Public Lottery for Seats at Menendez Brothers Hearing

Members of the public may participate in a lottery Monday morning to possibly obtain a seat in the Van Nuys courtroom for a status conference involving the Menendez brothers, it was announced Thursday. Erik and Lyle Menendez are not expected to attend the hearing. Last month, current District Attorney George Gascón requested that a judge […]

Mark Ridley-Thomas Asks Court to Reverse Convictions

A federal appellate panel heard arguments Thursday but made no ruling in former Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas’ bid to overturn his fraud and bribery convictions for scheming to obtain benefits for his son from a USC social work dean. In arguments before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, a lawyer […]

Phillips 66 Indicted on Six Charges for Illegal Wastewater Discharge into LA Sewer System

Texas-based Phillips 66 was indicted on six federal charges for allegedly dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system, prosecutors announced Thursday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the indictment charges Phillips 66 with two counts of negligently violating the Clean Water Act […]

Santa Clarita Man Sentenced 8 Years for Stuffed Animal Drug Ring

A Santa Clarita man was sentenced Thursday to eight years behind bars for running a drug ring that sold cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and crack on darknet marketplaces and shipped the narcotics in vials hidden in stuffed animals. Jerrell Anderson, 34, pleaded guilty in June in downtown Los Angeles to one federal count each of conspiracy […]

Pedestrian Killed on 110 Freeway

A man was struck and killed while attempting to cross the Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles, authorities said Thursday. California Highway Patrol officers responded at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday to the southbound freeway and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, where they found the pedestrian in the HOV lane, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City […]

Porter Ranch Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Medicare Claims

A physician from Porter Ranch pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge arising from her false home health certifications and related fraudulent Medicare billings. Lilit Gagikovna Baltaian, 61, entered her plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of health care fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors said Baltaian operated two medical […]

Sparks Introduce New Coach

The Los Angeles Sparks will introduce former Utah coach Lynne Roberts Thursday as their third permanent coach since they last reached the WNBA playoffs in 2020. Roberts’ hiring to succeed Curt Miller was announced Tuesday. The Sparks announced on Sept. 24 they had “mutually agreed to part ways” with Miller, five days after completing his […]

Man Killed, Woman Injured in Redondo Beach Collision

A man was killed and a woman sustained minor injuries in a fiery car crash in Redondo Beach when the vehicle they were traveling in struck a light pole, authorities said Thursday. The single-vehicle crash was reported at 11:17 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Palos Verdes Boulevard and South Catalina Avenue. After striking the […]

LAPD Releases Photos Alleged Hollywood Shooter

Authorities Thursday released photos of a man wanted for allegedly shooting a woman in Hollywood in October. Officers were sent to Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue about 12:15 p.m. Oct. 15 on a report of a shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “Upon arrival, officers located a woman who had been shot,” police […]

Long Beach Man Pleads No Contest in 11-Month-Old Son’s Death

A Los Angeles man has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in connection with his 11-month-old son’s death in a Long Beach motel room. Jeremy Wade, now 26, was immediately sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in state prison, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The case stems from the Feb. […]

$60M Settlement Reached in Suit Over DWP Natural Gas Leak

More than 1,200 plaintiffs in Sun Valley and Pacoima will share in a nearly $60 million settlement to cover their claims the residents were exposed to a gas leak at the Department of Water and Power’s Sun Valley Generating Station, the plaintiffs’ attorneys announced Thursday. The Los Angeles Superior Court suit was brought in February […]