City Council Approves $9M to Fund Police Training Response to Protests

The City Council Friday approved nearly $9 million to fund training that will guide the LAPD’s response to future mass protests — a reaction to what a report said were the department’s flawed actions during the George Floyd protests of 2020. Council members voted 8-3 to approve the money, which is intended to improve the […]

LA Rams’ Aaron Donald Announces Retirement

Aaron Donald, who anchored the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive line for a decade and helped power the team to its Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in February 2022, announced his retirement Friday at age 32. “Throughout my career, I have given my everything to football both mentally and physically — […]

City Council Recommends Leasing Policy for Port of Los Angeles

The City Council Friday moved forward a recommendation to reexamine a leasing policy to ensure job opportunities are not negatively impacted by other entities operating at properties owned by the Port of Los Angeles. Council members voted 11-0 in favor the request and instructing the city attorney’s office to report on amendments that would measure […]

Animal Advocates Rally at City Hall to Address Shelter Overcrowding

Animal advocates rallied at City Hall Friday to urge city leaders to address the severely overcrowded shelters and to stop turning away homeless animals. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, local rescue groups and concerned citizens gave public comment during Friday’s City Council meeting. This group called on the city for emergency action to address […]

Fatal Motorcycle Accident with Bus

A motorcyclist was killed Friday and his passenger critically injured in a collision involving a Metro G Line bus in the Van Nuys area. The crash was reported about 11 a.m. Friday on Hazeltine Avenue near Bessemer Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department. Information was not immediately […]

Fire Destroys Studio City Home of Actress Model Cara Delevingne

A fire largely destroyed a two-story hillside mansion in Studio City owned by actress/model Cara Delevingne Friday, leaving a firefighter and another person injured. The fire was reported shortly before 4 a.m. in the 3200 block of North Oakdell Lane, east of Fryman Road, said Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Firefighters arrived […]

LASD Investigate Suspicious Death in Lancaster

A man who sustained unspecified injuries in Lancaster died at a hospital Friday, prompting an investigation by sheriff’s homicide detectives. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the intersection of Third Street East and Avenue J around 12:15 p.m. and found the unidentified man, who was taken to a hospital. There […]

Fatal Crash Off Malibu Cliffs

A woman was killed when she apparently lost control of her car on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, struck a parked vehicle and a power pole then plunged over the side of a cliff, authorities said Friday. The crash was reported around 9:45 p.m. Thursday in the 3600 block of West Pacific Coast Highway and […]

39-Year-Old Man Charged With Murdering Girlfriend’s 3-Year-Old Son

A man has been charged with murder and other counts stemming from the death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son at her Lancaster home last month, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Rena Lydell Naulls, 39, is set to be arraigned April 24 in a Lancaster courtroom on one count each of murder, […]

OC Doctor Gets 15 to Life for Killing Wife

A fertility doctor was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for killing his wife in their San Clemente home. Eric Scott Sills, 58, was convicted in December for the Nov. 13, 2016, death of 45-year-old Susann Stephanie Arsuaga Sills, who was strangled in her home. Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Walker told […]

Santa Monica Police Seek Public Help Finding Alleged Sexual Assault Suspect

Police sought the public’s assistance Friday in locating a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in Santa Monica while she was waiting for a ride. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, the suspect approached the victim in the 1700 block of Ocean Park Boulevard around 8:15 p.m. March 1, then pulled down his […]