A Chinese woman living in Irvine was sentenced Monday to a 10-month prison term in what is believed to be the first sentence handed to a birth tourism operator helping foreign nationals commit immigration and visa fraud so they can have American babies. Dongyuan Li, 41, was released from jail late Monday, Dec. 16, for…
Lawrence Bittaker — one of two South Bay men convicted of kidnapping, raping, torturing and killing five teenage girls in 1979 — has died at 79 from natural causes on San Quentin’s death row, officials announced Monday. Bittaker and Roy Norris, 71, of Redondo Beach were partners in the horrific string of murders over a…
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A woman died Sunday night in Westminster after getting hit by a car with the driver failing to stay at the scene, police said. The woman was found in the street with severe injuries shortly after officers were called at about 6 p.m., Westminster police Sgt. Phuong Pham. She was pronounced dead at the scene…
LOS ANGELES — Strong winds are forecast to whip around Southern California over the next couple of days, and a wind advisory will be in effect until Tuesday night in several areas. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through 10 p.m. Tuesday for the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area,…
Strong winds are forecast for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
The suspect, Victor Magana, 24, fled San Jose after attacking the mother of his child, authorities say.
L.A. county officials moved to end a program that housed about 50 foster youth because an apartment in one of the buildings where they lived was the subject of murder and human trafficking investigations, according to officials and documents.
After state sanctions and fines, Kaiser Permanente says it’s gone a long way to improving mental healthcare. Therapists, patients and experts say the gains look good on paper but don’t translate to more effective care.
The California bullet train authority took a key step toward issuing a 30-year-long contract that would cover future track from San Jose to Bakersfield.
