Jackson Concert Promoter Lawsuit Heads to Trial
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's family against the concert promoter behind the pop star's concert tour that claims the company is...
View ArticleEast Bay Man Surrenders in Courthouse Gold Heist
After putting the word out over the weekend that authorities were on the hunt for two East Bay men wanted in connection with stealing more than $1 million in gold from the Siskiyou County courthouse,...
View ArticleNewtown Gunman's School Records, New Photo Released
Newly released documents on Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's brief college career add a few small details about his life but do little to answer any questions about what motivated him to kill. The Western...
View ArticleDWP Project Begins on "De Facto Fwy" Los Feliz Blvd.
Traffic on Los Feliz Boulevard can drive anyone to frustration when the east-west route becomes a seemingly endless line of slow-moving vehicles and horn honking drivers between the 5 Freeway and...
View ArticleVideo Released of Sinkhole That Swallowed Florida Man
Authorities released video on Tuesday of the initial inspection of the sinkhole that claimed the life of a man at his home in Seffner, Fla. just over a month ago. The video shows glimpses of the earth...
View ArticleDisco-Dancing Sea Lion Keeps the Beat
Ronan the sea lion was part of study involving algae and its impact on stranded marine animals -- but that was before she heard the disco sounds of Earth, Wind & Fire. Ronan's disco dancing video,...
View ArticleAlford Says He's Ready for Challenge at UCLA
Steve Alford recalled his coaching influences and earliest memories of basketball in Indiana Tuesday when he joined UCLA officials at a Pauley Pavilion news conference for his introduction as the...
View ArticleSuspect Met With Probation Officer Before Alleged Abduction
The parolee wanted for allegedly abducting a 10-year-old Northridge girl from her bed met with his probation officers hours before the home invasion kidnapping for which he is now sought, law...
View ArticleWoman Accused of Stealing $30K From Dead Neighbor
A Highland woman has been charged with breaking into the home of her recently deceased neighbor and stealing more than $30,000 worth of possessions. The suspect's 12-year-old daughter allegedly helped...
View ArticlePotential Human Remains Found in 9/11 Sifting at WTC
Two fragments that could be human remains were found on the first day of sifting debris from construction sites around the World Trade Center site in a renewed effort to find 9/11 victims, officials...
View ArticleOC Man Sentenced for Mercy Killing of Wife
An elderly Costa Mesa man was sentenced to six years in prison for fatally shooting his ailing wife in the head multiple times in what he described as an act of mercy. Kenneth Leake, 79, pleaded guilty...
View Article"Active Shooter" Drill Comes Amid School Safety Debate
On the same day that an NRA task force released recommendations for school safety, a Southern California campus was the site of a training in an "active shooter" scenario similar to the one that...
View ArticleWestminster Fire Hurts Man, Evacuates Neighbors
After the discovery of pyrotechnics in a Westminster garage prompted evacuations Tuesday evening, residents are being allowed back in their homes with the order to stay inside, police said. Updated...
View ArticleFormer Judge Questioned in Texas DA's Murder
A former Kaufman County, Texas, judge says he was questioned by agents just hours after the slain district attorney and his wife were found but insists he had nothing to do with it and doesn't even own...
View ArticleUniversity of Pennsylvania Student Dies in Rock-Climbing Accident in Africa
A student from the University of Pennsylvania died in a rock climbing accident in Namibia, southern Africa on Sunday. Oliver Pacchiana, an Engineering major and Junior at the school, was studying...
View ArticleOlympic Gold Medalist, 92, Found Safe: Family
Legendary Olympic gold medalist Dr. Sammy Lee, 92, was reunited with his family late Tuesday after having gone missing more than 24 hours prior, his family told NBC4 News. Lee left his home at 3 p.m....
View ArticleFriends Join Search for Missing OC Hikers
The number of volunteers searching for a pair of Costa Mesa teens missing in Cleveland National Forest was so great that there was at times a kind of traffic jam on dirt trails. Fellow graduates of...
View ArticleRecords: SJ Walmart Driver Also Drove Into Car Wash
The 33-year-old driver who is now charged with ramming his Cutlass into a Walmart on Easter in San Jose and attacking people has a prior criminal past, including a time when he was arrested for driving...
View ArticleCruise Customer Complaints: Ocean "Too Loud," Lackluster Tanning Conditions
Ocean sounds, weather patterns, captains that stick to schedule and attentive staff — all face criticism on cruise lines. British online cruise travel agency Bon Voyage has reportedly published a top...
View ArticleMan, 24, Dies After Wisdom Teeth Surgery
A Murrieta man's family is asking questions after he died following a Temecula oral surgeon's operation to remove his wisdom teeth late last month. Marek Lapinski went into cardiac arrest during the...
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