Trump Calls Adam Schiff an “Scam Artist, Accuses Senator of Mortgage Fraud

President Donald Trump Tuesday accused California Sen. Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud by lying about his primary residence — a claim the Democratic lawmaker strongly denies. In a Truth Social post, Trump dubbed Schiff — a longtime critic of the president — a “scam artist” who obtained a mortgage for a home in Maryland more […]

Feds Release 2K CA National Guard Troops from LA Deployment

Half of the California National Guard troops that were federalized and deployed to Los Angeles in response to unrest sparked by immigration-enforcement raids in the area will be returned to their normal duties, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. In June, President Donald Trump ordered that 2,000 California National Guard troops be brought under federal control and […]

AppleTV Dominated Major Emmy Categories with 27’ Severance,’ 24 ‘The Studio’ Nods

“Severance,” “The Penguin” “The Studio” and “The White Lotus” garnered the most nominations Tuesday as nods for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. “Severance, ” an Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller, took in a leading 27 nominations, including a nod for outstanding drama series, while “The Penguin,” HBO’s take on the Batman villain, picked […]

Funeral Arrangements for CHP Officer Who Died While Transporting Suspect for Wednesday

A funeral service will be held Wednesday for a California Highway Patrol officer who suffered a medical emergency and crashed the SUV he was driving in Culver City while he and his partner were taking a DUI and drug possession suspect to jail. Officer Miguel Cano, 34, was driving the patrol SUV around 12:30 a.m. […]

Feds’ Attorneys File Multiple Stay Orders to Continue ICE Raids in LA

The Trump administration has filed court papers seeking a stay of a Los Angeles federal judge’s orders barring federal agents from detain people without reasonable suspicion beyond their race, ethnicity or occupation. Attorneys for the federal government on Sunday filed a formal notice of appeal, announcing its intention to challenge the Friday ruling by U.S. […]

Detectives Investigate `American Idol’ Music Supervisor Found Dead at Encino Home

Homicide detectives Tuesday were investigating the shooting deaths of a married couple — including a music supervisor for “American Idol” — inside a posh Encino home. The bodies were found at about 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 4700 block of White Oak Place during a welfare check, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Both […]

LA County Approves $14M Settlement for Man’s Wrongful Murder Conviction

Without discussion the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by a man who spent more than two decades behind bars following his wrongful conviction for a gang member’s killing in Paramount. Alexander Torres — who was found guilty in 2001 of second-degree murder — was […]

Medical Examiner ID’s Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run

A 32-year-old bicyclist who was fatally struck in a hit-and-run collision in South Los Angeles was identified Tuesday. The collision occurred around 10:10 p.m. July 1, when a black Tesla Model X, traveling at a high rate of speed, struck the bicyclist while heading east on 67th Street from Flower Street, according to the Los […]

Man Accused of Torrance Mall Shooting, Fleeing to Philippines Charged with Attempted Murder

A man accused of spraying a woman’s vehicle with bullets at a Torrance shopping mall parking lot, then fleeing to the Philippines, was behind bars in Los Angeles Tuesday and facing an attempted murder charge. John Paul Christman, 47, is also charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle and eight counts of shooting from a […]

Pedestrian Killed in 110 Freeway Crash

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed on the Harbor (110) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 4:50 a.m. Tuesday to the northbound side of the freeway near the Exposition Boulevard exit, where they learned a man attempted to run across the freeway and was struck […]

Guatemalan Festival in LA Postponed Due to ICE, Feds Activity

Organizers of the annual Festival Chapín Los Angeles announced Tuesday they have postponed the event due to concerns over recent federal immigration enforcement activity in the region. Hosted by Chapín Summer Festival Inc., a California-based nonprofit, the event celebrates Guatemalan culture through music, food, art and traditional dance. The ninth edition of the two-day festival, […]