CAIR-LA, Activists Decry Prosecution of Pro-Palestine Protesters at UCs

Leaders with the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined defendants and other activists in a news conference Tuesday calling on prosecutors to drop charges against 50 people arrested in a crackdown on a pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Irvine in May. “We are here today to unequivocally condemn the Orange County DA’s charges against … anti-genocide protesters,” […]

JPL to Layoff Over 300 Amid `Dynamic Funding Environment’

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena announced Tuesday it will lay off about 325 workers this week, affecting roughly 5% of its workforce, as it copes with continued concerns about its overall funding. The cuts were announced in a memo to the staff by JPL Director Laurie Leshin. She said the layoffs will occur on Wednesday, […]

WeHo Senior Man Found in LA

A 91-year-old man who needs medication for medical conditions and went missing from West Hollywood has been found, authorities announced Tuesday. Mikhail Shinder had last been seen at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Curson Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He has since been located, but no additional details […]

DTLA Man Involved in Warhol Theft Pleads Guilty

A former resident of downtown Los Angeles pleaded guilty Tuesday to acting as an intermediary in the planned auction of an Andy Warhol print worth at least $175,000 that vanished from a home in Los Angeles. Brian Alec Light, 58, entered his plea to one federal count of interstate transportation of stolen goods, according to […]

OD Survivor Suing Ed Buck Found Dead on Sidewalk

A man who survived two overdoses from drugs allegedly supplied by now-imprisoned former Democratic donor Ed Buck and whose lawsuit against him was expected to go to trial early next year was found dead last week, it was announced Tuesday. Jasmyne Cannick, a journalist and friend of Dane Brown, posted on X that Brown’s body […]

USC Football Fined, Placed on Probation Over Coaching Violations

The USC football program was placed on one year of probation and fined $50,000 for violating limits on the allowable number of coaches during spring and fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, the NCAA announced Tuesday. “The school and the enforcement staff agreed that the violations in this case occurred when eight analysts for […]

Middle School Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Misconduct with Student

A former middle school teacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to lewd act charges involving a teenage boy who was one of her students. Superior Court Judge Susan J. De Witt ordered Colleen Jo Matarico of Valley Village to remain behind bars in lieu of $590,000 bail. The 43-year-old woman will be subject to GPS tracking […]

Multi-Vehicle Crash on 110 Leaves One Dead

One person was killed Tuesday morning in a crash on the Harbor (110) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. A witness told the California Highway Patrol at 4:57 a.m. Tuesday that four vehicles were involved in the collision but there were references to vehicles blocking other lanes. One person was confirmed dead, CHP Officer Sean Lough […]

Port of LA to Begin Re-Development of Waterfront Property

With phase one of a $250 million waterfront development slated for a grand opening in 2026, the Port of Los Angeles Tuesday called on interested parties to help redevelop one of its most iconic buildings just a mile away. The port issued a request for interest, also known as an RFI, for the redevelopment of […]

Sylmar Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Porn on Instagram

A 23-year-old Sylmar man accused of using Instagram to advertise sexually explicit photographs of local girls that he offered to sell over the internet pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge. Alejandro Garcia Aranda entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of distribution of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. […]

Woman Fatally Shot in Hawthorne ID’d

Authorities Tuesday identified a woman who was fatally shot in Hawthorne, a crime that left her alleged killer in custody. The shooting was reported at about 11 a.m. Sunday near Doty Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard, according to the Hawthorne Police Department. Officers found the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds to her upper body, […]