`Everything Everywhere’ Looks to Maintain Winning Streak at Spirit Awards

The time-bending adventure “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will try to continue its winning ways Saturday ahead of Oscar night as it carries a leading eight nominations into the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony, honoring independent films from the past year. The film, which has already claimed top honors from the Producers Guild of […]

Special Counsel: LASD Must Eliminate Deputy Gangs

At least a half dozen deputy gangs or cliques are currently active throughout the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and misbehavior by members has already cost taxpayers more than $55 million, according to a scathing report by the Civilian Oversight Commission. According to the special counsel’s 70-page report, which was released Friday, members of such […]

Man Indicted on Hate Crime, Firearms Charges in West LA Jewish Shootings

A 28-year-old man suspected of shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the Pico-Robertson district less than 24 hours apart is set to be arraigned March 9 in Los Angeles federal court following his indictment by a federal grand jury on hate crime and firearms charges. Jaime Tran, previously of Riverside, has been […]

Six Arrested During Overnight DUI Checkpoint in Commerce

Six motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving without a valid driver’s license during an overnight driver’s license/sobriety checkpoint in Commerce, authorities said Saturday. A motorist was also arrested on suspicion of driving with suspended or revoked license during the checkpoint at Telegraph Road and Carrier Avenue that began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended […]

Actor Tom Sizemore Dies at 61 After Brain Aneurysm

Actor Tom Sizemore was being remembered as extremely talented — and sometimes troubled — following his death 13 days after suffering a brain aneurysm. He was 61. Sizemore “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Friday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank with his brother Paul and 17-year-old twin sons Jayden and Jagger at […]

Man Arrested After Stabbing Six in Downtown Los Angeles

A 28-year-old man is in police custody Saturday after he allegedly stabbed six people during a late-night melee in downtown Los Angeles. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at approximately 2:13 a.m. where they learned that during a confrontation with two groups of people the suspect began stabbing multiple victims, an LAPD […]

`Pinocchio,’ `Top Gun’ Among USC Scripter Award Nominees

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and “Top Gun: Maverick” are among the film nominees that will compete Saturday for the 35th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors writers of adapted screenplays and the original works on which they are based. Also nominated are the writers of “Living,” “She Said” and “Women Talking.” For television, nominees […]

Seventeen Drivers Cited During Pomona Checkpoint

Seventeen out of 658 motorists screened were cited for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license or driving with a suspended or revoked license during a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint in Pomona Saturday. In addition to the 17 drivers cited, four vehicles were towed, according to the Pomona Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau. The operation […]

Florida Gov. DeSantis To Headline Orange County Republican Party Fundraiser

Orange County Republican leaders expressed excitement over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ planned visit to California Sunday to headline a local fundraiser across the street from Disneyland, six days after he signed a bill stripping the entertainment giant of its self-governance over the area encompassing its Florida properties. “The Republican Party of Orange County is incredibly […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will grow to $188 million. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in New York, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the […]

One Year Ago Today (March 4, 2022)…Felon Charged With Sexually Assaulting 85-Year-Old Fellow Nursing Home Patient

One Year Ago Today (March 4, 2022)…A convicted felon living at a Seal Beach nursing home was charged with sexually assaulting an 85-year-old fellow resident diagnosed with dementia. At about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, nurses at a skilled care nursing facility in Seal Beach responded to a female resident screaming, according to Kimberly Edds, the public […]