Benjamin is an intern with the NBCLA digital team. He is studying Journalism with a minor in Business Administration at the University of Southern California (Fight on!). In his free time, he likes to wrench on classic American cars, watch the 49ers, and produce live unscripted content.
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Mookie Betts back in Dodgers' lineup after battling illness
Mookie Betts will return to the field Tuesday night after a undiagnosed illness sidelined him beginning March 9.
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Army Corp of Engineers to cut concrete on Altadena golf course, sparking neighbors' concerns
Altadena neighbors have raised concern over noise and air quality issues as crews work to clean up torched properties from the Eaton Fire. Among the newest initiatives, the Army Corp of Engineers is preparing to crush concrete and recycle metal on the Altadena golf course beginning next week. Homeowners whose residences are still standing, however, said they’re worried about...
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USC names Snoop Dogg as 2025 commencement speaker
Southern California native Snoop Dogg will be the USC Marshall School of Business commencement speaker for the class of 2025.
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$2.3M approved to repair sidewalks in San Fernando Valley. See where
The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a $2.3 million pilot program to repair sidewalks in northeast San Fernando Valley neighborhoods. The 13-0 vote authorized the Economic and Workforce Development Department to contract with Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 300 (LIUNA Local 300), which will spearhead the new program. Councilmembers Ysabel Juardo and Bob Blumenfield were absent during…
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USPS offers $150,000 reward for arrest of 3 suspected robbers
The trio of suspects targeted mail carriers in Sherman Oaks, Valley Village and Tarzana, officials said.
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‘We would like everybody to not assume that they know what's going on,' eagle experts say
All three eaglets successfully hatched last week, but the third hasn’t been seen since Thursday.
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Reward offered in 2019 shooting death of father in South Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is offering a $25,000 reward to help solve a 2019 shooting death of a man in the Westmont neighborhood of South Los Angeles, authorities announced Friday. 42-year-old Corey Pickett was gunned down on July 12, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. outside a home in the 1000 block of West 94th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…
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Torrance-based International turtle smuggler gets prison sentence
Sai Keung Tin was convicted of illegally aiding in the exportation of 40 eastern box turtles from the United States to Hong Kong.
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Sony Music takes USC to court for $42 million in unlicensed music use
Record label Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is taking USC to court for using unlicensed musical tracks in promotional videos on social media accounts linked to the university, including USC Athletics. The lawsuit alleged, despite repeated warnings starting in 2021, the university allowed 170 unlicensed recordings in 283 social media videos on 30 different USC-affiliated social media accounts. SME alongside subsidiary…
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LAPD seeks additional victims of downtown Los Angeles serial robbery suspect
The suspect “targeted elderly individuals who were working by themselves in retail establishments, police said.
