The ex-wife of a man on trial for the kidnapping, torture and sexual mutilation of a marijuana dispensary owner testified Wednesday to having lived in fear of her former spouse and having felt powerless to refuse to aid him in the run-up to the abduction. Cortney Shegerian took the stand for the second day in…
An Orange County man accused of wearing a green wig and a Joker mask while leading police on a chase from Westminster to Venice, where he was arrested on the beach, has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge. Damik A. Disdier, who allegedly displayed a prop chainsaw during the bizarre pursuit, could face up…
California just took a key step toward fulfilling a major promise of marijuana legalization — to provide relief for people previously convicted of cannabis-related crimes. By July 1, the state Attorney General’s office sent to county district attorneys the names of hundreds of thousands of people who are potentially eligible to have marijuana crimes downgraded or…
Some of the week’s highest temperatures are expected Wednesday, with the mercury rising to over 100 degrees in Woodland Hills and the Santa Clarita Valley.
LOS ANGELES — The Southland’s second heat wave of the summer enters its third day Wednesday, with some of the week’s highest temperatures expected in the valleys, and a heat advisory in place until 9 p.m. for the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys. “The combination of very high temperatures and humidity creates a dangerous…
Why doesn’t the FBI just open a substation at City Hall to save on commute times?
A person with a sharp object approached court security, and the ensuing confrontation led to a shooting, officials said.
Firefighters were able to knock the blaze down quickly, but one person was found dead inside the mobile home in San Jacinto.
A group has applied for a permit to hold a “straight pride” parade in Modesto next month.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — An Orange County man who is a business associate of former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury of secretly lobbying for Turkey. The jury in Alexandria, Virginia, deliberated three hours before finding Bijan Rafiekian, also known as Bijan Kian, 67, guilty of conspiring to…
