Man and myth, Part II: A return to Brotherhood Raceway, and Big Willie Robinson’s legacy
L.A. Times reporter Daniel Miller returns to the site of Big Willie Robinson’s storied track and grapples with the street racer’s complicated legacy.
Gov. Newsom grants pardon to Susan Burton, who assists women returning to society after prison
Susan Burton, a former inmate who now helps other women transition from prison to society, was granted a pardon Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Garden Grove police say 6 people have been stabbed, four are dead, at several scenes in the city and neighboring Santa Ana
A knife can been seen in the parking lot near a 7-Eleven on Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street in Santa Ana, where police took into custody a suspect in a double stabbing in Garden Grove earlier in the day on Wednesday. Aug. 7, 2019. (Photo by OnSceneTV) The suspect was arrested near a 7-Eleven on…
Prosecutor argues in trial Hossein Nayeri masterminded abduction of OC marijuana dispensary owner and carried out his torture and sexual mutilation
Hossein Nayeri masterminded the abduction of a Newport Beach marijuana dispensary owner and personally carried out the man’s torture and sexual mutilation, a prosecutor argued Wednesday, Aug. 7, during closing arguments in Nayeri’s criminal trial. Describing Nayeri’s alleged co-conspirators – former high school classmates Kyle Handley and Ryan Kevorkian – as “morons,” Senior Deputy District…
Social workers dismissed 2 years of abuse claims for slain Corona boy
In the two years before Noah McIntosh of Corona went missing and presumably died, Riverside County social workers investigated reports that the young boy had his hands zip-tied behind his back and was dunked in cold water and that he showed up to school without pants. Investigators found those reports unsubstantiated or inconclusive and kept…
Bail denied for Newport Beach millionaire found in Mexico 7 years after being charged with killing his wife
The Newport Beach millionaire fugitive who was captured over the weekend in Mexico after being charged with killing his wife was denied bail on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Peter Chadwick was on the lam for four years until Sunday when he was discovered and returned to the United States. The 55-year-old real estate investor is accused of…
CHP investigating after body found near 405 Freeway off-ramp in Westminster
An investigation was underway after a man’s body was found near a 405 Freeway off-ramp in Westminster early Wednesday morning, Aug. 7, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol received a call just before 12:40 a.m. from the Westminster Police Department after the body was spotted by a caller off the southbound 405 near Bolsa Avenue,…
Tanker truck overturns, closing part of northbound 5 Freeway near Griffith Park
An overturned big rig forced the closure of a portion of the northbound 5 Freeway near Griffith Park amid rush-hour traffic early Wednesday.
Cops made a crime podcast to capture of fugitive multimillionaire Peter Chadwick. It helped.
Cops made a crime podcast to capture Peter Chadwick. And it worked.
Boy, 15, severely injured in hit-and-run in Historic South-Central L.A.
Authorities are searching for a driver suspected of hitting a 15-year-old boy and dragging him more than 1,000 feet before fleeing the scene.