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Drug Counselor Wins Over $2 Million in Wrongful Termination Suit

City News ServiceJanuary 4, 2018

A counselor who worked for a Crenshaw District agency that helps recovering drug addicts was awarded $2.6 million in punitive damages Tuesday by the same jury that earlier had found she was wrongfully fired in 2015.

National News

Minnesota officer acquitted in shooting of Philando Castile

Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti, Associated PressJune 22, 2017

A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of a Philando Castile, a black motorist whose girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on Facebook.

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PROTESTERS OF CASTILE SHOOTING LARGELY CLEARED FROM FREEWAY

BY STEVE KARNOWSKI AND AMY FORLITI ASSOCIATED PRESJune 16, 2017

A Minnesota police officer was cleared Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose death captured national attention when his girlfriend streamed the grim aftermath on Facebook.