Late-counted ballots changed the scoreboardLos Angeles voters got another reminder that election night is often more of a rough draft than a finish line. In the latest ballot dump, Raman gained more than 19,000 votes, Bass added nearly 16,000, and Pratt picked up just under 8,500. About 80% of that batch went to the Democratic candidates, which pushed Raman past Pratt and cut a once-large gap to just over 3,000 votes. An estimated 146,000 ballots still remain to be counted, so the race is not final, but the trend is plain enough to make campaign staff reach for the coffee and the aspirin.Bass and Raman are projected to move onDecision Desk HQ projected that Nithya Raman will take the second runoff spot and join Mayor Karen Bass in November. ABC7’s Jory Rand noted that Pratt could still come back if a late batch suddenly tilts his way, though that looked like a long shot. Pratt had led by nearly 21,000 votes on Friday, then saw that margin shrink to 7,494 on Saturday as late-arriving mail ballots kept landing in the Democratic column. That is the modern election experience: one night you are ahead, the next night you are doing arithmetic…

Tip Leads Troopers to an Eagle Pass Hotel Room Texas Department of Public Safety troopers say a tip led them to a hotel room in Eagle Pass, where a woman inside allowed them to search the room. Once inside, they found a strong smell of marijuana and four people hiding under blankets. It was not exactly the kind of scene that screams normal weekend travel. Two Gang Members Were Found Inside Troopers said two of the men were identified as gang members: Joseph Angel Gusman and Daniel Castillo Dionisio, both 21. DPS said both had entered the United States illegally more than once. Dionisio was also wanted in New Orleans on felony warrants for aggravated assault with a gun and armed robbery. He was booked into the Maverick County jail, while the other three immigrants were turned over to Border Patrol. Two Americans Were Charged in the Stash House Case DPS said two people in the room, 27-year-old Juella Monet Brown and 26-year-old Starr Ricki Drake, were charged with running the stash house and were also booked into the Maverick County jail. The case fits a familiar border pattern, where hotel rooms become hiding spots and local officers end up…