Mother, Boyfriend Convicted in Torture-Killing of Anthony Avalos
A Lancaster woman and her boyfriend were convicted Tuesday of murdering the woman’s 10-year-old son, Anthony Avalos, who died in 2018. Wrapping up a non-jury trial, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta found Heather Maxine Barron, 33, and Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 37, guilty of first-degree murder for the boy’s June 21, 2018, death. The […]
Police Investigating Shots-Fired Report in Westlake Area
Authorities set up a perimeter in a Westlake neighborhood Tuesday in an attempt to deescalate a standoff with a 40-year-old woman suspected of firing several live rounds into the air. The incident began around noon, when paramedics were sent to the 2600 block of James M. Wood Boulevard on a report of a woman with […]
LA County Board Orders Progress Pride Flag to Fly at County Buildings
The Progress Pride Flag will fly over Los Angeles County offices during June’s Pride Month under a motion unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The motion by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Lindsey Horvath directed the county’s Internal Services Department to raise “the Progress Pride Flag at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration and […]
LA County Board Delays Discussion of Overhauling Juvenile Detention Facilities
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday delayed consideration of advancing what it terms a new “Global Plan” for the placement and care of juvenile detainees when the state begins to close its own youth detention facilities this summer. The board had been scheduled Tuesday to discuss a motion by board Chair Janice Hahn […]
Police Make Arrests After Pursuit and Collision in Harvard Heights Area
Police arrested four people after a pursuit of an allegedly stolen car ended in a three-vehicle collision in the Harvard Heights neighborhood Tuesday, leaving a 20-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman in critical condition. Officers briefly pursued the vehicle, which crashed into two other vehicles at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday near Washington Boulevard and Western Avenue, […]
Lakers To Retire Pau Gasol’s Jersey
The Los Angeles Lakers will retire the No. 16 jersey worn by Pau Gasol at halftime of Tuesday evening’s game at Crypto.com Arena against the Memphis Grizzlies, the team he began his 18-season NBA career with. Gasol will become the 12th Laker to have his jersey retired and second this season, joining the late Minneapolis […]
LA Council Lays Groundwork to Bar City from Aiding Immigration Enforcement
Los Angeles would become a “sanctuary city” — officially barring the use of any municipal resources, property or personnel from being used for federal immigration enforcement — under legislation proposed Tuesday by three City Council members. Council members Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez put forward the proposal, which is the first step toward […]
LA Council Delays Vote on Accepting `Robot Dog’ Donation
With some members expressing concern about its possible deployment and fear of fueling mistrust against the Los Angeles Police Department, the City Council Tuesday delayed for 60 days a vote on whether to accept a donation of a $278,000 dog-like, four-legged robot for use in SWAT operations. The “Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle” is being donated […]
Ye Companies Avoid Potential Default in $7.1 Million Contract Suit
A judge Tuesday spared three companies owned by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from possible default judgments when a new attorney showed up in court to represent the rapper and the entities in a lawsuit alleging that Ye owes $7.1 million in unpaid fees to a production company. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Christopher […]
DeGeneres Show Producer Faces Trial in Dancer’s Labor Suit
A producer of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will face trial in a lawsuit brought by a show dancer who claims she is owed unpaid wages, a judge ruled Tuesday. Plaintiff Raphaelle Bardet says she was hired in February 2021 to appear on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” as a background talent to dance and appear on […]
Fired UPS Driver Awarded $5.45 Million in Whistleblower Retaliation Suit
A former UPS truck driver was awarded $5.45 million in his whistleblower retaliation suit alleging he was wrongfully fired from his job as a truck driver with the delivery service in 2017 after more than 30 years of service. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated for only a matter of hours on Monday before […]
