LOS ANGELES — Members of two alleged Los Angeles County crime rings are facing charges of using the Darknet to sell methamphetamine and other drugs nationwide, including shipment of a heroin-filled stuffed animal that led to a fatal overdose in Tennessee, federal prosecutors announced Monday. In a nine-count indictment returned last week in Los Angeles…
On Monday morning, attorney Michael Avenatti surfaced on Twitter promising to uncover a blockbuster scandal involving Nike and some of the biggest names in college basketball. Less than an hour later, federal prosecutors in New York announced that Avenatti was under arrest for allegedly trying…
Placentia is considering five proposals from potential fire and emergency service providers and is expected to decide in the next few months whether to hire one of them or remain with the Orange County Fire Authority. The city gave notice to the authority last June that it might withdraw from the joint powers agency, in…
UC Irvine men’s basketball coach Russell Turner issued an apology Monday for referring to University of Oregon player Louis King as “Queen” during Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second-round game in San Jose. After Oregon’s 73-54 win Sunday night, Turner spoke about trying to get in King’s head by calling him “Queen,” but his comments met with…
The Aedes mosquitoes are here to stay, arriving in Southern California from Asia, Central America, Australia, and the southern states of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, arrived in Los Angeles County in 2011; Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, was recorded locally in 2014; and Aedes notoscriptus came in 2017….
Visitors to the Walker Canyon poppy fields in Lake Elsinore were free Monday to use streets and key freeway off-ramps closed over the weekend to control thousands of visitors to see the rare superbloom of spring flowers, heading to their natural end as temperatures warm. But enough people showed up by midday Monday for the…
The path out of homelessness could begin with a single phone call to the right person. Finding that person’s number, however, can be a challenge for someone on the street or in a shelter with few resources, little time for research and possible personal issues. That’s where the San Francisco-based…
As the college admissions scandal investigation widens, more parents are coming under scrutiny. Sources familiar with the investigation but not authorized to discuss it say several parents and their attorneys have been informed they are the subject of the federal inquiry. More than 750 parents…
Influential singer, songwriter and producer Scott Walker, whose hits with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s included “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” has died. He was 76. His record company, 4AD, announced his death on Monday. The company said he died Friday afternoon in London. Review: ‘Scott…
Of the many outrageous allegations revealed by federal prosecutors in the college cheating scandal, one stands out. Someone paid $6.5 million to get his or her children into elite schools. But the identity of that parent — and details about which schools were involved — remains a mystery nearly…
