Hate crimes in L.A. County ‘continue at record levels,’ report finds
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County remained near record-high levels in 2024, despite slight decreases in several types of violent incidents, according to a report released Thursday. The findings from…
Trump administration adopts plan to pump more water in California
Acting on an order from President Trump, the federal government on Thursday announced plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a unilateral…
Federal investigation of Democratic consultants in Sacramento nets guilty plea
SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento lobbyist and former high-level staff member in the California Legislature on Thursday accepted a plea agreement tied to a criminal case that includes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
‘Kissing Club’ at private L.A. school leads to bullying and sexual assault, lawsuit claims
The parents of an 8-year-old girl are suing a Los Angeles-area private school for allegedly failing to take action against a “Kissing Club” that was started by older students who…
Issa to run in California rather than move to Texas
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced Thursday that he would run for reelection next year in his San Diego area district instead of moving to Texas to run in friendly GOP…
L.A. hip-hop influencer lured rape victims to vacant Pacific Palisades home, police say
A hip hop artist and social media influencer accused of rape lured his victims to a vacant Pacific Palisades home damaged in January’s fires where he was pretending to live,…
ShakeAlert sends false alarm about magnitude 5.9 earthquake
The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev.,…
Camp Pendleton Marine dies in training mishap with tactical vehicle
A Camp Pendleton Marine died during training Wednesday. The Marine, who was assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, died in a tactical vehicle mishap that took place at around…
As Trump calls affordability a ‘con job,’ Democrats unveil an affordable housing plan
WASHINGTON — As the economy emerges as a likely defining issue in next year’s midterm elections, President Trump has wrestled with Americans’ rising cost of living, declaring himself the “affordability…
‘The Snake’ stretch of Mulholland Hwy. reopens after 6 years
For more than six years, adrenaline junkies have yearned for the moment that, once again, they can careen around the serpentine corners of a stretch of Mulholland Highway with the…