Murakami Admits Under Oath to Having Caveman Tattoo

After years of ignoring subpoenas and requests to address questions about gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, former Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted under oath that he once had a tattoo of a caveman, which supposedly represents a controversial subgroup of deputies affiliated with the East Los Angeles Station, according to a report Friday […]

Walk of Fame Star Honoring Eugene Levy to Be Unveiled

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Friday honoring Eugene Levy for a television career where he has received 13 Emmy nominations as an actor, writer and producer, winning four times. Longtime castmate Catherine O’Hara and Levy’s daughter Sarah Levy, a castmate on “Schitt’s Creek,” are set to join him in […]

Man Found Dead Near Country Club in Tarzana

A man was found dead in an upscale neighborhood in Tarzana and police Friday said they are treating his death as a homicide. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the West Valley Division were called at 12:30 a.m. to 3876 Winford Drive, south of the Braemar Country Club in a gated community regarding a person […]

LA Delegation in Paris Has Busy Agenda Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Transportation, homelessness and female empowerment will be on the agenda in Paris Friday as Mayor Karen Bass leads a delegation of Los Angeles officials hoping to learn from their European counterparts as the cities prepare to host the next two Summer Olympics. Bass, City Council President Paul Krekorian, council members Traci Park and Katy Yaroslavsky, […]

Hearing to Continue on Proposed Sanctions Over LA Homeless Encampments

A hearing in a lawsuit brought by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights demanding the city of Los Angeles pay a nearly $6.4 million fine for its alleged lack of transparency and failure to reduce homeless encampments within deadlines set in the settlement is scheduled to resume Friday in downtown Los Angeles. A judge heard […]

Annual Cathedral City LGBT Days Begin Friday

The annual Cathedral City LGBT Days, the first pride in California, will begin Friday with an official Pride flag raising and lighting of City Hall. “This event will again bring together numerous LGBTQ+ artists, performers, media, community leaders, Coachella Valley residents and visitors for an unforgettable weekend of live entertainment, community engagement and fun activities,” […]

Palm Springs Art Museum, Desert X to Host Weekend of Art Events Starting Friday

The Palm Springs Art Museum and Desert X have partnered to launch a weekend of free panels, workshops, discussions and artists studio visits starting Friday. The weekend of events, “Desert r&d,” will begin at 2 p.m. Friday with an artist talk with Cara Romero at the Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 N. Museum Drive, according […]

Beverly Hills School Board Expels 5 Students in Fake Nudes Photo Scandal

Five students have been expelled in the Beverly Hills Unified School District following a special meeting of the board to address fake nude photos of students apparently generated using artificial intelligence, and Friday the Beverly Hills Police Department is continuing its investigation. Beverly Hills school officials said Thursday that 16 eighth-grade students were victimized by […]

Desert Christian Academy to Host Coachella Showcase with Former NFL Pros

A three-day football camp featuring more than 20 former NFL pros including Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk is set to begin Friday in Bermuda Dunes. Desert Christian Academy will host the Coachella Showcase event from Friday to Sunday, according to a statement from the school. “The goal is to bring notoriety to the Coachella Valley and get […]

Roughly 460,000 LA County Ballots Still Outstanding from Primary

An estimated 460,500 ballots from Tuesday’s primary election in Los Angeles County still remain to be tallied, the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office announced. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan issued his second post-election night ballot count update on Thursday. The update included an additional 88,361 ballots processed since the first post-election update. A total of […]

One Year Ago Today (March 8, 2023)…Trial Begins for Homeland Security Employee Accused of Molesting 3 Girls

One Year Ago Today (March 8, 2023)…A Homeland Security employee inappropriately touched and kissed three girls in Irvine, including a relative, a prosecutor told jurors, while the defendant’s attorney said some of the allegations are a misunderstanding and some never happened. Terry Edward Keegan, 60, is charged with six counts of lewd acts with a […]