Summer Lin is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before coming to The Times, she covered breaking news for the Mercury News and national politics and California courts for McClatchy’s publications, including the Sacramento Bee. An East Coast native, Lin moved to California after graduating from Boston College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. In her free time, she enjoys hikes, skiing and a good Brooklyn bagel.
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A man faces vandalism and hate crime charges after allegedly spray-painting swastikas on other people’s cars throughout Los Angeles County, according to authorities.
Oct. 6, 2023
A climbing instructor reportedly fell to his death on Yosemite’s El Captain, which has been the site of several accidents and deaths in recent years.
Oct. 6, 2023
One of the two models found dead in separate luxury apartments in downtown L.A. last month was a victim of “homicidal violence,” according to authorities.
Oct. 5, 2023
Thursday and Friday are expected to be the hottest days this week across Southern California, as an unseasonably warm heat wave and Santa Ana winds continue to push temperatures higher, according to the National Weather Service.
Oct. 5, 2023
Steven Frasher, a spokesman for the L.A. County Public Works Department, was arrested in Redlands on suspicion of possession of child pornography, authorities said.
Oct. 4, 2023
The hottest days are expected to be Thursday and Friday, with the coastal plains reaching the mid-80s to mid-90s Thursday and the upper 90s for the valleys.
Oct. 4, 2023
First responders arrived to find a woman pinned underneath a self-driving car with ‘multiple traumatic injuries.’
Oct. 3, 2023
The zero-bail policy, which took effect Sunday, allows some nonviolent defendants charged with felonies or misdemeanors to be released after arrest.
Oct. 2, 2023
Gregory Black, accused of killing three in a crash, had been released two years ago after a murder case was roiled by revelations a detective had bugged a lockup.
Sept. 29, 2023
An Orange County woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing more than $200,000 from people through a rental scam.
Sept. 28, 2023