Kobe Bryant helicopter crash at center of intense federal investigation
Federal investigators try to unravel the mystery of why a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others slammed into a Calabasas hillside.
Ex-Long Beach Marriott chef to be sentenced Monday for threatening mass shooting
LONG BEACH — Sentencing is set Monday for a former Long Beach Marriott hotel chef who threatened to shoot up his place of business last summer. Rodolfo Montoya, 37, of Huntington Beach, pleaded no contest Jan. 13 to two felony counts of criminal threats. He is facing three years and eight months in prison as…
He ran as a City Hall reformer. His rivals say he’s fallen short on homelessness
Homelessness is the dominant issue as challengers take on Councilman David Ryu.
Kobe Bryant had a special kinship with Latino fans and culture
Kobe Bryant loved Los Angeles’ Latino community, and in turn, they loved him back.
L.A. has hired more female firefighters. Why is the department still dominated by men?
Mayor Eric Garcetti has fallen short of his goal to boost the number of female firefighters in the city by 2020. His target was for women to make up 5% of the force; he reached 3%.
Probe of Kobe Bryant crash will probably focus on fog, possible mechanical problems, experts say
The investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others will probably focus on foggy weather conditions.
Two fatally shot in Alhambra are identified
ALHAMBRA — A 42-year-old Alhambra man remained behind bars for the deadly shooting in an Alhambra apartment of a man and woman, who were identified Sunday by coroner’s officials. Police received a call of shots fired at an apartment complex in the 400 block of North Second Street at 7:15 p.m. Friday and upon arrival,…
Map: Kobe Bryant helicopter route from takeoff to deadly crash
According to data from flightradar24.com, the helicopter that crashed on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Calabasas, carrying nine people including Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, 41, his daughter Gianna, 13, an Orange County baseball coach and others, took off from John Wayne Airport on the way to Bryant’s Mamba Academy in Newbury Park when it went…
Coronavirus patients confirmed in Los Angeles and Orange counties
Two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Southern California, one each in Los Angeles and Orange counties, bringing to five the number of cases across the U.S., health officials said Sunday, Jan. 26. All of the patients were people who traveled to the Chinese city of Wuhan, identified as the center of the outbreak. The…
Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna among 9 killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas
CALABASAS — Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people killed Sunday, Jan. 26, when a helicopter taking them to his youth basketball academy crashed in the foggy hills of Calabasas. There were no survivors. Those on board the 12-seat helicopter included Orange Coast College head baseball coach…