbers matching, was purchased on Dec. 8 at a Chevron gas station in Encino. The winning numbers were 21, 26, 53, 66, 70, and 13. Lottery officials said two jackpot tickets with all six numbers matching were sold at the same location on the same day, with a total prize pool of $395 million. One winning ticket was won over the summer, so now all that remains is the winner of the second ticket. The California Lottery in…

Faced with the possibility of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, the Los Angeles City Council reversed course Tuesday, allowing a helicopter company to lease Van Nuys Airport for up to 25 years, despite protests from nearby residents. .Airport officials, the city attorney and Mayor Karen Bass warned that the city risks losing funding from the Federal Aviation Administration if the lease is denied. “We’re screwed [approve the lease] It would jeopardize hundreds of millions of federal funds for critical projects in Los Angeles and all of our airports,” Bass said in a statement before the vote.…

While some Riverside County neighbors continue to wonder when their Amazon packages will arrive at their homes, one small business owner said Wednesday that the e-commerce giant’s delivery suspension has disrupted the particularly busy season. said their lives during the holiday season have been seriously affected. Randy Parker, owner of Mr. Happy’s Mercantile, a novelty gift shop in Anza, said he is one of many people in the area chasing after Amazon delivery drivers. Amazon stopped delivering products to homes and stores in Anza for about a month, telling customers to pick up their items at fire stations or post…

Sally A. Juarez has lived in a rent-stabilized unit on Tolland Way in Eagle Rock for 49 years. It is one of several buildings that could be demolished to make way for a 141-unit affordable housing complex. More than 40 neighbors will lose their current homes, including Juarez, who is retired from LAUSD, one of her daughters, an elderly care worker and at least two cancer survivors. “I worked hard, so I didn’t want to retire with a lot of money just to feel comfortable and secure,” the 71-year-old mother, grandmother and great-grandmother explained. A spokesperson for JZA Architecture told…

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote Wednesday to strengthen protections for undocumented immigrants by officially making L.A. a sanctuary city. The vote reaffirms the council’s unanimous decision last month. After President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November, officials in California and other Democratic-led states are gearing up to make good on promises he and his administration will crack down on illegal immigration. President Trump has even called for using the military to enact mass deportations. Officials vote on ordinance officially making Los Angeles a ‘sanctuary city’ But in Los Angeles, these deportees have no local support. “We will…

The British band, which begins its West Coast tour in San Francisco this week, crashed onto the road after gunmen commandeered the band’s tour van at a Vallejo gas station.However, as consummate professionals, the group said it would continue touring.”We were robbed at gunpoint 10 minutes into our US tour,” the band’s sports team wrote in an Instagram post. “A man came running in saying there were men crashing into his van. When he went outside to stop it, he found masked men ransacking the van.”The post-bank band plans to release a new album in February and will tour later…

Renovations underway at a lake in Santa Ana recently revealed an unusual discovery that has park visitors perplexed. City workers were draining water from the smaller of Centennial Park’s two lakes when they discovered three submerged vehicles at the bottom of the lake. The water body had been closed for renovations since August, according to a post on Santa Ana’s Instagram account. Park visitors often said that when the water level receded in early November, the tops of the cars were revealed. Isik James said he fishes at the lake two to three times a week. “I was stuck in…

Minnesota Vikings receiver Jordan Addison was found by California Highway Patrol troopers sleeping behind the wheel of a Rolls Royce that was blocking traffic near Los Angeles in July. He pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges of drunk driving stemming from that arrest. international airport.Addison entered not guilty pleas Tuesday to charges of driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for January 9th.If convicted, Addison could face up to six months in prison, a $1,000 fine and a license…

Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to win the best-selling book last week and have the biggest opening week of 2024. Swift’s “Eras Tour Book” sold 814,000 copies over Thanksgiving weekend, according to Circana. Circana tracks about 85% of the print market, but ‘Eras’ numbers are more accurate. Swift sold the book exclusively through Target, which launched a tie-up with “Eras” on Black Friday. Sales soared even as Swift ignored Amazon.com and other retailers, and some fans complained online that the book contained typos and other errors. . Representatives for Target and Swift did not immediately respond…

A week after Christmas ornaments were stolen from a Long Beach photography studio at 2:30 a.m., the thieves returned to return the stolen items to the business. In an exclusive interview with NBCLA, Michael Farmer, owner of f/8 Studios, said, “I intended to issue an immediate apology.” “She explained to me that after seeing this on the news, everyone hated her. She said her daughter was beaten at school because of it.” Farmer spoke to NBCLA and local news outlets after vintage Santa and snowman molds were stolen from in front of his studio off Orange Avenue in the California…