Sandra McDonald is an intern with the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. She grew up in north central Florida, just an hour south of the University of Florida where she studied journalism and worked with the local NPR station, WUFT, and Fresh Take Florida, a news service focused on statewide and political coverage.
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Francesca Eastwood, actor and director Clint Eastwood’s daughter, will not be charged following her October arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence.