Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Sentenced 11 Years for Sex Abuse of Patients

A former UCLA campus gynecologist who was convicted of sex-related charges involving two patients was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender. Superior Court Judge Michael Carter handed down the sentence hours after rejecting a motion for a new trial for James Mason Heaps, 66, who was […]

1 Day After Fatal Crash Near School, Another Student Struck by LAUSD Campus

One day after a woman was fatally struck and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured while walking near Hancock Park Elementary School, a student at Berendo Middle School near downtown Los Angeles was hit by a vehicle Wednesday, district officials said. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told the Los Angeles City Council […]

Los Angeles Officials Commemorate Denim Day

Elected officials, survivors of sexual violence and other community leaders joined together in their denim and jeans on the steps of City Hall to proclaim Wednesday “Denim Day in Los Angeles.” Denim Day is the world’s longest-running sexual violence prevention and education campaign, organizers said. It recalls an Italian Supreme Court verdict that sparked international […]

Nearly Half of LAPD Pursuit Crashes Have Civilian Victims

Police pursuits increased in Los Angeles over the last five years, and 49% of the crashes from those pursuits involved civilian injuries or deaths, officials told the city’s Police Commission. The report indicated that from 2018 to March 2023, the Los Angeles Police Department initiated 4,203 pursuits, resulting in 1,032 collisions with injury or death. […]

Missing 17-Year-Old Boy with Schizophrenia Found

A 17-year-old boy with schizophrenia who went missing from Castaic has been found, authorities said Wednesday. Terrance Blake Crawford, who has the mental capacity of an 8-year-old, was last seen about 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 32000 block of Ridge Top Lane, and authorities had sought the public’s help to find him. On Wednesday morning, […]

Search Continues for Alleged Assailant in 2019 Killing in Bellflower

Authorities sought public help Wednesday in finding a 34-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man after an altercation at a 2019 party in Bellflower. According to the FBI, Marco Antonio Garay is described as 6-feet tall, between 190 and 200 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, full sleeve tattoos on his arms, and the […]

Dozens of Bunnies Confiscated from Back Yard of LA Home

A Los Angeles rescue group is seeking homes for dozens of domestic rabbits seized by animal control officers from what the group is calling a “backyard breeding operation.” Bunny World Foundation says the rabbits were confiscated over three separate visits by Los Angeles Animal Services personnel, beginning on April 14 and continuing April 18 and […]

Repair Work Continues from Westside Oil Leak; Stretch of Sepulveda Blvd Closed

Crews continued work Wednesday to clean and repair an oil leak Wednesday in the Rancho Park area, but officials said the work may take two or three days to complete. Representatives for the hazardous materials crew working to clean up the leak told ABC7 a lot of work remains to be done, and the northbound […]

Deputies With Gang Claims Can Move Forward vs. Former Colleagues

Eight sheriff’s deputies who say they were pressured to quit or leave the East Los Angeles station by a clique of mostly Latino deputies known as the Banditos can move forward with part of their case against their former colleagues, a judge ruled Wednesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yolanda Orozco said the claims of […]

Man With Autism Reported Missing From Compton

Authorities are seeking the public’s help to find a man with autism who went missing Wednesday from Compton. Joshua Isaiah Gibson, 24, was last seen at about 6 a.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of Harris Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Gibson is Black, 6-feet-3 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has […]

Blaze Scorches Acre Around Drainage Canal in Lake Elsinore

A fire that erupted Wednesday just west of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore scorched roughly an acre before firefighters got it under control. The non-injury blaze was reported at about 1:20 p.m. in the 18100 block of Collier Avenue, near Riverside Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said multiple engine crews […]