Former Councilman José Huizar Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

Disgraced former L.A. City Councilman José Huizar was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for using his powerful position at City Hall to shake down real estate developers for at least $1.5 million in cash and benefits in exchange for help driving downtown real estate projects through the city’s approval process, and for […]

Woman’s Body Found on Manhattan Beach Sand

The body of a woman was found on the sands of Manhattan Beach Friday. The grisly discovery was made by a lifeguard near the 2300 block of The Strand shortly after 10:10 a.m. Friday, according to Manhattan Beach police. Police said her boyfriend reported that he and his friend started searching for her around 6:40 […]

Jury Begins Hearing Murder Trial of Co-Founder of Grossman Burn Foundation

A co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation was speeding when she ran down two young brothers in a Westlake Village crosswalk, a prosecutor told jurors Friday, but the woman’s attorneys insisted she wasn’t the driver responsible for the deadly crash — which they contend occurred outside a crosswalk. Rebecca Grossman, now 60, was charged in […]

L.A. General Medical Center Seeks to ID Woman Patient

Los Angeles General Medical Center Friday asked for the public’s help to identify a woman who has been hospitalized for more than three days. The hospital said the woman is white, about 65 years old, 5-foot-1 and 112 pounds, with a thin build. She has short gray and white hair and blue/brown eyes. She was […]

Space Shuttle on the Move: Science Center Prepares Endeavour for `Liftoff’

Thirteen years after its retirement, the space shuttle Endeavour was preparing for liftoff again Friday as California Science Center crews slowly moved the orbiter across Exposition Park so it can be hoisted into the air and placed into an upright, launch-ready display. With the help of a “self-propelled modular transporter,” the 122-foot-long shuttle was moved […]

Man Gets 140 to Life for Sex Assaults in Orange County

A 58-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 140 years to life in prison for raping a 9-year-old girl and a woman who was jogging in south Orange County in the 1990s, and sexually assaulting the 12-year-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend. Kevin Michael Konther, who was convicted Feb. 23, got the maximum punishment. Konther was […]

Inmate Convicted in OC Jail Attack for Mexican Mafia

A man charged in a federal racketeering indictment of the Orange County chapter of the Mexican Mafia faces up to 30 years in federal prison following his conviction for a jail attack in 2019, prosecutors said Friday. Robert Amezcua, 52, was convicted Thursday on one count of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering […]

Russian Stowaway on Flight to LA Found Guilty

A Russian man was found guilty by a jury Friday of a federal crime for boarding a flight from Denmark to Los Angeles International Airport without a ticket, passport or visa last November. Sergey Ochigava, 46, who held both Russian and Israeli passports, was found guilty in Los Angeles federal court of one count of […]

Felon Gets 54 to Life for Fatal Shooting in Anaheim

A 54-year-old convicted felon was sentenced Friday to 54 years to life in prison for gunning down another man in Anaheim two years ago. Glen Ralph Johnson was convicted Aug. 29 of first-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the discharge of a weapon causing death. Johnson was convicted of killing 43-year-old Tyrone Portis of […]

Burglary Suspects Sought in Sherman Oaks

Police searched for multiple burglary suspects after a report was filed from the Sherman Oaks area, according to a report Friday. The burglary was reported in the 3900 block of Oakfield Drive, off Beverly Glen Boulevard and near The Buckley School, around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, ABC7 News reported. The area is residential, but there were […]

U2 to Appear on Grammy Telecast from Las Vegas Sphere

U2 was added Friday to the list of performers for the upcoming 66th annual Grammy Awards, with the Irish supergroup set to appear during the telecast in a live broadcast from Sphere in Las Vegas, where the band is engaged in a venue-opening residency. The U2 segment is also expected to include a “special awards […]