Christmas Tree Lane will light up tonight, carrying on beloved tradition in fire-ravaged Altadena
Rising from the ashes, the Altadena Christmas Tree Lane Association’s Winter Festival is gearing up for a record crowd today as it celebrates its 105th anniversary of lighting a near…
Some say California prisons should have more single-cell units
If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of…
San Diego to pay $30 million to family of 16-year-old teen shot by police.
On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council will vote to approve a $30 million dollar settlement with the family of Konoa Wilson, a teen who was shot earlier this year…
Jo Ann Boyce, Clinton 12 member and civil rights trailblazer, dies
The night before she first walked into Clinton High School in 1956, Jo Ann Allen beamed over her outfit with the excitement of any teenager starting ninth grade. Her grandmother…
Pet owners find “grisly” scene inside San Marcos pet crematory. Owner arrested
Angel Paws Pet Cremation appeared to be a nondescript San Marcos business, where grieving clients brought in their dearly departed pets — until they stopped getting their calls returned, and…
4,000 gallons of oil, contaminated wastewater spill in Monterey County
More than 4,000 gallons of oil and contaminated wastewater spilled in southern Monterey County following a pipeline failure early Friday, according to state emergency filings. Private cleanup crews were dispatched…
L.A. City Council president moves to delay full Olympic wage boost
The fight over an effort to boost wages for Los Angeles tourism workers to coincide with the 2028 Olympics has taken a fresh twist, with the City Council president introducing…
A dying mother’s plan: Buy a gun. Rent a hotel room. Kill her son
I: A desperate choice Lai Hang had four months to live and no time to waste. On the day in 2015 when she heard her cancer prognosis, she filled out…
FEMA rejects meeting with Newsom during low-profile push for L.A. fire funding
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom kept a low profile as he swung through the nation’s capital this week, holding meetings with a handful of lawmakers Friday on Capitol Hill as…
Woman convicted of killing retired nurse to get cash for child’s cheerleading camp
A mother of two was convicted Thursday of the 2018 stabbing and killing of a retired nurse in what prosecutors said was a robbery attempt to pay for the assailant’s…