Los Angeles County ex postal worker gets 5 years in prison for bank fraud
According to federal prosecutors, 133 stolen credit and debit cards, 16 U.S. Department of Treasury checks, and a ghost gun were discovered in the Carson apartment of Mary Ann Magdamit when law enforcement searched it in December 2024.
Documentary Highlights Challenges Facing Skid Row Residents in Los Angeles
This article contains content summarized with GPT-4. Learn more. A new documentary focuses on the situation in Skid Row, Los Angeles, highlighting challenges faced by local residents, frontline workers, and people experiencing homelessness. The film documents how economic difficulties, substance abuse issues, and...
California Mom Guilty of Killing Retired Nurse in Mall Parking Garage After Plot to...
Rolling Hills Estates, CA – A California jury has convicted a woman accused of brutally stabbing a retired nurse inside a mall parking structure in what prosecutors described as a desperate attempt to steal money for her daughter’s cheerleading trip. Incident Overview. Jurors found 47-year-old Cherie Townsend guilty...
Burglary crew ransacks ritzy Bel-Air home, steal safe and other valuables
A family in Los Angeles’ upscale Bel Air neighborhood was rattled to find out that a burglary crew of four masked intruders ransacked their home late last week while they were out. The Dec. 5 incident happened just before 7 p.m. with the masked men leaving only about 15 minutes before one of the […]
One state made preschool free. Then dozens of child care centers closed in its...
The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. California finally rolled out free preschool for all 4-year-olds in the 2025-26 school year, after more than a decade of expanding...
Frank Sinatra’s Luxurious Hollywood Hills Home Is on the Market for the First Time...
Frank Sinatra lived in the 1929 Spanish Revival-style mansion during his Hollywood years.
Husband, father of 3 killed by motorist while biking to work in L.A.
A family is reeling and demanding justice after a 59-year-old husband and father of three was struck and killed while riding his bike to work last month. The deadly crash played out on Nov. 19 at around 4:30 a.m. as Pablo Morales Dominguez was on his bike near the intersection of 108th Street and […]
LAPD searching for gunman who shot man in the face in downtown Los Angeles
Police are searching for a gunman who fled after shooting a man in the face in downtown Los Angeles early Monday. The incident was reported around 1 a.m. near 7th and Crocker streets, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Madison said. Arriving officers found a 38-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. Video...
Los Angeles man quits job to clean city streets
Juan Naula, a Los Angeles resident, quit his full-time job to volunteer as a trash collector, highlighting the city's shortcomings in sanitation services. Despite his efforts to clean the streets, Naula often finds the trash bags he collects left behind by city workers, leading to frustration. Mayor Karen Bass's...
California Couple Arrested After Being Accused of Torturing and Killing 14-Month-Old Girl
A couple in California has been accused of torturing and killing the man’s 14-month-old daughter. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, December 2 that Alfredo Muñoz Jr. and Kelly Anelalani Muñoz are both facing one count of murder, torture and assault on a child causing death in...

















