Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who's serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, hope that a judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward.
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After losing their home in the Eaton Fire, Morgan Soloway and Kenny Rotter married inside their partially rebuilt Altadena house.
Another heat wave moves into Southern California this week, bringing an Extreme Heat Watch and triple-digit heat to many areas.
Neighbors and business owners on a downtown Los Angeles block say they're living with a dangerous cycle of fires at vacant buildings.
Pasadena small businesses are struggling through the summer heat after thieves stole copper from rooftop A/C units, leaving them without air conditioning.
Deputies received a 911 call regarding a dog attack in Lancaster. Upon arrival, they saw a pit bull "actively and viciously" attacking a man who was lying in the front yard of a home.
Pasadena small businesses are struggling through the summer heat after thieves stole copper from rooftop A/C units, leaving them without air conditioning.
A 72-year-old woman who was seriously hurt after being struck by a teen on an e-motorcycle is speaking out, sharing details of her monthslong recovery and urging greater safety and accountability.
The preliminary hearing for singer D4vd, who is facing several charges in the death of a teenage girl, is set to take place over the course of several days this week.
The Trump administration is slapping an additional 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods imported into the U.S.
The South Coast AQMD says it received more than 900 complaints last week about the foul stench coming from the fire-damaged Boyle Heights warehouse.
More than 500 hospitals nationwide, including 23 in Southern California, have been warned for failing to comply with federal hospital price transparency rules, according to Hospital Watch.
The suit claims the deputy threatened minors at gunpoint after a car alarm went off in Compton, and claims the deputy is part of a deputy gang known for using excessive force.
E-bike injuries are increasing across California, according to a new study. Injured riders are often 14 or younger.
A Mexican American father said he was floored when a United Airlines customer service representative threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on him at SFO.
An injured bald eagle that was rescued in Big Bear after getting into a fight with two other eagles is believed to be Jackie, one half of the region's beloved bald eagle couple.
The judge sentenced El Mayo to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The grieving mother made the heart-breaking decision to take her 4-year-old son off life support.
A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks.
Mayor John Heilman estimated that between 150 and 200 vehicles were damaged or destroyed in flooded garages.
The California attorney general has again sued the Trump administration over continued approvals that have allowed an offshore oil operation to restart along Santa Barbara County's coast.
After declining for weeks, gas prices are rising again.
The Trump Justice Department alleges UC San Diego's medical school illegally used race in admissions, discriminating against white and Asian applicants.
Found weak and disheveled along the shoreline, the raptor believed to be nest cam star Jackie is receiving care while experts investigate what caused its decline.
David Anthony Rodriguez, 45, admitted to submitting a false search warrant application to obtain information on a private client's estranged husband during her contentious divorce proceedings.
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Federal health officials have been investigating five different clusters of cyclosporiasis cases since the start of parasite season in May, the FDA said on Monday.
A small business owner in Corona is seeking the public’s help in identifying the thieves who broke into his card shop over the weekend. Surveillance footage captured a pair of burglars breaking into Corona Cards & Collectibles early Saturday and taking off with trading cards. The break-in occurre...
July 20, 2026 Contact: media@ph.lacounty.gov (626) 430-5360 Heat Advisory: High Temperatures Expected Across Parts of Los Angeles County The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges residents to take steps to stay cool and hydrated as high daytime temperatures and unusually warm overn...
( ZekaG / Getty Images) In one big way, Gov. Gavin Newsom is tougher on public employee unions than his Republican counterpart in Texas: Making state workers show up in the office. After facing strong opposition from workers, it took Texas Gov. Greg Abbott three months to reverse his 2025 ban on ...
Family and friends remembered the 19-year-old man as a devoted son and brother and a gifted baseball player.
An ex-L.A. County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced on Monday to 12 months in federal prison for submitting a false search warrant application to a state court judge, falsely claiming he needed tracking information for a robbery suspect’s cell phone when it was actually for a private client’s estran...
Roughly 100 rescues were completed in a single day in Newport Beach as the coast deals with high surf, according to lifeguards. Lifeguards responded to calls of swimmers caught in rip currents and being pushed into rocks and jetties, resulting in 100 rescues on Sunday alone, according to Newport ...
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If convicted, the father and son pair from Siskiyou County face a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine in the kidnapping of the federal employees.
City pulls challenge, opens door for back-up buyer on Ocea...
A man with a history of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity set off an "incendiary device" outside a federal building in Manhattan, officials said.
As a Dr. Pepper lover, I knew I had to try Chicken Charlie's — not new — but strange creation: Pickle Dr. Pepper. (Joshua Letona / LAist) Picture a gigantic, greasy, fried tiramisu. Layers of cream, espresso and lady fingers are deep fried in a thick, sweet batter before being sprinkled with coco...
Despite a false positive sample of lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, the FDA says it is still looking at produce from the company as the source of the current oubreak.
Glendale freeway kitten rescued by...
Federal authorities have released new details and audio from a dramatic hostage standoff involving the alleged kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service employees near Gumboot Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
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