Lancaster man accused of killing wife in August extradited from Peru
A Lancaster man accused of killing his wife in August has been successfully extradited from Peru, where he’d fled with their three young sons. Jossimar Cabrera, 37, arrived at Los…
Three dead in Panorama City crash after driver speeds through red light
Three people were pronounced dead on the scene after a Plymouth minivan sped through a red light in Panorama City, crashing into a Ford Mustang and a Honda Civic on…
Federal gov’t should stop giving scarce water for free, report says
The water that flows down irrigation canals to some of the West’s biggest expanses of farmland comes courtesy of the federal government for a very low price — even, in…
A young musician was gunned down. Did childhood friends set her up?
Around 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday last month, two masked men approached a black Cadillac Escalade idling outside a Northridge apartment building. One held a shotgun, the other a handgun.…
Feds linked two Downey men to Sinaloa cartel. One of them is missing
Two men linked to a Downey residence that authorities say was a smuggling hub for Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel faced sentencing this year before a federal judge. One appeared last…
L.A. City Councilman John Lee violated gift laws on lavish Vegas jaunt, judge says
Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee repeatedly violated the city’s gift laws in 2016 and 2017, accepting freebies during a lavish trip to Las Vegas and at multiple restaurants in…
Norovirus ‘vomiting bug’ rising in California. Here comes a new strain
The dreaded norovirus — the “vomiting bug” that often causes stomach flu symptoms — is climbing again in California, and doctors warn that a new subvariant could make even more…
What RFK Jr.’s hep B vaccine rollback means for California
For most American infants, the hepatitis B shot comes just before their first bath, in the blur of pokes, prods and pictures that attend a 21st century hospital delivery. But…
Surfer injured in shark attack off Sonoma County coast
Frigid ocean water in Sonoma County wasn’t the only thing sending a chill down the spine of a surfer riding the waves on Friday. The surfer was paddling in the…
Council gives modest boost to LAPD hiring, amid tensions with mayor
Months of tension between Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and members of the City Council burst into public view Friday when the council rebuffed the mayor’s request to significantly increase…