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 Miami Herald. An East Coast native, Lin moved to California after graduating from Boston College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Lin was among The Times’ staff members who covered the Monterey Park mass shooting in 2023, which was recognized by the Pulitzer Board as a finalist in breaking news.
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July 30, 2024
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a teenager who went missing while swimming off Huntington Beach on Sunday night.
July 30, 2024
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a teenager who went missing while swimming off Huntington Beach on Sunday night.
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Officials continued their search Monday for a teenager who disappeared while swimming in Huntington Beach on Sunday night.
July 29, 2024
Officials continued their search Monday for a teenager who disappeared while swimming in Huntington Beach on Sunday night.
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Jeffrey Chao, the father of 15-year-old Alison Chao, was arrested on suspicion of child abduction, conspiracy and falsifying a police report, according to a Monterey Park Police Department news release.
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A dead baby was found in the trash outside a Woodland Hills home Wednesday night, according to authorities.
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