Author of LAFD Palisades fire report declined to endorse final version, called it ‘highly unprofessional’
The author of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire declined to endorse it because of substantial deletions that altered his findings, calling the edited version…
California farmer Mike Abatti arrested on suspicion of murdering wife
A prominent California farmer was arrested Tuesday in the Imperial Valley on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife, who was found mortally wounded in November in Arizona. Michael Abatti, 63,…
Suspected drunk driver charged with murder in death of high school tennis star
An allegedly intoxicated driver who hit and killed high school tennis star Braun Levi in Manhattan Beach was charged with murder Tuesday, authorities said. Jenia Resha Belt, 33, of Los…
Appeals court affirms federal judge’s order to build housing on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus
The U.S. 9th Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court order requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build more than 2,500 units of housing on its West…
State launches catch-all website linking to fire recovery rebuilding resources
In an attempt to help residents who are at the early stages of rebuilding after the Eaton and Palisades fires, the state launched a new website Tuesday that links to…
Tennis icon Venus Williams weds actor, model partner in Florida
Tennis legend Venus Williams wed Danish model and actor Andrea Preti over the weekend in Florida, the new bride announced in a shared post. An Instagram post from Vogue Magazine’s…
After necklace with daughter’s ashes is stolen, L.A. mom makes plea to thieves
A 75-year-old woman in East L.A. thought she was helping out a stranger. Instead, her family says, thieves drove off with a gold necklace that was priceless to her because…
Betty Reid Soskin, ‘trailblazing’ oldest national park ranger, dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national prominence as the National Park Service’s oldest ranger and shared her experiences of racial segregation working on the World War II home front,…
Aetna to cover IVF treatments for same-sex couples
Like many young girls, Mara Berton and June Higginbotham knew from an early age they wanted families and to become mothers. But as lesbians, they were excluded from accessing the…
Missing California 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard found dead, grandmother says
Melodee Buzzard, the 9-year-old whose disappearance was reported by Santa Barbara County educators in October, has been found dead, a relative confirmed to The Times on Tuesday. Melodee vanished during…