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He helped smuggle 'status symbol' turtles to China. He got nearly three years in prison
A federal judge sentenced Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, to nearly three years in prison for his role in smuggling protected eastern box turtles out of the U.S.
Lopez: After the fires, starting from scratch in their 70s, 80s and 90s
Toothbrushes, slippers, hearing aids, walkers — all lost in the fire. Here's how people in their 70s, 80s and 90s are starting from scratch.
O.C. judge who fatally shot his wife speaks out as potential retrial looms
Ahead of a potential retrial, Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson pleaded his case to television viewers — maintaining that the fatal shooting of his wife was a tragic mishap.
Threatening call from patient prompts lockdown at Huntington Hospital; suspect in custody
A suspect has been taken into custody on suspicion of making a threatening call to Huntington Hospital, prompting a temporary lockdown of the Pasadena facility.
Rapper Jay Rock arrested in L.A. on suspicion of illegal firearm possession
Rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.
Trump opens investigations at three California colleges alleging DEI-based discrimination
Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program it says is connected to three California colleges. The department said it is investigating whether the program amounts to illegal race-based discrimination.
An expletive- and slur-laden video was posted on TikTok. Did it help crack a murder case?
A video laden with expletives and racial slurs that was filmed outside an Orange County restaurant helped apprehend two suspects in the killing of a Cerritos man, authorities said.
Judge jails recycling plant owners accused of exposing Watts students to toxic waste
The owners of S&W Atlas Iron & Metal, accused of exposing Watts high school students to toxic waste, will spend at least the weekend in jail after a judge ruled they violated a court order by having flammable materials on their site.
A dead sea lion was left alone 'for nature to take its course.' Someone decapitated it instead
Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California and rode off with it in a bag. Authorities are now offering $20,000 for information that helps find the perpetrator.
Cost of undocumented healthcare in California is billions over estimates, pressuring Democrats to consider cuts
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are under pressure to scale back the expansion of state-sponsored healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants with the cost of the program more the $3 billion over budget.
Water officials knew that opening dams to meet Trump's wishes was ill-advised. Here's why it happened anyway
A memo from an Army Corps of Engineers officer shows water managers and lawmakers pushed back against the Trump administration's plan to dump water from two California dams.
Contributor: From the Palisades to Palos Verdes, L.A.'s altered landscapes challenge memory itself
Like the Palisades fire, the Palos Verdes landslide is erasing an entire place — including a home of Joan Didion, who wrote compellingly of such losses.
