L.A. mother arrested in drowning of 7-year-old daughter
A Van Nuys woman was arrested Friday evening after her 7-year-old daughter was found drowned in a bathtub, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife’s death
Matthew Okula is looking to raise awareness of a rare birthing complication, amniotic fluid embolism, that caused the death of his wife: nursing influencer Hailey Marie Okula.
Scientists say they ‘de-extincted’ dire wolves. Experts at La Brea Tar Pits are skeptical
Colossal Biosciences, the company that made headlines years back for claims they wanted to revive the woolly mammoth, say they successfully “de-extincted” the dire wolf. Local experts are not so sure.
Former LAPD officer pleads guilty to murder in DUI crash that killed 3
Edgar Verduzco, a former LAPD officer accused of slamming into another vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol, pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of murder.
L.A. hair mogul’s wife guilty of murder in deadly love triangle
The wife of celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementelli has been convicted of arranging his 2017 murder. Prosecutors said Monica Sementelli directed her lover to kill him.
Measure ULA is reducing apartment development in the city of L.A, report says
A report from researchers at UCLA and the think tank Rand found that Measure ULA, a Los Angeles tax on property sales, is reducing apartment construction by nearly 2,000 units annually and in the process likely worsening the city’s affordability crisis.
A rare, giant starfish could hold the key to restoring kelp forests on the California coast
Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the coast, researchers say.
New revelations after Jillian Lauren, wife of Weezer bassist, accused of shooting at LAPD
Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police say she fired at officers during a search for a hit-and-run suspect.
Steve Soboroff bows out as L.A. fire recovery czar, with some parting shots
Steve Soboroff, Mayor Karen Bass’ handpicked Palisades fire recovery czar, said this week that he had been effectively shut out of official efforts.
‘I’m going to resist’: Protesters who seized state-owned homes five years ago prepare for eviction battle
Los Angeles County Superior Court judges in recent weeks have ordered three activists who seized vacant, publicly owned homes in 2020 to leave. Some plan to keep resisting eviction.