CHP officer pleads guilty to insurance fraud, sentenced to jail
He told his physician he couldn’t stand or sit without “significant pain,” authorities say. Household chores were anything but routine. California Highway Patrol Officer Jordan Roy Lester claimed a medical…
Christmas holiday travel could set records despite California storms
A daunting rainfall forecast isn’t expected to stop Californians or the rest of the U.S. from traveling in record numbers over the end-of-year holiday season. An estimated 122.4 million people…
With his Rob Reiner insults, Trump showed he’s literally an anti-Christ
Let the annals of this country show it was the murder of a Jewish couple on the first night of Hanukkah that showed how profoundly un-Christian Donald J. Trump is…
After Palisades failures, is LAFD prepared for the next major wildfire?
As the Palisades fire raged, then-Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley went on a television blitz, calling out city leadership for systematically underfunding her agency. The LAFD, she said,…
Powerball jackpot jumps to about $1.5 billion, the seventh highest in U.S. history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.5 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, the fifth largest in game history and the seventh highest among all lottery jackpots in the…
Brentwood is mourning the Reiners, but also having O.J. Simpson flashbacks
Sandwiched between Bel-Air and Santa Monica, the tony Los Angeles neigborhood of Brentwood has long been home to more than its fair share of industry captains, actors, directors, musicians, media…
‘Both sides botched it.’ Bass, in unguarded moment, rips responses to Palisades, Eaton fires
The setting looked almost cozy: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a podcast host seated inside her home in two comfy chairs, talking about President Trump, ICE raids, public schools…
Who’s running the LAPD? New chief’s style draws mixed reviews
When an LAPD captain stood up during a meeting this fall and asked Chief Jim McDonnell to explain the role of his most trusted deputy, Dominic Choi, other top brass…
How years of planning culminated in ‘baby boom’ of great apes at L.A. Zoo
Every morning while the great apes of the L.A. Zoo are sleeping, Tania Prebble goes around distributing their food, medicine and other essentials. She tosses carrots, celery and other fibrous…
These airports let you walk your loved ones right up to the gate
Some California airports are welcoming non-airline passengers through the security gate in an effort to return to a pre-9/11 era when departing or arriving travelers could spend more time with…