Should L.A. Become a “Sanctuary” City?

The L.A. City Council Tuesday will consider adopting a “Sanctuary City” ordinance to prohibit any city resources or personnel from being used to help federal enforcement of immigration laws. Last week, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto in partnership with Mayor Karen Bass released the draft ordinance, formally making it public for the first time after […]

Former Yoga Instructor Who Defrauded Malibu Eye Doctor Sentenced to Prison

An ex-yoga instructor was sentenced Monday to seven and a half years in federal prison for stealing more than $2.7 million from a Malibu ophthalmologist before the doctor’s death, then attempting to siphon millions more from the estate. Anna Rene Moore, 41, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson to pay $1 million […]

Ex-Con Sentenced for Murdering His Child’s Mother Outside Police Station

An ex-con who was found guilty of murdering the mother of his child during a custody exchange outside the Hawthorne police station was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge William L. Sadler also tacked on a 29-year-to-life prison term for Jacob Ryan Munn, 36, of Hawthorne. Munn […]

Watch Out: Huge Traffic Expected for Thanksgiving

Roughly 6.58 million Southern California residents are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, topping pre-pandemic travel numbers, the Automobile Club of Southern California estimated Monday. The projected travel number is a 2.8% increase over last year’s record-setting figures. The Auto Club noted that for the first time, it has added the Tuesday before Thanksgiving […]

Ontario Airport Sees Passenger and Air Cargo Increase

Ontario International Airport — a popular alternative airfield for Southland travelers — recorded its 44th consecutive month of year-over-year passenger increases with its busiest October ever, while air cargo volume jumped by almost 32%, officials announced Monday. The mid-sized Southern California gateway reported 642,853 travelers in October, 6% more than October last year. The total […]

Search Underway for Hawaii Woman Who Disappeared from LAX

A search was continuing Monday for a 31-year-old woman who disappeared after landing at Los Angeles International Airport, where she had missed her connecting flight. According to her family, Hannah Kobayashi was traveling to New York City to visit family when she disappeared. She landed at LAX on Nov. 8, but after missing her connecting […]

Stabbings in Glendale: Police Investigating Stabbings of 4 Men

Glendale police Monday were investigating two unrelated stabbings that left four men injured. The first crime occurred about 7:45 p.m. Sunday near San Rafael Avenue and Dryden Street, according to the Glendale Police Department. Officers went to the location on a report of a fight in the street, police said. “When they arrived on the […]

Life in Prison for Woman Convicted of Killing Husband With Poison

A woman who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death two decades ago for poisoning her new husband with antifreeze-spiked Gatorade at their Montebello home in an effort to collect $250,000 in life insurance has been re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Court papers reviewed by City News Service show […]

Gun & Rifle Buyback Nets 256 Firearms

A weekend gun buyback event co-sponsored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and the Torrance Police Department netted 256 weapons, Hahn’s office said Monday. Saturday’s event in Torrance was the 13th gun buyback sponsored by Hahn in her Fourth Supervisorial District since May 2022 — during which a total of 2,052 firearms were bought […]

Public Help Sought Finding Hit-And-Run Motorist in Bicyclist Death

Influencer Charged in Fatal Car Crash, but is Hospitalized in Coma