‘Extraordinary father’ dies in ICE custody. His family seeks answers
A Honduran man who lived and worked in the U.S. for 26 years died after being held at a California immigration detention facility for more than a month, and his…
Brain-infecting ‘raccoon roundworm’ parasite found in dog in San Fernando Valley
A healthy dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to be infected with a parasite commonly found in L.A. County raccoons, according to public health officials. During a routine…
Fifth person arrested in murders connected to cult-like Inland Empire group
A 44-year-old man was arrested in Tennessee this week in connection with the killing of a missing member of a “cult-like” religious group in the Inland Empire, authorities said. Ramon…
Newsletter: Jan 17, 2026
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ICE ‘wrongfully detained’ L.A. County D.A.’s office employee, Hochman says
A Los Angeles County district attorney’s office employee was “wrongfully detained” by federal immigration agents on Friday, according to an internal e-mail obtained by The Times. L.A. County Dist. Atty.…
Leonard Jacoby, pioneer of legal ads on billboards and TV, dies at 83
Leonard Jacoby, half of a law firm duo that pioneered advertising for lawyers and revolutionized their industry, died at 83. He died Monday in New York from complications of cardiac…
Uber, often sued over car crashes, pushes for law to limit lawyer fees
The long-simmering fight between some of L.A.’s best-known billboard attorneys and Uber, one of their most frequent targets, is poised to spill out of the courtroom and onto the November…
Immigration sweep rattles L.A.’s Fashion District, deepening fears and slumping sales
In the Fashion District on Friday morning, workers hoisted up the metal grates protecting storefronts, strung up canopies and set up racks of clothing and signs advertising sales for $1…
Trump pardons convicted California fraudster he freed for other crime
President Trump this week pardoned a San Diego-area woman whose sentence he commuted during his first term but who shortly wound up back in prison for a different scheme. In…
Federal judge bars LAPD use of some ‘less-lethal’ weapons at protests
A federal judge banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some so-called less-lethal launchers at protests, after finding that the department violated previous court restrictions by using such projectile…