Alec Baldwin Could Face New Charges in `Rust’ Shooting

Alec Baldwin could again face criminal charges over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set, with special prosecutors announcing Tuesday they plan to present their investigation of the actor to a grand jury. Baldwin, 65, had originally been charged with involuntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the commission of […]

Drop in L.A.-Area Shoot Days Amid Strikes

Though they were not the sole reasons for a steep drop in film and TV production in the L.A. area in the third quarter of 2023, labor disputes were the major factors contributing to a decline that saw a loss of 3,755 shoot days, or a 41.4% decrease, compared to 2022 levels, according to a […]

LA County Explores Creation of EBT Anti-Skimming Unit in D.A.’s Office

Hoping to combat rising levels of theft of public-assistance benefits through card-skimming, the county Board of Supervisors directed its staff Tuesday to identify funds to create a dedicated unit within the District Attorney’s Office to prosecute such crimes. The motion, which was approved unanimously, calls on the Department of Public Social Services to work with […]

Security Guard Shot in Laguna Hills

A security guard was shot Tuesday while in his car in a Laguna Hills neighborhood. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched about 11 a.m. to Saddle Rock Place and Bridlewood Drive regarding the shooting, sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Woodroof said. The victim was taken to a hospital, said Woodroof, who did not have details on how […]

Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in Deadly Long Beach Crash

A Los Angeles man was charged Tuesday with a felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for the death of a 60-year-old Long Beach woman who was killed when he allegedly drove into a group of pedestrians Saturday. Khalid Yagobbi, 46, pleaded not guilty to the charge Tuesday afternoon in a Long Beach courtroom, […]

Authorities ID One of Two Men Killed in Wilmington Shooting

Authorities Tuesday identified one of two men who were fatally shot in Wilmington, while detectives continued their efforts to find the killer. The shooting was reported at about 5:10 p.m. Monday near Sanford Avenue and East M Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner […]

16 Rite Aid Stores in LA, OC Set for Closure Under Company’s Bankruptcy Plan

A total of 16 Rite Aid stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties are slated in an initial round of closures as a result of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, according to court motions that received a judge’s approval Tuesday. According to court documents filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, Rite Aid […]

Driver Faces Attempted Murder Charges For Crashing Into Kohl’s

A 54-year-old man who allegedly crashed a pickup truck into a Kohl’s department store in Huntington Beach was charged Tuesday with attempted murder. Tuan Miller was charged with six counts of attempted murder and single counts each of driving under the influence of a drug causing injury, vandalism and evading police-reckless driving, all felonies. He […]

Man Who Killed Mom Convicted of Making Weapon in Jail

A 19-year-old man previously convicted of fatally stabbing his mother when he was 13 years old was convicted Tuesday of making a shank while in Orange County Jail in Santa Ana. Ike Souzer of Garden Grove was convicted of making and possessing a weapon while in custody, both felony counts. A sentencing date has not […]

LACo Supervisors OK Resolution in Support of Israel

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors weighed in Tuesday on the conflict in the Middle East, unanimously supporting a resolution in support of Israel and condemning terrorist acts of Hamas — though the board heard an earful from dozens of residents who blasted the action as supporting what they called an Israeli “genocide” of […]

OC Firefighter Charged with Deadly Hit-and-Run

An Orange County firefighter has been indicted in a deadly hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian in Dana Point, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Jeffrey Richard Grasinger, 36, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was indicted last week, but officials announced Tuesday that he has been charged with a felony count of hit-and-run with permanent […]