Kevin de León Leaves City Council Meeting After Protests Erupt

Embattled City Councilman Kevin de León attended Friday’s council meeting, but his appearance was brief as protesters immediately shouted for him to leave, and he was no longer present after a recess of around 45 minutes. De León had not attended a council meeting since Oct. 11. He has defied widespread calls to resign over […]

LA County Reports 3,700 New COVID Cases, 17 Deaths

One day after moving into the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category, Los Angeles County logged 3,756 new infections Friday, along with 17 more virus-related deaths. The new cases lifted the county’s cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 3,577,685. Health officials have stressed the actual number of cases in the county is much higher […]

USC Names New Chief of Department of Public Safety

The chief of the Dallas College Police Department was named Friday the new leader of the USC Department of Public Safety. Lauretta Hill has spent the past six years as chief of the Dallas College Police Department, combining seven separate agencies into one department to provide public safety services to one of Texas’ largest community […]

Landslide in Palos Verdes Estates Area Prompts Beach Closure

A landslide near the shoreline in the Palos Verdes Estates area Friday prompted a local beach closure. Crews were sent to the 300 block of Paseo del Mar about 10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No structures were threatened, according to the county fire department. “The area has been secured with […]

Jury Returns for Day 6 of Deliberations in Harvey Weinstein Sex Assault Case

Jurors in the sex assault trial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein convened for a sixth day Friday, having already completing nearly 20 hours of deliberations over the first five days they’ve had the case. Thus far, the jury — which was handed the case last Friday — has not submitted any evidentiary questions to […]

Woman Reported Missing in Santa Clarita Found

A 71-year-old woman reported missing in Santa Clarita has been found, authorities said Friday. Sandra Adair was last seen at 4 p.m. Thursday at Isabella Parkway and Golden Triangle Road, and authorities sought the public’s help to find her. On Friday morning, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported that she had been found. Other […]

LA City Council Votes to Assess Any Damages from Protests in Chamber

Minutes after protesters shouted for Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León to leave the chamber when the embattled councilman showed up at Friday’s council meeting, the council voted to receive a report on costs related to any damages in the chamber due to protests since the City Hall racism scandal broke. The council also […]

MS-13 Defendants Won’t Face Federal Death Penalty in LA

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have been directed by the U.S. Attorney General not to seek the death penalty against suspected MS-13 gang members facing racketeering charges alleging the killings of seven people, including the machete slaying of a gang rival who was dismembered and had his heart removed, according to court papers obtained Friday. […]

Wet Weekend Ahead as Storm System Moves Toward Southland

More rain is expected to fall in the Southland over the weekend, with potentially heavy downpours in some areas Saturday evening into early Sunday that forecasters warned could cause some debris flows in recent burn areas. According to the National Weather Service, rain is expected to reach Los Angeles County by Saturday afternoon, accompanied by […]

Ex-TSA Officer Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison in LAX Drug Case

A former Transportation Security Administration officer was sentenced Friday to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for $8,000. Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine. Williams was arrested in 2020 after […]

San Diego Neurosurgeon Sentenced to 5 Years for Accepting $3.3M in Bribes

A neurosurgeon was sentenced Friday to five years behind bars for accepting $3.3 million in bribes to perform spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital, whose owner was later imprisoned for committing a massive workers’ compensation system scam. Lokesh Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who […]