Prayer Vigil Planned for Cook’s Corner Shooting Victims

A prayer service will be held Friday evening in memory of the three people killed and others affected by the mass shooting at Cook’s Corner bar in Trabuco Canyon, while county officials identified the final two victims who were fatally shot. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, killed in the Wednesday night shooting were […]

LA City Council Seeks to Address Barriers to Hiring Lateral Transfers to LAPD

The Los Angeles City Council Friday has approved report seeking to address barriers to hiring lateral transfers from outside law enforcement agencies to the Los Angeles Police Department in an effort to increase the department’s rank-and-file of officers. The Council voted 12-2 — with councilwoman Monica Rodriguez absent from Friday’s meeting — to instruct the […]

Ex-USC Campus Gynecologist Pleads Not Guilty to Sex-Related Charges

A former longtime USC campus gynecologist pleaded not guilty Friday to sex-related charges involving 16 patients. The hearing for George Tyndall came two weeks after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler found sufficient evidence to require the 76-year-old defendant to stand trial on 18 felony counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious […]

Youth Rights Groups: L.A. County Foster Care is `Pipeline to Homelessness’

Los Angeles County and state agencies tasked with providing welfare and mental health services to older youth in foster care have created a “pipeline to homelessness” in violation of the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights, a federal lawsuit obtained Friday alleges. Youth advocacy organizations contend that state and local agencies have shown a “persistent failure to ensure […]

Man’s Conviction Upheld for 11-Year-Old Boy’s Killing in 1990

A state appeals court panel Friday upheld a man’s conviction for the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was abducted more than three decades ago while walking home from school in Inglewood. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense’s contention that there was insufficient evidence to support Edward Donell […]

December Sentencing Set for SFV Man in $345K COVID-19 Benefits Theft

A San Fernando Valley man has been scheduled sentencing Dec. 5 for fraudulently obtaining $345,108 in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans from a financial institution and the Small Business Administration. Artur Chanchikyan, 55, of Porter Ranch, pleaded guilty Thursday to one federal count of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Chanchikyan was the owner […]

LA City Council Approves Funding for Roadway Damage in Pacific Palisades

The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Friday calling for funds to address water seepage and roadway damage for Temescal Canyon Road, which was impacted by the heavy winter storms earlier this year. The council voted 13-0 to identify $800,000 to address the existing problems and fortify Temescal Canyon Road located Pacific Palisades in […]

Sentencing Due Monday for Ridley-Thomas in Corruption Case

Prosecutors on Monday are expected to urge a federal judge to sentence prominent Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas to six years behind bars for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university. “This was a shakedown,” prosecutors wrote in sentencing papers. “Not the […]

El Segundo To Play In Little League World Series U.S. Championship Game

The all-star team from El Segundo Friday will prepare for Saturday’s U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania where it will face the Needville (Texas) Little League all-star team in a rematch with the team that knocked El Segundo into the elimination bracket. El Segundo lost to Needville, 3-1, […]

Federal Probe Underway into LAPD Gang Enforcement Unit

A federal investigation was underway Friday into allegations that members of a Los Angeles Police Department gang unit failed to properly document traffic stops or activate their body-worn cameras as required. “The department’s expectations are that all traffic stops or detentions will be fully documented, and body-worn video devices will be used as required,” LAPD […]

`Small Fire’ at Pantages Theatre Prompts Performance Cancellations

A “small fire” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood prompted cancellations of last night’s and Friday evening’s performances of “Les Miserables,” theater officials said. Firefighters sent to the theater at 6233 Hollywood Blvd. shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday found smoke in an electrical room and a lesser amount of smoke in a backstage area, said […]