Anaheim’s City Manager Resigns
Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool – whose tenure was plagued by a city hall corruption scandal – resigned amid renewed scrutiny and questions over his close ties to resort interests investigated by FBI agents. On Tuesday, City Attorney Robert Fabela announced city council members voted unanimously to accept...
Husband sentenced to life without parole for murdering pregnant wife in El Monte
Octavio Curiel Martinez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his pregnant wife in 2018.
Mystery surrounds halted lake search involving weapons and remains
The sudden shutdown of a planned lake search in Los Angeles has left a swirl of unanswered questions about what might lie beneath the surface and who gets to look for it. Officials halted a private sonar sweep that aimed to find weapons and possible human remains, turning a niche safety effort into a broader...
Rebecca Grossman asks appellate court to overturn murder conviction for running down two boys...
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Rebecca Grossman, the wealthy wife of a plastic surgeon now serving 15 years in prison for hitting and killing two young boys with her car, urged a state appellate panel on Tuesday to overturn her second-degree murder conviction. “This is an extremely difficult case, an...
Pregnant mom of 2 killed after she’s hit by car while riding bike in...
Loved ones are remembering a pregnant mother and Google executive who was hit and killed while riding a bike with her family in Playa del Rey.
Multiple Suspects Identified, Evidence Recovered in Transnational Organized Crime Investigation
LOS ANGELES, CA — “On January 21, 2026, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detectives assigned to Rampart Division and with assistance from LAPD Wilshire Division Detectives, the Glendale Police Department, Arcadia Police Department, Pasadena Police Department, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the...
The Saddest Restaurant Closures to Know in Los Angeles This Month
A longtime Santa Monica seafood restaurant shutters, a Fairfax Thai restaurant closes, and more closures to know this month. Los Angeles’s restaurants continue to face difficult headwinds, starting in 2020 with the onset of a global pandemic and exacerbating with the Hollywood labor strikes in 2023, which led to an...
Man arrested in Alabama for ‘illegally hijacking diesel pumps at truck stops across the...
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) arrested a man who they say was orchestrating a “sophisticated multi-state diesel fuel theft” operation. At 2:20 a.m. on February 2, 2026, a deputy with DCSO stopped a U-Haul van traveling east on Highway 117 in Mentone, Alabama, near East River Road. While conducting the...
Located in Los Angeles County on Highway 101, California Closes in on Completing the...
What you need to know: The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will receive funding that provides the final push needed to complete the project. February 3, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing has received funding that will provide the final push...
CA human trafficking crackdown leads to 600 arrests and 170 victims rescued, including children
A week-long statewide crackdown on human trafficking resulted in more than 600 arrests and the rescue of 170 people, including children as young as 13.
