Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced reforms to the city’s controversial retirement program that pays veteran police officers and firefighters their salaries and pensions simultaneously for the last five years of their careers. Under the plan, Garcetti said pension payments would…
The latest investigation into Oscar winner Kevin Spacey under review by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office involves an allegation that he sexually battered a man in Malibu in October 2016. Prosecutors on Monday began reviewing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigation into Spacey involving…
Former Adelanto City Manager Gabriel Elliott filed a claim against the city on Friday alleging whistleblower retaliation for pushing back on alleged illegal activities committed by Mayor Rich Kerr and now interim City Manager Jessie Flores. Elliott, 58, of Rancho Cucamonga served less than a year as city manager before he was fired last month….
A driver who killed a La Habra man while driving drunk in a rented U-Haul truck on the wrong side of the roadway was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison. A jury last year convicted Dustin David Lish, 26, of second-degree murder for the November 2011 head-on crash that killed 20-year-old Joseph…
Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, whose campus visits often draw protests, plans a return visit to UC Irvine in October. UCI’s College Republicans announced on Friday they will be hosting the controversial speaker after he was dropped a day earlier from an upcoming political convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Yiannopoulos was booted from Politicon,…
Robin Leach, the veteran television host who titillated viewers with the rarefied perks of celebrity through “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” has died. He was 76. The famed celebrity reporter died at 1:50 a.m. Friday after suffering a stroke on Monday while in hospice care in Las Vegas, his…
A burly bearded dude rolls into a neighborhood park wearing a black tank top with a Stars and Stripes map of the United States and the declaration, “Back To Back World War Champs.” The intent is patriotic. But let’s agree that veterans in several other countries would politely disagree. Lori Markell, of Lake Forest, Dave…
It’s a heartwarming chapter for Honey Bear followers who have been tracking her story all year – ever since she first landed at the Seal Beach Animal Care shelter in January. The 140-pound St. Bernard – so big she risked never finding a taker – finally has moved into her forever home. Sunset Beach resident Rob Driscoll…
The nightmare began shortly after the couple awoke at their home in Sichuan, a China province better known for giant pandas than crime mysteries. It was there, on July 17, that they received a shocking photo showing their only child, 28-year-old Rouchen “Tony” Liao of Santa Ana, tied up and in obvious distress. That was followed by…
This summer’s relentless California wildfires have claimed at least a dozen lives and destroyed more than 1,200 homes. But along with the loss of life and property, the blazes have also taken a tremendous toll on taxpayers and the state’s huge tourism industry. In less than two months, California…
