Olympic snowboarder ordered killing of drug witness, feds charge
A former Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization has been charged with ordering the murder of a witness against him earlier this year,…
Mistrial in case of ex-Whittier cop charged for shooting unarmed man
A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in a case against a former Whittier detective accused of multiple counts of assault. Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on charges…
FBI intercepts communications of Newsom administration officials, California political players
SACRAMENTO — Current and former members of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration were among the dozens of Sacramento insiders who received FBI letters in recent days notifying them that their phone…
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governor
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of California, arguing that he is not beholden to special interests and can take on corporations…
Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the Education Department
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday accelerated the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education with a plan to transfer key, legally required functions to other agencies, including oversight…
California man had weapons, tactical gear and patches from multiple police agencies, officials say
A Sacramento man arrested on weapons charges was also found in possession of various law enforcement patches and tactical gear, raising concerns among authorities that he could have been impersonating…
New LAFD chief slams media ‘smear’ of firefighters who battled Palisades fire
On his second day as chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Jaime Moore criticized what he called media efforts to “smear” firefighters who responded to the worst wildfire in…
4 California wolves were eliminated, but there’s a new pack in town
California wildlife officials have confirmed there’s a new wolf pack in the northern part of the state, as the population of the endangered canids — and the number of livestock…
Man shoots estranged wife’s family in Baldwin Park in murder-suicide, authorities say
A man opened fire inside the Baldwin Park home of his estranged wife’s family — killing two people and critically wounding a 10-year-old girl — before fleeing to Anaheim and…
Parents of high school tennis star Braun Levi sue alleged drunk driver
The car came careening down Sepulveda Boulevard, collided into Braun Levi and sent the Loyola High School tennis star flying through the air before he slammed into the asphalt. Levi…