Pest control firms to pay $3.15 million over illegal waste disposal
Hazardous pesticides — and sensitive data from customers who trusted a trio of pest control companies, including Orkin — allegedly wound up in the regular trash. Now the three companies…
Crews battle hazardous fire on cargo ship in San Pedro
A major emergency was declared at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday night as 186 firefighters worked to combat a massive and stubborn blaze involving hazardous materials on a…
Bay Area eatery closed after a TikTok exposed unsanitary practices
Earlier this week, a TikTok that captured someone throwing frozen ribs onto the ground behind a restaurant — next to dumpsters and cleaning supplies — went viral. The comment section…
False imprisonment charges dropped against Melodee Buzzard’s mom as search continues
A judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court has dismissed a felony false imprisonment charge against Ashlee Buzzard, the county district attorney said in a statement. Buzzard, 40, of Lompoc,…
She set up three surfers visiting Mexico to be robbed, investigators say. All were found dead in a well.
A Mexican woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in last year’s killing of two Australian brothers and an American friend during a surfing trip in…
One killed, cars crushed as Santa Ana winds knock down tree in L.A.
One person was killed by a falling tree in Winnetka on Friday afternoon as fearsome Santa Ana winds whipped through a weather-weary region. The large tree smashed two vehicles in…
Ex-LAPD officer staged police raid for crypto heist, prosecutor says
One night last December, six men met at a home in the Hollywood Hills to plot a kidnapping, prosecutors say. Their alleged target was a 17-year-old operator of a cryptocurrency…
L.A. firefighters propose hike in sales tax
Even before the Palisades fire had been extinguished, the city’s fire department budget had become a topic of great scrutiny. Some accused Mayor Karen Bass of reducing fire department operations…
Farmworkers sue Trump administration in California over threat to wages
The United Farm Workers, along with more than a dozen farmworkers, are suing the Trump administration in California over a new Labor Department rule they argue will “undercut and adversely…
Chadwick Boseman’s widow reveals actor’s creative philosophy
At the Walk of Fame ceremony honoring her late husband on Thursday in Hollywood, Chadwick Boseman’s widow shared the underpinnings of the actor’s creative success. Simone Ledward Boseman, who married…