Manhunt for Washington state murder suspect moves into Southern California
Authorities believe the man may be in Southern California after his car was found abandoned in Calabasas.
Former LAPD officer charged with kidnapping for ransom and armed robbery
A former Los Angeles police officer with a prior criminal case is now accused of taking part in a violent home invasion and kidnapping for ransom that prosecutors say targeted two people in the middle of the night. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, 37-year-old Eric Halem of Porter Ranch...
Another Orange County City Looks to Crack Down on Smoke Shops
La Habra officials will impose a temporary moratorium on smoke shops while officials examine stricter policies aimed at curbing underage tobacco use – joining a host of other cities trying to crack down on smoke shops in Orange County. In recent years, cities across the northern part of the...
In Birthday Memory of ‘Righteous Brother’ Music Icon Bobby Hatfield: He Would Have Been...
It's been 22 years since the tragic death of Bobby Hatfield. The iconic Righteous Brothers vocalist, who formed the group with Bill Medley (alive and well at 84), died on November 5, 2003, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from an accidental cocaine induced thrombotic heart attack. Had he lived, Hatfield would have been 85...
Death of Genesis Mata reminds many of infamous LA County case of abuse, torture,...
Days after Genesis Mata's death, many 17 News viewers have noticed disturbing similarities to another high-profile California case of child abuse from more than a decade ago.
California City Approves $100,000 Fund to Help Migrants Pay Rent
The Santa Ana city council approved a new $100,000 fund of taxpayer dollars to pay the rent of illegal migrants who are “affected by immigration enforcement.”. Not only did the city approve the program, they also gave it an official title in Spanish, not English. The council passed what it is calling the “Santa Ana...
The next ‘Big One’ on the San Andreas fault might not be the earthquake...
A new report studied a massive earthquake that ruptured in the southeast Asian country of Myanmar on March 28 — on a fault known for being eerily similar to California's notorious San Andreas fault.
Commentary: Prepare to say a frond farewell to Los Angeles’ palm trees
Palms are freeloader trees: They suck down water like camels, but give back barely enough leafiness to shade a Hula-Hoop.
Mother who sued L.A. County over son’s death dies of cancer
East L.A. -- The mother of an 18-year-old man who sued Los Angeles County after her son was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy during an East Los Angeles traffic stop in 2019 has died. Leah Lorraine Garcia had alleged that her son's shooting was unjustified and that he feared...
Ex-Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is ordered to pay $878,230.80 in restitution over corruption...
Beyond the restitution payment, Do has been ordered to turn himself in to serve a five-year federal prison term by the end of this week.
