Finally we know where toxic ash from the L.A. wildfires could end up
Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted hazardous materials in the past.
Southern California caretaker charged with raping bedridden elderly woman
A Southern California man has been arrested and charged with raping a bedridden elderly woman while he was employed as her caretaker. The suspect, Phuong Hoang Khong, 69, of Anaheim, is accused of sexually assaulting a 93-year-old woman who is nonverbal and suffers from dementia, according to the Orange County...
Safeway to cut nearly 400 corporate positions
Albertsons plans to cut spending by $1.5 billion over the next three years, and those cuts have begun to roll out in the form of nearly 400 layoffs of Safeway corporate employees and more than 100 associates at a Safeway store in San Francisco. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)...
Five arrested in Los Angeles for EBT card fraud targeting low-income individuals
LOS ANGELES, California - A coordinated law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of five individuals accused of using skimmed electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card information to create counterfeit cards and steal funds intended for low-income Californians, the Justice Department announced. Three of the...
Leaked document says ‘large scale’ immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A.
Federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a "large scale" immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the end of February, according to an internal government document reviewed by The Times.
Hacienda Heights Duo Charged in Extensive Smuggling Operation Involving Los Angeles and Long Beach...
Two Hacienda Heights men are facing charges in a large-scale smuggling operation that brought contraband from China through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, per a recent announcement from the Justice Department. The accused, identified as Zhongliang Wang, 39, and Chenyu Zhao, 31 have been arrested and charged...
Liberated Brands Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Plans to Close 122 Stores
Costa Mesa, Calif. — Liberated Brands, the parent company of several sport, outdoor and lifestyle apparel retailers, has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to court documents filed in Delaware. Liberated Brands’ retail portfolio of brands includes Volcom, Billabong, Quiksilver, ROXY, Honolua Surf,...
Man fatally shot by deputies in Lakewood
A man was shot and killed by Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies, authorities announced Thursday. Homicide investigators responded to reports of a “deputy-involved” shooting last Thursday.
The Lost Treasures of California’s Devastating Wildfires
It's been more than three weeks since the beginning of the Los Angeles area wildfires and the level of devastation is overwhelming. The numbers are stark: The fires killed 28 people and incinerated more than 16,000 structures. Officials peg the economic damage at $150 billion or more, with insurance companies...
Alonzo Davis (1942–2025)
Artist and academic Alonzo Davis, who with his brother Dale Brockman Davis cofounded Brockman Gallery, the beating heart of Los Angeles’s Black art scene in the 1960s and ’70s, died on January 27 in Largo, Maryland, at the age of eighty-two. Beginning his career in a time when largely only white artists were able to...
