Undercover police sting leads to conviction of OC man in years-long child molestation case
A 60-year-old man, Jason Valentine Esparza, was convicted on numerous felony counts of child molestation involving children as young as four. He was arrested after being lured to a motel by an undercover Huntington Beach police detective posing as a female babysitter. The crimes are suspected to have spanned several...
Huntington Beach neighborhood swamped by major flooding following storm
Southern California's recent storm caused major flooding, including in Huntington Beach where AIR7 captured a neighborhood swamped with floodwater.
LA County supervisors to consider law enforcement mask ban after Long Beach ICE sweeps
L.A. County Supervisor Janice says at least nine workers were detained Thursday.
The Orange Police are conducting a CDL and DUI Checkpoint tonight
The Orange Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint tonight, at 1800 W. Chapman Avenue, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of...
Heavy rain floods underground Palms garage, submerging a dozen cars
Several vehicles were left partially underwater overnight after heavy rain flooded the underground parking garage of an apartment building in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles. Footage obtained by KTLA shows murky brown water filling the basement-level garage along the 3700 block of Kelton Avenue, near Venice...
LA County’s Funding Crunch: Homeless Services on the Brink of Deep Cuts
Progress Under Threat (Image Credits: Unsplash) Los Angeles County – In the shadow of budget shortfalls, the push to trim essential support for those without homes feels like a harsh wake-up call under the relentless Southern California sun. Progress Under Threat Imagine watching hard-won gains slip away just as...
California Parents Found Guilty Of Decapitating Teens, Forcing Younger Sons To Live With Bodies
A Los Angeles County jury has returned guilty verdicts against a Lancaster couple accused of brutally killing two of their teenage children and subjecting their younger sons to days of torment inside the family home. The details below are disturbing. On Thursday, jurors convicted Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 39, and...
Car Runs Over Man’s Leg At Newhall Gas Station
A person was transported to the hospital Friday after his leg was run over by his car at a gas station in Newhall. Around 8 a.m., first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the Chevron Gas Station on Newhall Avenue and Sierra Highway in Newhall, said Chad Chebbi, a spokesperson...
Case of animal abuse caught on video in LA, witnesses say officers failed to...
LOS ANGELES - A shocking case of animal abuse was caught on video near Union Station. Witnesses say police didn't act, so rescuers stepped in. The incident, recorded on November 16, captures the dog crying out as a man is heard striking it repeatedly. Witnesses say they immediately called police, but no officers...
Woodrow Wilson School shooting: Active shooter reported amid lockdown with 2 suspects ‘at large’
Police said that after two suspects opened fire in the parking lot area, one of them fled onto a truck
