Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Surrenders to Feds on Bank Fraud Case

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter surrendered to federal authorities and appeared in a downtown courtroom Friday — one day after being charged with federal bank fraud for allegedly bilking more than $16 million from the Dodger slugger’s bank account to cover what prosecutors called the interpreter’s “insatiable appetite” for illegal sports betting. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was […]

Mayor Bass Announced Resources for Workers Impacted by 99 Cents Store Closures

The city of Los Angeles will provide resources over the coming weeks to workers impacted by the closure of 99 Cents Only Stores, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. “I am directing city departments to help make resources and support available to workers who will be impacted by these closures in the coming weeks,” Bass said […]

29-Year-Old Man Arrested for Venice Canals Assaults

A 29-year-old man was behind bars Friday in connection with a pair of assaults of women near the Venice Canals. Anthony Jones was arrested Thursday night in San Diego in connection with the attacks that occurred the night of April 6, police said. Police also said there was a sexual element to the attacks, although […]

Man Gets 40 to Life for Fatally Shooting 6-Year-Boy on Costa Mesa Freeway

A man who opened fire at a car during a road-rage confrontation on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was strapped in a child seat as his mother drove him to kindergarten in Yorba Linda, was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in prison. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, of Costa […]

LA Council to Provide Aid to Residents Displaced by 2021 Fireworks Explosion

The City Council Friday provided more funding for services to assist displaced residents impacted by the Los Angeles Police Department’s botched fireworks-detonation operation in South L.A. almost three years ago. In a 12-0 vote, council members approved a motion introduced by Councilman Curren Price, who represents the 9th District, and seconded by Councilman Bob Blumenfield […]

Video of Probation Officers Standing By as Teen is Beaten at Juvenile Hall

Several Los Angeles County probation officers stood idly by while a series of youth detainees at a Downey facility attacked a 17-year-old fellow detainee, punching and kicking the teen in what appear to be coordinated assaults, according to video obtained and published Friday by the Los Angeles Times. The surveillance video from inside the Los […]

Bicyclist Killed in Wilmington Hit-and-Run

Authorities Friday identified a bicyclist who was hilled in a hit-and-run in Wilmington. Officers sent to Wilmington Boulevard and G Street about 8:45 p.m. Thursday found the man lying on the street near his bicycle, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Junior Valle, 28, of Wilmington died at the scene. The motorist fled and was […]

Jon Chu, Billie Jean King to Receive Honorary Degrees from USC

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu, National Endowment for the Arts chair Maria Rosario Jackson, tennis legend Billie Jean King; and National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt will all receive honorary degrees at USC’s 141st commencement ceremony in May, the university announced Friday. Chu will also be the commencement speaker. The honorary degrees will be presented […]

Clark, Edey to Accept Wooden Awards at LA Athletic Club

Caitlin Clark and Zach Edey will accept their second consecutive Wooden Awards as college basketball’s most outstanding women’s and men’s players for the second consecutive year Friday evening at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Clark led NCAA Division I players in scoring, averaging 31.6 points, and assists, 8.9 per game, the first player to finish […]

Judge OKs Trial Over Shooting of Man in Montecito Heights Driveway

Although a Los Angeles police officer contends that he shot a 22-year-old man in self-defense when he and his partner responded to a 2018 assault with a deadly weapon call and found two people sleeping on a driveway in Montecito Heights, a judge has ordered that a lawsuit filed by the decedent’s parents can go […]

Repeat DUI Driver Gets 15 to Life for Collision that Killed Pregnant Woman

A Garden Grove woman was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for running down a 23-year-old pregnant woman in Anaheim. Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, 44, pleaded guilty Feb. 6 to second-degree murder and a felony count of driving under the influence of a drug causing injury, along with misdemeanor counts of driving on […]