GRAPHIC: California Water-Use Restrictions
California residents have to turn off their sprinklers, and restaurants won't give customers water unless they ask under new drought regulations approved in March 2015.The State Water Resources Control...
View ArticleWorst Lakers Team Ever?
Have the Los Angeles Lakers ever been worse?"No," would be the accurate response. The worst record put forth by the Los Angeles Lakers came only one season ago under Mike D'Antoni. Those Lakers won 27...
View ArticleMatzo Factory to Leave Historic Jewish Neighborhood
After almost a century on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Streit's Matzo is moving its factory out of Manhattan after Passover.
View ArticleMissing UC Berkeley Student Found Dead: Police
A UC Berkeley athlete who went missing after leaving a party near the USC campus over the weekend has been found dead, LAPD officials said.Eloi Vasquez, 19, was fatally struck by a car on the eastbound...
View ArticlePlaskon to Use Insanity Defense
A former Milford, Connecticut, student accused of stabbing and killing a classmate in a high school stairwell last spring is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, according to his...
View Article331 Chinchillas Found at Wisc. Home
A Wisconsin home was deemed uninhabitable after police say more than 330 chinchillas were found living inside. Police responded to the home in the 2200 block of Melody Lane in Waukesha Sunday morning...
View ArticleDramatic Photos of California's Drought
A historically dry winter combined with years of below-average rainfall to force California Gov. Jerry Brown in January 2014 to declare a drought emergency. From parched reservoirs to dry river beds,...
View ArticleToday in LA's 4 in Forty: Ohio Seniors Get Naked for Charity Calendar
Tanker pursuit leads to surrender in Paramount, UC Berkeley student Eloi Vasquez goes missing prompting $100K reward, pro surfer Mark Healey’s insane boat jump in stormy waters caught on camera, and...
View ArticlePolice Activity Closes 5 Fwy Near Downtown
Traffic was backed up for about an hour Monday on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway near downtown while firefighters escorted a possibly suicidal man off a fence on a freeway overpass.Officers...
View ArticlePursuit Ends in South LA
A short pursuit of a driver in a stolen Chevy Suburban ended in South Los Angeles Monday afternoon.A male suspect laid on the ground of a Mercedes-Benz service center near the intersection of 18th and...
View ArticlePolice Looking For Men Who Stopped Purse Snatching
La Habra police were looking for two good Samaritans after they took down a purse-snatching suspect, who allegedly robbed an 82-year-old woman Sunday afternoon as she walked home from church.Police...
View ArticleDrunken Mom Abandons Child: Police
A mother has been charged with endangering her 7-year-old daughter after getting drunk and leaving her "hiding" in a trash bin overnight in a "high crime" area, Dallas police say. Dallas police said...
View ArticleLakers Edge Sixers 113-111 in Overtime
On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 113-111, in an overtime thriller. Jordan Clarkson came up big with clutch free throws at the end of regulation before hitting the...
View Article"Smart Meters" Crack Down on Water Wasters
New high-tech "smart meters" are helping the city of Long Beach crack down on water wasters.Using radio frequency technology, the meter can remotely track a suspected water waster's use in five minute...
View ArticleEscaped Prisoner Captured After 9-Hour Manhunt: Source
A prisoner who escaped from a Northern Virginia hospital -- and who evaded capture for most of Tuesday morning -- hid in the trunk of a car before surprising the commuter on the way to work, kicking...
View ArticleState Offices Close for Cesar Chavez Day
State offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles and Los Angeles Superior Courts, will be closed today to observe Cesar Chavez Day.Federal offices and services, including the U.S. Postal...
View ArticleWATCH: Indiana Gov. Addresses Law Controversy
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said in a Tuesday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that a controversial bill he signed into law last week is not a "license to discriminate.""I abhor discrimination," he wrote....
View ArticleIndiana's Religious Freedom Law: Who Opposes, Favors
Indiana’s new religious freedom law provoked fierce reaction from both sides — critics who believe it provides a poorly disguised excuse to discriminate against gays and lesbians and supporters who say...
View ArticleSouthern California Images in the News
Southern California images in the news during 2015.Photo Credit: KNBC-TV
View ArticleList: Haggen Stores Opening Across California
It is currently an unknown quantity, but Pacific Northwest chain Haggen Inc. will soon become a familiar sight in SoCal as it converts 83 acquired Vons and Albertsons stores into own-brand shops. Here...
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