Mortgages Uptick in LA, Orange Counties

Despite a recent uptick in mortgage rates, California’s housing market continued to show resilience in February, reaching sales levels not seen since September 2022, with home prices rising in Orange County and the Los Angeles metro area, the California Association of Realtors said Tuesday. The median price of an existing single-family home in Southern California […]

Rapper, Producer Dr. Dre Receives Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Dr. Dre for his career as a performer, producer, founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder and president of Death Row Records. Snoop Dogg and music impresario Jimmy Iovine joined Dr. Dre in speaking at the ceremony in front […]

Barricaded Murder Suspect Arrested Near Gardena

Authorities took a murder suspect into custody Tuesday following a pursuit and barricade in the south Los Angeles area near Gardena. The suspect led officers on a vehicle chase at about 10 a.m. to the area of 164th Street and Vermont Avenue, where he got out of the vehicle and ran off, according to the […]

28-Year-Old Man Tried for Fatal Stabbing at Anaheim Restaurant

A 28-year-old man jumped into an argument outside an Anaheim restaurant that was already settling down, riling it up into a fistfight that led the defendant to fatally stab his opponent, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. Armando Andrei Urbina-Martinez is charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. […]

Third Installment of $25M Coming to Inside Safe as Fiscal Concerns Loom Over LA

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday prepared for the third allocation of funding for the Inside Safe initiative, while one council member continued to warn of an anticipated budget deficit in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Council members Tuesday voted 11-0 to note and file a communication from the chief legislative analyst that notified city leaders […]

Middle Age Man Charged with Fatally Stabbing Wife Garners Mistrial

A mistrial was declared Tuesday when jurors could not reach a verdict in the case against a 54-year-old man charged with fatally stabbing his wife in their San Juan Capistrano home over four years ago. In the fifth day of deliberations, jurors told Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard King they could not reach a […]

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole in Firefighter’s Killing

A man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the August 2019 killing of a part-time firefighter who disappeared from West Covina and whose burned body was subsequently found in Upland. Jurors found Shaun Cardarelli, 41, of San Gabriel, guilty last Friday of one count each of […]

Man Pleads Not Guilty, Charged With Child Abuse

Criminal charges have been filed against a man accused of attacking two young children in separate incidents earlier this month. Ahsante Lamar Morgan, 23, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. […]

Man Charged with Fatal Stabbing of Neighbor in Westminster

A 35-year-old man was charged Tuesday with fatally stabbing a neighbor who tried to stop the defendant from attacking his roommate in Westminster. Isaias Saquic-Saquic was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Saquic-Saquic is accused of killing 48-year-old Alvaro Martin-Perez of […]

Fire Damages The Baked Potato Jazz Lounge in Studio City

A fire damaged a building on a commercial property that includes The Baked Potato jazz lounge in Studio City Tuesday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to 3787 N. Cahuenga Blvd. at 5:28 a.m. doused the flames in 17 minutes, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Firefighters found a detached […]

Rail Service Through San Clemente Resumes Monday After Two-Month Closure

After a roughly two-month closure caused by rocks and debris that fell on the tracks, Metrolink and Amtrak passenger rail service will resume through San Clemente on Monday, transportation officials announced Tuesday. Work on a 200-foot-long retaining wall to protect the tracks from additional falling debris near Mariposa Point is expected to wrap up this […]