The person found dead in the West Hollywood home of Democratic activist Ed Buck was a 55-year-old African American man, but authorities have not released his identity as the investigation continues. It marked the second time in two years that a black man has been found dead in Buck’s home under…
Novelist Brian Garfield, whose murderous vigilante classic “Death Wish” launched a film franchise starring Charles Bronson, has died at age 79. Garfield died at his home in Pasadena, literary agent Judy Coppage said Monday. A New York City native who grew up in Arizona, Garfield wrote dozens of…
A Los Angeles teachers’ strike could be just two days away. Or maybe six days? On Tuesday, lawyers for the teachers union and school district were set to face off in Los Angeles County Superior Court over arcane legal points that could affect the union’s strike date and the lives of 30,000 union…
The Laurel Avenue home of a prominent West Hollywood LGBTQ political activist has been the scene of two mysterious deaths in the last two years. In both cases, African American men were found dead inside the home of Ed Buck. The first death in 2017 involved drugs, and authorities said there was…
MALIBU — Pacific Coast Highway was open to traffic Tuesday morning after a weekend storm caused a mudslide that prompted the closure of a portion of the road between Malibu and Las Posas Road in Ventura County. Crews cleared away the mud and debris and reopened the road about 6:30 p.m. Monday, but lane closures…
A strong earthquake hit near southern Japan on Tuesday, shaking buildings, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck in the evening and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3. It was centered 10 miles off the city of Nishinoomote…
Rep. Adam B. Schiff expressed concern Monday that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III might decline to look into President Trump’s private business dealings as he investigates Russia’s interference in America’s 2016 election. As a result, the Burbank congressman said, it could be up to Democrats…
Statue at Hollywood Bowl titled Muse of Music, Dance, Drama.
SANTA ANA — A 20-year-old Buena Park man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting two girls, ages 6 and 7, at the Anaheim daycare center where he worked. Daniel Antonio Martinez pleaded guilty in August to three counts of lewd acts on a child 14 and younger and…
Outgoing Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, left, swears in Don Barnes, with his wife Marilyn, during a ceremony at the Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy in Tustin on Monday, January 7, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) District Attorney-Elect Todd Spitzer, left, is joined by his daughter Lauren, center, as former Associate Justice of…
