LA Files Emissions Suit Against Chiquita Canyon Landfill Owners

A second lawsuit was filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court against the owners and operators of Chiquita Canyon Landfill, alleging that Castaic residents have been sickened by noxious fumes and odors emanating from the site. The suit brought by Los Angeles County contends landfill owners Chiquita Canyon LLC, Chiquita Canyon Inc., and Waste Connections […]

Wildfire Warnings Issued as Winds Pick Up

Santa Ana winds will again batter parts of the Southland starting Tuesday, lifting concerns about wildfires just as fire crews were making progress to fully surround the Franklin Fire in Malibu. According to the National Weather Service, winds will likely peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. “Northeast winds will rapidly develop with gusts likely ranging […]

Ex-Wife Charged in Woodland Hills Doctor Shooting

The ex-wife of a doctor who was fatally shot outside his medical practice in Woodland Hills was charged Monday with murder, with the district attorney alleging that she hired a hit man to kill the victim for unspecified financial gain. The murder charge against Ahang Mirshojae, 53, includes special circumstance allegations of lying in wait […]

Dodgers Oppose Plaintiff’s Mention of Bryan Stow Beating

The Los Angeles Dodgers want a judge to bar any mention of the 2011 attack by home team fans on San Francisco Giants follower Bryan Stow in the upcoming trial of another man who alleges he was beaten by the team’s security force in 2021. Plaintiffs Salvador and Priscilla Mota said they attended the game […]

Malibu Community Returns as Fire 54% Contained

Three schools shut down by the Franklin Fire in Malibu reopened Monday while a fourth remained closed for repairs, but while containment of the 4,037-acre brush fire grew to 54%, crews were bracing for a return of more Santa Ana winds. Students returned Monday to Malibu Elementary School, Malibu Middle School and Malibu High School. […]

Ex-FBI Informant Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Biden Bribery Story

An ex-FBI informant who once lived in Calabasas pleaded guilty Monday to fabricating a story that President Joe Biden and son Hunter each took $5 million bribes from the owner of a Ukrainian energy company. Alexander Smirnov, 44, most recently a resident of Las Vegas, entered a plea to federal charges of creating a false […]

61-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in Pomona

An investigation was continuing Monday into the fatal shooting of a 61-year-old man in Pomona. Officers went to the 600 block of East Lincoln Avenue about 7 p.m. Sunday on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Pomona Police Department. “Officers located the victim in his vehicle suffering from gunshot […]

Police Seek San Pedro Hit-and-Run Driver

Police sought the public’s help Monday to find a hit-and-run driver who struck a motorcyclist in the San Pedro area. The collision was reported on around 2:45 p.m. Nov. 10 near the intersection of South Western Avenue and West Park Western Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Detectives determined that the driver of […]

Man on Trial for Pimping Teen, Women in OC

A 36-year-old man spent months recruiting a 17-year-old girl from Northern California to join his “team” of three other prostitutes working for him in Orange County, a prosecutor told jurors Monday while the defendant’s attorney said her client did not force any of the women to participate in their “subculture.” Xavier Dashea Washington is charged […]

LA Board to Proclaim Emergency Over Troubled Juvenile Hall

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to proclaim a local emergency Tuesday over the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, which has been ordered closed by state regulators but is continuing to operate due to a lack of any alternate facility to hold the youth detained there. The juvenile hall has […]

Pasadena Hospice Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme

A physician who worked for two Pasadena hospices was sentenced Monday to 24 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare out of more than $3.2 million through claims for medically unnecessary hospice services. Dr. Victor Contreras, 69, of Santa Paula was sentenced by U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr., who also ordered him to pay […]