Southern California shaman accused of multiple rapes, crimes against children
A shaman known as “Koyote the Blind” faces felony sex charges after being arrested last week, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
California’s new digital driver’s licenses to work in Apple, Google wallets
California has partnered with Apple and Google to make the digital version of its driver’s license work with the companies’ mobile wallet apps.
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Lake Elsinore, latest temblor to rattle Southern California
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Thursday morning in Lake Elsinore, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego.
A dealer known as ‘Ketamine Queen’ and 2 doctors among 5 charged in death of Matthew Perry
Federal authorities have filed drug charges against five individuals, including two medical doctors, in connection with the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry.
Death of Wonderful Company farmworker under scrutiny by Cal/OSHA
A farmworker was crushed to death Monday at a company orchard in Los Hills, prompting Cal/OSHA to open an investigation into the incident.
Kevin Hart accused of fabricating evidence in $12-million lawsuit by former friend
Kevin Hart is being accused by a former friend of submitting fabricated evidence to the L.A. County district attorney in the wake of his 2017 sex tape scandal.
A high school student’s paper on the Mexican repatriation could lead to a new statue in L.A.
California lawmakers are considering a bill to make a statue memorializing the Mexican repatriation of the 1930s, an operation that involved deporting about a million people.
Christopher Dorner gun found at Airbnb of alleged ‘crime tourists’ after Beverly Hills robbery of $1 million watch
Dorner’s gun was found at armed robbery suspects’ Airbnb in Los Angeles, the complaint says. Federal prosecutors are unsure how they got it.
Law is fuzzy when it comes to employer’s ability to search employee emails
An employee alleged L.A. City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto searched emails of staffers who had been vocal about problems at work. Would that be legal?
Poll: Harris and Walz build huge lead among likely California voters
Harris is helping the Democratic Party bring home young, Black and Latino voters in California to widen a big lead over Trump, the latest UC Berkeley-Times poll finds.