Arraignment Set in Ex-`General Hospital’ Actor Johnny Wactor’s Killing

Arraignment is scheduled Thursday for two men who are charged with murder and other counts stemming from the shooting death of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor as he walked toward his parked car in downtown Los Angeles in May. The alleged gunman, Robert Isaiah Barceleau, 18, of Huntington Park, is charged with murder and […]

Target, Facing Lawsuit, Say Its Worker Initially Thought Stabber Was a Thief

The guest safety firm whose security guard shot to death a man who stabbed a boy and a woman in a downtown shopping center in 2022 has agreed to pay $500,000 to the plaintiffs to settle that part of the case. The stabbings occurred Nov. 15, 2022, at the Target store within the FIGat7th shopping […]

Intense Fire at Vacant Vermont- Slauson Tire Store Contained

A suspicious rubbish fire became a greater alarm fire at a vacant tire store in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood and eventually extended to an outside tire storage unit was finally contained by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters Thursday. The fire was reported at 3:28 a.m. and fire crews responded to 6901 S. Vermont Ave. near 69th […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises for Fifth Time in Six Days

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday for the fifth time in six days, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.578, one day after rising six-tenths of a cent. The average price has risen 2.3 cents over the past six days, according to figures from the […]

Man Arrested After Shooting in Long Beach

A man is in custody Thursday after police say he shot at a woman in Long Beach. Officers from the Long Beach Police Department were called to 5800 block of Falcon Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday regarding a possible attempted shooting and when they arrived, the victim told officers the suspect walked out of a […]

Jury Set to Begin Hearing Case of Man Charged in Killing in Furniture Store

A jury is set Thursday to begin hearing the case against a homeless man charged with fatally stabbing a female UCLA grad student inside a Hancock Park furniture store just over 2 1/2 years ago. Shawn Laval Smith, now 34, is charged with murdering Brianna Kupfer, 24, who was attacked Jan. 13, 2022, while working […]

Antelope Valley Man to Face Sentencing for Illegally Importing Antiquity

A Palmdale man faces sentencing Thursday for illegally importing a 2,000-pound ancient mosaic depicting the Roman god Hercules dating from the era of the Roman Empire by using fraudulent documents in hopes of avoiding import duties. Yassin Alcharihi, 57, was convicted by a jury in June 2023 of one federal count of entry of falsely […]

Mural Unveiling, Art Opening and Play Premiere Planned for Gloria Molina Day

A mural unveiling, an art exhibit opening and the premiere of a tribute play are all on tap in Boyle Heights Thursday as the city marks Gloria Molina Day — honoring the late L.A. County supervisor, City Council and Assembly member who was the first Latina to serve on each of those bodies. Thursday evening’s […]

Man Accused of Giving Fatal Fentanyl Dose to Girl to be Arraigned

A 23-year-old man accused of giving a fatal dose of fentanyl to his then-17-year-old girlfriend in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Desert Hot Springs two years ago is set to make an initial court appearance Thursday. Michael Garcia is expected to be charged with child endangerment and drug-related counts during an arraignment Thursday […]

Suspects Accused of Firearm Violations, Child Endangerment to Appear in Court

Two men in custody on suspicion of weapons violations and child endangerment following reports of gunfire in Coachella are scheduled to appear at arraignments Thursday. Mecca resident Frank Molina, 38, and Coachella resident Bernardo Moreno, 46, were each arrested at 11:55 p.m. on June 30 and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center overnight on […]

One Year Ago Today (August 29, 2023)…Jury Begins Hearing Case of Hollywood Therapist’s Killing

One Year Ago Today (August 29, 2023)…A prosecutor told jurors that a Hollywood marriage and sex therapist was thrown off the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home by a former boyfriend who was obsessed” with her, while one of the man’s attorneys said his client broke into the woman’s house that night with only […]