‘Certified homicidal serial killer’: Man sentenced to over a century behind bars for murdering...
A California man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murders of three people over four years because he felt they disrespected him. Anthony Velasquez, 35, was sentenced Friday to 150 years in prison for the killings of Jesse Avalos in 2014, Eduardo Robles in 2015 and Amanda Nicole Lopez in 2018. A Los...
23-Year-Old Woman Fatally Shot in Compton, LASD Seeks Public’s Help
A 23-year-old woman lost her life in Compton early Friday morning following a shooting incident. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) deputies arrived at the scene around 2:45 a.m. after reports of gunfire in a residential neighborhood, as reported by CBS Los Angeles. The victim, along with two other...
LA County reports significant improvement in wait times and conditions at a troubled jail...
But both county officials and jail monitors worry that a rising jail population could mean future setbacks at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown L.A.
ER doctors share warning about this ‘invisible tsunami’
LOS ANGELES — Across Southern California, emergency room workers are primed for the wave of patients that pour in as heat waves like the current one drag into their second, third and fourth days. Heat takes an accumulating toll on the body, especially when people cannot cool down at night with air conditioning.
Man Armed With Knife Allegedly Making Threats to Another Shot by Police in Montecito...
MONTECITO HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (KNN) – A man who allegedly threatened another person with a knife was shot and wounded by Los Angeles police officers… Read more "Man Armed With Knife Allegedly Making Threats to Another Shot by Police in Montecito Heights"
She wanted to give deported parents a choice. Then California’s Christian right attacked
A parents rights bill geared toward immigrant families has been overtaken by a megachurch pastor’s exaggerated stranger-danger narrative.
Woman finds sister and father dead in murder-suicide in luxury LA mansion
Authorities have not released the identities of the victims at this time but say a third victim was found in the house when deputies searched the family's home
23-year-old Man Apprehended In Brutal Beating Of Woman At Sold-out Rose Bowl Concert
A 23-year-old man from Los Angeles County has been apprehended in connection with the brutal beating of an Arizona woman at a sold-out concert at Rose Bowl Stadium. The violence reportedly broke out over a spilled drink at the August 16 show headlined by Grammy Award-winning electronic band RÜFÜS DU SOL.
LA County libraries are making access to tools a public resource
Tools are now available across various library locations in L.A. County.
Alleged Car Thief Pulls Off Video Game Move To Evade Los Angeles Police After...
An alleged car thief in Los Angeles pulled off his best “Grand Theft Auto” video game impression to elude police on Thursday. One day later, police are still in search of both the vehicle and the driver. Video from local news station KCAL-TV shows the driver piloting the vehicle through the dried-up Rio Hondo...
