Did this celebrity developer perform his community service? Neighbors aren’t so sure
Mohamed Hadid agreed to do 200 hours of community service to end a criminal case over a Bel-Air building project. Neighbors doubt he followed through.
Parents of man shot to death by off-duty officer in Corona Costco to speak publicly Monday
The parents of the developmentally disabled man shot to death June 14 in the Costco in Corona will speak publicly for the first time about the incident on Monday, Aug. 26, their attorney said Friday. Russell and Paola French will discuss at a news conference in Corona the shooting, their recovery from their own injuries…
Cal State Fullerton man charged with murder in fatal stabbing could face death penalty
The Cal State Fullerton employee accused of stabbing his co-worker to death on campus this week was charged with murder on Friday morning, Aug. 23. He did not enter a plea; his arraignment was continued to Oct. 4. Chuyen Vo, 51, was charged with murder, including enhancements of personal use of a weapon and special…
West Nile mosquitoes found in West San Fernando Valley, La Mirada, Cerritos
LOS ANGELES — The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District said Friday it has confirmed seven additional mosquito samples positive for West Nile virus. This brings the total number of samples positive for the virus within the district’s service area to 13 this year, according to a statement. The new positive samples were collected…
College admissions scandal: USC dad hits school with subpoena to get admissions records
USC is asking a judge to quash a subpoena from a father accused of getting his daughter into the school through fraud and bribery.
Firefighters knock down Westminster apartment blaze
WESTMINSTER — Firefighters needed about 15 minutes to extinguish a fire at an apartment complex in Westminster, authorities said Friday morning. Crews responded to the Cinnamon Creek Apartments on the 15100 block of Brookhurst Street near Bolsa Avenue about 10:15 p.m. Thursday, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. With help from Fountain Valley and…
She faces deportation after shooting her husband. Now Gov. Newsom could pardon her
Gov. Gavin Newsom, in response to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants, is weighing pardons for Californians targeted for deportation.
Shady informant and prosecutor misconduct landed him in prison. Now he walks free
After 37 years in prison due to a shady jailhouse informant, this Long Beach man walks free
ICE shut down a hotline for detained immigrants after it was featured on ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shut down a real hotline for detained immigrants run by the California group Freedom for Immigrants less than two weeks after it was prominently featured on the show.
A ban on sales of flavored tobacco for e-cigarettes could be coming to L.A. County
Los Angeles County could soon become the nation’s largest jurisdiction to ban the sales of flavored tobacco — a move aimed at fighting what public health officials increasingly call an epidemic of e-cigarette use among teenagers.