Menendez Brothers’ Parole Hearing Scheduled for June 13

A bid for parole by Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have served about 35 years behind bars for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, was expedited this week following a judge’s decision to reduce their sentence, with a parole hearing now set for the brothers in mid-June. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge […]

Over 134K LACo Residents Receive Notice for Incoming Medical Debt Relief

More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents will begin receiving notices next week by mail as part of the first wave of medical debt relief under a program launched last year, it was announced Thursday. Residents will receive a notice from L.A. County and national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, informing recipients that their medical debt […]

Port of Long Beach Report 15% Cargo Volume Increase in April; Anticipate Drop from Tariffs in May

Officials with the Port of Long Beach Thursday touted strong cargo volume in April, which experienced a 15.6% increase compared to the same month in 2024, and warned of an anticipated 10% drop in May as result tariffs. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 867,493 twenty-foot equivalent units in April. Cargo volume last month surpassed a […]

Huntington Beach Police Arrest Four Men for Alleged Murder

Four men were behind bars Thursday on suspicion of killing an Anaheim man in Huntington Beach in September. Huntington Beach residents Arnaldo Malaca, 33, Michael Cardoso, 29, Roberto Lopez, 25, and Jesus Torres-Martinez, 22, were booked Wednesday on suspicion of murder, police said. They are accused of killing 29-year-old Rozzalle Hellens about 2 a.m. near […]

Judge Declines Restraining Order Stopping LA Zoo Elephants Transfer

A judge Thursday declined a Los Angeles resident’s request for a restraining order that would have put a temporary stop on a bid by the Los Angeles Zoo to transfer aging elephants Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo, where local zoo officials say the animals would have more room to roam. Los Angeles Superior […]

Change-of-Plea Hearing Postponed for Compton Woman Accused of Trafficking

A change-of-plea hearing scheduled for Thursday has been postponed until June 9 for a Compton woman charged with having kidnapped two teenagers and forcing them to engage in sexual activity for money. Daisy Pollard-Gilliam, 42, has agreed to plead guilty in downtown Los Angeles to two counts of enticement of a minor to engage in […]

Coroner ID’s Army Vet, Mother as One Victim Discovered at Homeless Camp

An investigation was underway Thursday after two people were found dead at a homeless encampment in the Westlake District, including a woman whose body had been partially mauled by dogs. The Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner identified the woman as 46-year-old Lucrecia Macias Barajas, who died Monday. CBS 2 reported Barajas was an […]

Selena Gomez, Gaga Among Leading Nominees for Kid’s Choice Awards

Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar each scored a leading four nominations each for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, while Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson and Jelly Roll collected three apiece. Gomez, Grande and Gaga were all nominated for favorite female artist, along with Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Katy Perry, SZA and Taylor […]

PETA Offers $5K to Tipster Leading to Arrest of LB Puppy Abuser

A tipster will be getting a $5,000 reward from PETA for providing information that helped lead to the arrest of a man authorities say was caught on video slamming his puppy to the ground by her leash, kicking her as she lay motionless and then dragging her away in an attack in Long Beach, the […]

Ex-Con Charged with Murdering Man in Riverview Park

A 23-year-old convicted felon was charged Thursday with gunning down a 46-year-old man in Santa Ana’s Riverview Park in March. Jonathan Barreto was charged with murder and possession of a gun by a felon with a sentencing enhancement for fatal shooting of a gun. Barreto is accused of killing 46-year-old Humberto Espinoza of Santa Ana […]

Family Issues Public Appeal to Find Missing Orange Cannabis Entrepreneur

The family of a 24-year-old suburban Chicago man who was starting a cannabis business in Orange before vanishing nearly two years ago appealed to the public Thursday for help in finding him or his assistant, who also dropped out of sight. Nihar Mehta was last seen at his company’s warehouse at 1440 Taft Ave. West […]