‘Straight pride’ parade planned in Modesto
A group has applied for a permit to hold a “straight pride” parade in Modesto next month.
San Juan Capistrano man convicted of conspiring to act as undisclosed agent of Turkey
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — An Orange County man who is a business associate of former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury of secretly lobbying for Turkey. The jury in Alexandria, Virginia, deliberated three hours before finding Bijan Rafiekian, also known as Bijan Kian, 67, guilty of conspiring to…
Mayor Garcetti pushes out top DWP executive after FBI raids
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday sought to reassure the public in the wake of FBI raids at the Department of Water and Power headquarters, announcing that he had pushed out the agency’s top executive, David Wright, months ahead of his planned departure.
Ex-wife testifies against man accused of kidnapping, torturing and sexually mutilating marijuana dispensary owner from Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH – She helped cook poisoned hamburger meat and to set up surveillance cameras. Later, she funneled cash to her fugitive husband. On Tuesday, the ex-wife of a man accused of teaming up with two high school friends to kidnap, brutally torture and sexually mutilate a marijuana dispensary owner testified to the events leading…
Family members charged for Disneyland brawl that went viral
Three adults were charged with crimes on Tuesday for their suspected roles in a brawl early this month in Disneyland’s Toontown that went viral after a park-goer recorded and posted it to social media. Avery Desmond-Edwinn Robinson, 35, of Las Vegas is facing five felony charges and nine misdemeanors for attacking his girlfriend, sister and…
Heat advisory issued for San Fernando Valley as Southern California temps rise
LOS ANGELES — The second Southland heat wave of the summer will go into a second day Tuesday, when temperatures will exceed the century mark in some LA County communities, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for the San Fernando Valley, indicating an expectation of perilous conditions. The heat advisory, indicating…
Video showing kids smoking pot circulates on social media, prompting woman’s arrest
The woman is charged with three felony counts of using a minor to sell marijuana and three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment.
Dramatic FBI raids at L.A. City Hall and the DWP billing debacle that won’t go away
An overbilling scandal earlier this decade at the Department of Water and Power is now the subject of an FBI probe. Here’s what we know.
UCI Medical Center’s emergency department evacuated, closed after reports of smoke
UCI Medical Center’s emergency department was evacuated and about 75 patients moved to other parts of the hospital after smoke was reported early Tuesday morning, July 23. At about 2:10 a.m., smoke was noticed in the basement below the emergency department, said UCI Medical Center spokesman John Murray. Facility workers and firefighters determined the smoke…
Play Next: The next generation of audio listeners is sliding podcasts into your DMs
In this edition of the Play Next newsletter, we’re looking at what podcasts younger people are listening to and how they’re sharing them.