Dodgers tour guides’ effort to unionize becomes a contentious battle
A large group of Dodgers fans enthusiastically answered the call during an August home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was the team’s eighth annual Union Night celebration, and while…
Leaders of secretive California religious group accused of murder after members vanish
Two leaders of a group described as “cult-like” by authorities in the Inland Empire have been arrested along with a prominent member on suspicion of murder amid multiple investigations into…
Bakersfield woman with 22-pound ovarian cyst discovers she’s pregnant. Baby ‘defied all the odds’
A 41-year-old nurse from Bakersfield who was scheduled to have a 22-pound ovarian cyst removed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles was surprised to learn that she was also…
L.A. Army vet who self-deported is focus of congressional hearing
The saga of a Los Angeles Army veteran who legally immigrated to the United States, was wounded in combat and self-deported to South Korea earlier this year, became a flashpoint…
Netflix: Advice for not screwing up Warner Bros. and HBO
Dear Ted Sarandos, Congratulations on making the winning bid for Warner Bros. By directly contradicting your famous “build don’t buy” mantra, you have managed to throw the already beleaguered entertainment…
Faith unshaken, an Altadena congregation works to rebuild their church, and their lives
The church members gathered around the room, holding hands. They bowed their heads and closed their eyes, waiting for words of comfort. “We pray for the people who have lost…
Powerful men in politics and media shown in new Epstein estate images
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday released 19 photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s private email server showing a collection of powerful men in politics, media and Hollywood in the convicted sex…
No charges for ‘Capt. Hollywood’; claims say LAPD mishandled CBS case
A former Los Angeles Police Department commander who authorities said tipped off CBS to a rape allegation against the network’s top executive will not face criminal charges, with two LAPD…
Newsom says of his new, candid autobiography: ‘It’s all out there’
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he is nervous about the public response to his forthcoming autobiography’s candid details about his life and those around him. “Just being honest —…
On Mt. Whitney, a young hiker has been missing for a month
Towering granite spires whiz by in the background, and Joseph Brambila howls with delight, in a YouTube video he shot of himself sliding on his butt down a steep, snowy…