Kim Kardashian Says She Can’t Remember Many Emails or Texts Attributed to Her

Kim Kardashian testified Tuesday that she does not remember writing most of the emails and text messages attributed to her in the wake of an alleged beating of her brother, Rob Kardashian, by his then-fiancee, Blac Chyna, in 2016, but she also did not deny authoring them and said they demonstrate that the Kardashian/Jenner clan […]

Two Horses Die From Training Injuries in Two Days at Santa Anita Park

Another racehorse died Tuesday after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita Park, the California Horse Racing Board reported — the second such death in two days at the Arcadia track. Cayton Kid was a 4-year-old filly owned by Huston Racing Stables and Kyle Ferraro and trained by Gary Stute. She had seven starts and […]

LA County Reports 1,583 More COVID Cases

Another 1,583 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County Tuesday, continuing a string of elevated daily numbers attributed to spread of the infectious BA.2 subvariant of the virus, but hospitalizations of coronavirus patients remained relatively low. According to state figures, there were 232 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Tuesday, up from 230 […]

Bicyclist Killed in Hit-And-Run Crash in Koreatown, H&R Driver Sought

Two bicyclists were injured Tuesday, one fatally, in a hit-and-run crash in Koreatown involving a motorist who remains at large, police said. The crash occurred at about 3:20 a.m. at Olympic Boulevard and Mariposa Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. According to police, a white Jeep Cherokee was parked on the north curb […]

HBO Defends `Winning Time’: `Not a Documentary’

HBO is defending its series on the 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers amid a storm of criticism from several former players and others depicted in the show, including a demand for a retraction from Hall of Famer and former Laker general manager Jerry West. “HBO has a long history of producing compelling content drawn from actual […]

LA To Subsidize 2,000 South LA Residents’ Transit, Increase Mobility Options

A nearly $18 million one-year pilot program was announced Tuesday to increase transit options in South Los Angeles and subsidize Metro fares for 2,000 of the area’s residents, in an effort to improve mobility for a community that has historically lacked such options. The Universal Basic Mobility Pilot — funded through money from the state […]

Man Sentenced in His Father’s Killing in Long Beach

A 23-year-old man who pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with his father’s killing in Long Beach was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in state prison. Jason Hernan Cortes — who has been in custody since his December 2019 arrest — also agreed to waive credit for all of the time he had […]

Fire Burns Through Rubbish, Green Waste Piles in Desert Hot Springs

Fire crews were working Tuesday to contain a blaze that erupted in piles of rubbish in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported at 1:33 p.m. along Beacon Way and 20th Avenue. Responding crews encountered a fire burning in a roughly 50-foot-by-50-foot area, with flames consuming piles of green waste and rubbish, in piles 10 […]

Woman Who Went Missing from Compton in 2021 Found

A woman who went missing in the Compton area more than 15 months ago has been found, authorities said Tuesday. April Lynn Smith was 29 when she was last seen on Jan. 3, 2021, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which had sought the public’s help to find her. On Tuesday afternoon, the […]

Prisoner with RS County Ties Among Biden’s Sentence Commutations

President Joe Biden Tuesday exercised his clemency powers for the first time in his administration, issuing three pardons and 75 commutations nationally — including one sentence commutation to a prisoner with ties to Riverside County. “Today, I am pardoning three people who have demonstrated their commitment to rehabilitation and are striving every day to give […]

Board Sets Hearing on Proposed Hikes in Rubbish Collection Fees Countywide

Despite a supervisor’s push to delay action until cost reduction measures might be considered, the Board of Supervisors Tuesday set a May 10 public hearing on a series of proposed hikes to trash collection fees throughout Riverside County’s unincorporated communities. The board will consider across-the-board increases topping out around 8% sought by the four waste […]