One Killed in Collision Involving Motorcycle in Duarte

A person was killed Saturday in a collision involving a motorcycle in Duarte. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 1:53 a.m. to the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway at Buena Vista Street, where they found the victim, CHP Officer Ramon Kendricks told City News Service. The victim, whose age and gender were not immediately known, […]

Man Shot to Death in Lancaster

Sheriff’s homicide detectives were continuing an investigation Saturday into the shooting death of a man in Lancaster. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster Station responded at 7:58 p.m. Friday to the 700 block of West Kettering Street regarding multiple calls about gunshots in the area, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Upon […]

Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Crash With Big Rig on Freeway in Glendora

A man, possibly an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, was killed Saturday when his vehicle rear-ended a big rig on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Glendora. The crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. on the eastbound freeway, west of Grand Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported. The fatality was the lone occupant inside his vehicle, according […]

Man Who Alleged He Was Stabbed by Redmond O’Neal Settles Suit

A man who alleged he was stabbed in 2018 by Redmond O’Neal has settled his civil suit against the son of actor Ryan O’Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett. Attorneys for O’Neal and plaintiff Seth Cooper Folkerson filed joint court papers Friday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle C. Kim stating that a resolution […]

Arraignment Set for Ex-Whittier Detectives Charged in 2020 Shooting

Two former Whittier police detectives are scheduled to be arraigned Monday on multiple felonies for their alleged roles in a 2020 shooting that left a man paralyzed. Cynthia Lopez, 34, and Salvador Murillo, 41, are accused of shooting Nicholas Carrillo on April 30, 2020, suspecting him in a robbery that occurred weeks earlier at a […]

LAUSD Ordered to Pay Father $15 Million Over Son’s 2016 Jogging Death

A jury has awarded $15 million to the father of a gifted 13-year-old Los Angeles Unified School District student who collapsed and died while jogging during a physical education class. The Santa Monica Superior Court panel concluded Friday that the boy, identified only as M.T., died on April 25, 2016, at Palms Middle School due […]

2 Men Charged in Dodger Stadium Attack After Elton John Concert

Two men are scheduled to be arraigned next month on charges stemming from the beating of a married couple in their 60s in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after an Elton John concert last November. Reece Hopkin, 38, and Chad Reeves, 42, were each charged with one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury. […]

Black Pink to be First Korean Act to Headline Coachella Music Festival Saturday evening

Blackpink, the first Korean act to headline the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, will perform Saturday evening on the second day of the fest, following an opening night that included a reunion set by Blink-182. The reunion of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker marked the first time the iconic band has performed […]

DA Declines to File Charges Against Deputies in 2 Deadly Shootings

The District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies involved in a pair of deadly shootings, with prosecutors saying could not prove criminal wrongdoing beyond a reasonable doubt in either case. Both shootings — the 2018 killing of 16-year-old Anthony Weber in the Westmont area and the 2020 killing […]

Police Dog Killed During Suspect Search in Perris

A shooting that erupted during a search for a suspect in Perris ended with the death of the suspect and a Riverside County sheriff’s K-9, authorities said Saturday. At 4:47 p.m. Friday, a resident contacted deputies regarding an unknown man and woman who were on the resident’s property near the 22200 block of River Road, […]

One Year Ago Today (April 15, 2022)…San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges Linked to Marine’s Death

One Year Ago Today (April 15, 2022)…A Sylmar man pleaded guilty to two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton to suffer a fatal overdose. Gustavo Solis, 25, entered his pleas […]