Watch: Supermoon Rises Over LA
The moon’s closer-than-usual passage by the Earth is drawing eyes upward this weekend. At 4:32 a.m. PT, the celestial body will be at its closest point to the Earth this month, about 221,824 miles...
View ArticleDUI Arrest in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
A man suspected of driving drunk in the wrong direction on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway smashed into oncoming traffic, killing another motorist and seriously injuring two people, officials said....
View ArticleStolen Bikes Reunited With Owners
Santa Monica police have recovered stolen bicycles before but rarely like this. More than 40 from one thief. Dozens of people came by the police station on Saturday hoping to find theirs. “My bike was...
View Article"Supermoon" Lights Up Social Media
If you didn't look up in the sky early Sunday morning, you missed your chance to witness the largest, brightest full moon of the year. At 7:32 a.m. EDT Sunday, the moon was at its closest point to...
View ArticleCalifornia Waits for Same-Sex Marriage Decision
A long-awaited ruling on the legality of California's Prop 8 is expected to be handed down this coming week. It will be the U.S. Supreme Court's first decision on the issue of same-sex marriage....
View ArticleDallas Auction House Sells KFC Founder's Suit
The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder "Colonel" Harland Sanders at auction Saturday for $21,510 -- then promptly...
View ArticleCraigslist Ad Leads to Man's Murder
A South Jersey man was shot and killed in Philadelphia as he attempted to answer a sale ad on Craigslist. Daniel Cook, 27 of Williamstown, N.J., his girlfriend and another friend drove to Hollis Street...
View ArticleShooting Wounds 7-Year-Old Boy
A 7-year-old boy was shot and wounded in Santa Ana when the SUV he was riding in was fired at by someone in an another vehicle, police said. The shooting happened after 11 p.m. Saturday in the 2600...
View ArticleWorker Stole From Gravesites: Sheriff
A former cemetery worker faces charges for allegedly stealing bronze vases from gravesites, then trying to sell them for scrap, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said. Twenty-four-year-old Bensenville...
View ArticleGirl, 6, Fights Off Kidnapping Attempt
A 6-year-old girl kicked and screamed her way out of a kidnapping attempt at an Arcadia park on Sunday afternoon, police said. The girl was playing in a picnic area at Arcadia County Park before 3 p.m....
View ArticlePastor Killed in Crash Had Zest for Life
Family and friends on Sunday remembered a 77-year-old pastor who died when a suspected drunken driver slammed into his car in a wrong-way crash as a "sweet spirit" with a zest for life. Manard Giles...
View ArticleWoman Shot by Police Allegedly Had Gun Replica
A woman was fatally shot by Santa Ana police during a confrontation in an alley, police said on Sunday. The shooting happened after 8 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of South Townsend Street, police said....
View ArticleMarine Gets Surprise Homecoming Caravan
A marine returning home from Afghanistan knew his father was picking him from the airport as he returned home, but he wasn't aware that he would be trailed by a caravan of well-wishers welcoming his...
View ArticleShow Goes On for Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Storm-ravaged Coney Island celebrated its survival with the annual Mermaid Parade.
View ArticleHeat Celebrate With Victory Parade, Rally
For the second year in a row, Heat fans thronged to downtown Miami Monday to celebrate the team's 2013 NBA Championship with a victory parade and rally. Players rode double-decker buses down the...
View ArticleSandy Victims Charged for Water in Vacant Homes
Staten Island residents whose homes were damaged by superstorm Sandy say the city is charging them hundreds of dollars for water they haven't used since the storm. Some of the bills in the hard-hit New...
View ArticleChurch Plans Basement Pet Shrine
In a newly discovered grotto beneath the shrine’s front steps, a priest envisions building a columbarium to house the ashes of the dearly departed of the pet world. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
View ArticleBig Marijuana Grow Facility Planned
The owner of Theraplant of Colorado wants to build a similar facility in Watertown. The proposed facility would move into an old Watertown paint factory on Echo Lake Road. The company will grow medical...
View ArticleClippers Reach Deal With Doc Rivers: AP
The Los Angeles Clippers have reached a deal with Doc Rivers that would bring the Boston Celtics coach to LA, the Associated Press reported. The AP cited a Celtics team official on condition of...
View ArticleSuspect Swims for 7 Hours to Evade Arrest
Police arrested a felony suspect early Monday morning in San Diego after he swam along the coast for seven hours attempting to evade arrest. The incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when a Coronado...
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