Yet another storm system will push into the already saturated Southland Tuesday evening, with rain expected shortly after midnight and another wave arriving late Wednesday and into Thursday. National Weather Service forecasters said the rain will reach Los Angeles County sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. “This first band of rain will be steady but […]
Jury Deliberations Conclude without Verdict in Ridley-Thomas Trial
Jury deliberations concluded Tuesday without a verdict in the federal criminal trial of suspended L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is accused of steering lucrative county contracts to USC’s school of social work in exchange for a slate of benefits for his son. The panel completed its second full day of deliberations Tuesday, working from […]
Bill Penalizing Fentanyl Dealers Stalls in Committee
A bipartisan bill sponsored by Southland state senators aimed at cracking down on fentanyl dealers whose customers die stalled in a state Senate committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 44, also known as Alexandra’s Law, was sponsored by state Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, and state Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Redlands, and has also drawn the support […]
Homicides in Los Angeles Fell by 5% in 2022
Homicides in Los Angeles fell from 402 in 2021 to 382 last year, a 5% decrease, Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. “We recognize that homicides devastate communities. It grips people with fear and causes immeasurable damage to families, friends and the local community,” Moore said. “Our most seasoned detectives often find themselves working homicides […]
Family, DA, Police Ask for Help in Solving College Student’s 2008 Killing
Family members of a Cal State Northridge student who was shot to death joined Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon and the Los Angeles Police Department Tuesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the killing by asking for the public’s help in solving the case. Clifton “Cliff” Hibbert Jr., a 22-year-old aspiring attorney who […]
Man Allegedly Steals CHP Vehicle, Hospitalized After Jumping
A man allegedly stole a California Highway Patrol vehicle Tuesday and led officers on a chase that ended when he jumped from the moving vehicle in the Lancaster area. Paramedics were sent to State Route 138 near 90th Street West at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man […]
Former `Suge’ Knight Attorney Sentenced in Conspiracy, Perjury Case
An attorney who briefly represented former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight in what was a murder case at the time was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation and ordered not to practice law in California in connection with his guilty plea to conspiracy and perjury charges. Matthew Powell Fletcher, now 58, pleaded guilty in February […]
Sisters Seek Pretrial Judgment of Wrongful Death Claim vs. Ed Buck
Three sisters whose brother died in the West Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck in 2019 are asking a judge to enter judgment before trial on three of their eight civil suit claims against the former Democratic donor, including wrongful death. In court papers filed Monday with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III, […]
Man Killed in Collision on 5 Freeway in Buena Park
A man was killed and two other people were injured when a vehicle crashed into two other vehicles that had collided and stopped on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Buena Park, authorities said Tuesday. The fatal crash was reported at about 10:55 p.m. Monday south of Beach Boulevard, according to the California Highway […]
Body Found in Fire-Damaged Vehicle in Woodland Hills
A body was found in a vehicle that was damaged by a fire Tuesday in Woodland Hills, and an investigation was underway. Authorities went to Mulholland Drive and Rosario Road at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters sent to the scene found a […]
Target, Former Employee Resolve Discrimination, Harassment Suit
Target Corp. and a former employee who sued the retail chain, alleging her Dominican/Pacific Islander ethnicity played a role in her being falsely accused of thefts that led to her 2021 firing, have resolved the woman’s lawsuit, attorneys in the case have told a judge. Lawyers for plaintiff Sierra Vidal and Target filed joint court […]
