Christopher Goffard is an author and a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He shared in the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for the paper’s Bell coverage and has twice been a Pulitzer finalist for feature writing, in 2007 and 2014. His novel “Snitch Jacket” was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. His book “You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya,” based on his Times series, was published in 2011.
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An Irvine woman accused of killing her 92-year-old mother was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder.
June 21, 2024
Growing up in Los Angeles, it was hard to escape the terrible footage on the nightly news of the plunging helicopter that killed Vic Morrow and two children.
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The length of the trial ensured that the terrible footage was constantly on the nightly news.
June 12, 2024
Officials said a wildfire burning in San Joaquin County is 50% contained.
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No signs of gang involvement were found Saturday in the fatal shooting of two men as they sat in a car in a residential area of the South L.A. neighborhood, the LAPD said.
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