LA in for Cooler Temps, Multiple Days of Rain

Southland residents were greeted by clouds and cooler weather Monday as the first of a pair of storm systems began making its way into the area, beginning several days of anticipated wet weather. “Back-to-back storm systems will bring cloudy, cool, and wet weather across the region through much of this week,” according to the National […]

Podcast Seeks Access To LAPD Records On Actor’s Death

Western Sound, a Los Angeles-based podcast production company led by a Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist, is seeking electronic records related to the 1996 death of the late Oscar-winning actor Haing Ngor, who was shot to death in Chinatown in what the LAPD said was a robbery. Western Sound is headed by journalist Ben Adair and […]

Suspect in Antisemitic Vandalism in Burbank, Glendale Pleads Not Guilty

A 32-year-old man pleaded not guilty Monday to tagging a Burbank synagogue and various businesses in Burbank and Glendale with antisemitic graffiti. Klinton Allister Dion was arrested Thursday in San Bernardino County, according to the Glendale Police Department. According to jail records, Dion was arrested shortly after 9 a.m. He was being held in lieu […]

2 in Custody Following Alleged Road-Rage Killing of 4-Year-Old in Lancaster

Authorities Monday identified two suspects who were arrested in connection with an alleged road-rage shooting in Lancaster that left a 4-year-old boy dead. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Sierra Highway and East Avenue J, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On Monday, the sheriff’s department identified […]

Airbnb Announces AI Tech To Help Clampdown On NYE Parties

With New Year’s Eve just two weeks away, Airbnb Monday announced it will be implement AI technology to help reduce the risk of unauthorized and disruptive parties around world, including in Los Angeles. According to the company, the technology will help enforce restrictions on certain NYE bookings in several countries and regions, such as the […]

Police Seeking Owners of Recovered Electronic Items

Authorities Monday sought the public’s help to identify more than 200 stolen Apple devices and other electronic items recovered by police officers who served a recent search warrant at a storefront in the Westlake area. The items were discovered Dec. 13 in the 2000 block of West Sixth Street, where officers arrested a woman on […]

Broadband Access Remains High in California Households

Roughly 91% of California households have access to high-speed internet at home, roughly the same rate as 2021, but there was a drop in broadband access in households with school-aged children, according to a study released Monday by USC and the California Emerging Technology Fund. “There was significant progress in reducing the number of under-connected […]

Burbank Airport Honors Flight Attendants For Saving Life

Hollywood Burbank Airport Monday honored two Avelo Airlines’ flight attendants for saving the life of a passenger, who experienced a heart attack aboard a flight earlier this year. During a city of Burbank commission meeting, Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Edward Skvarna recognized flight attendants Chris Allison and Tali Rosas for their professionalism, […]

Officials ID Body Parts as Remains of Woman; Husband Facing Murder Charges

Dismembered body parts found in November in an Encino trash bin were positively identified Monday as the remains of a woman whose husband has been charged with killing her and her parents. Samuel Bond Haskell, 35, of Tarzana, has been charged with the killings of his wife Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents, 64-year-old Yanxiang […]

Encino Man Gets 9 Years For Ponzi Scheme

A 51-year-old Encino man was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 40 investors out of millions. Motty Mizrahi pleaded guilty Jan. 6 to six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney will hold a restitution hearing at a […]

Man Found Dead In Compton Alley; Investigation Underway

A man was found dead Monday in an alley in Compton, and an investigation was underway. Deputies were sent to the 400 block of Banning Street about 10 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Information was not immediately available on the man’s identity or cause of death. Anyone with information on the case […]