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A pitfall lies in wait for the true-crime author who chooses to explore a grisly murder: Describing the killing in lurid detail may seem sensationalist, even sadistic. Yet in writing his new book, “Black Dahlia,” William J. Mann had no choice but to explain exactly what befell Elizabeth “Betty” Short, the 22-year-old...

What started as a quiet Tuesday morning in Glendale ended with a homicide investigation after a man in his 40s was found fatally stabbed in a driveway on the 300 block of West Broadway. Officers responded just before 7 a.m., and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. By Thursday, detectives had zeroed in on...

A newly released Los Angeles Police Department video is shedding more light on an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in the parking lot of a 7‑Eleven in Reseda. The footage captures an early‑morning confrontation from Dec. 8, 2025, and was posted by the department as part of its ongoing review process.

The death of ICU nurse of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.

Federal officials announced on Friday they arrested the head of a homelessness charity based in Hyde Park on allegations of wire fraud. According to officials, 42-year-old Alexander Soofer fraudulently obtained $23 million in public dollars meant to house and feed 600 homeless people. Soofer allegedly used at least...

Family members are searching for a missing Southern California man who is deaf and non-verbal. Steven Savage, 61, was reported missing on Jan. 23, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Savage, who is considered at-risk, was last seen on the 4200 block of Carlin Avenue in Lynwood around 8:30 p.m....

For decades, Altadena functioned as a rare constant in the Los Angeles area: a place where Black families owned homes and passed something on to their descendants. That all changed with the Eaton Fire. One year after the fire tore through Altadena and neighboring communities, destroying thousands of homes and...

Police said scammers have contacted community members claiming to be officers and requesting identifying information. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers impersonate LAPD officers and attempt to obtain personal information or money. Police...

The 18-year-old robbery suspect killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives during a shootout that started with a chase outside a West Hills shopping mall was identified Friday. The shooting around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday happened as detectives with the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau were assisting...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a friend sent me a social media video. In it, the Alhambra Police Department used their vehicle to box in a woman who was exercising her First Amendment right as a citizen journalist to record and report what was happening around her. By Melissa...