Bear on Granada Hills Golf Course
A bear was spotted Monday afternoon at Knollwood Golf Course in Granada Hills (map). Aerial video showed at least two squad cars on the course, pictured below. Officers were tracking the bear Monday...
View ArticleEven in Defeat, Kings' Not All Bad
For the second time in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings find themselves limping home facing an 0-2 series deficit after being beaten twice in the Midwest. This time, it was the Chicago...
View ArticleSwimmer Who Drowned at Hermosa Beach ID'd
A 21-year-old Lancaster man who drowned while swimming at Hermosa Beach with friends was identified, coroner’s officials said on Monday. Daniel Thorne was swimming on Sunday when large waves pulled him...
View ArticlePowerhouse Flames "Bigger Than Houses"
Darryl Cubbedeg was among the homeowners who stayed behind as the nearly 45-square-mile Powerhouse fire tore through thick brush in Angeles National Forest toward his home during the weekend. He...
View ArticleWallet at Arson Site Leads to Woman's Arrest
A woman was arrested Monday in connection with a series of arson fires, including one that damaged a recreational vehicle owned by a fire investigator, overnight in the San Bernardino area after her...
View Article"Midnight Bandit" Wanted in 58 Armed Heists
A prolific robber has held up nearly five dozen gas stations in Los Angeles and Orange counties during the past year, and authorities Thursday asked for the public’s help to track down the so-called...
View ArticlePark District Signs Remind Parents "It's Just a Game"
A suburban Chicago park district is asking parents to keep themselves in check during their children’s sporting events. The Buffalo Grove Park District installed a half-dozen metal “adult behavior”...
View ArticleParents Save Baby Born in Car, Wrapped in Umbilical Cord
An Orange County couple welcomed their new daughter into the world in the most unlikely of places: the passenger seat of their SUV. The Penningtons, of Los Alamitos, were just two traffic lights away...
View ArticleDowntown LA Shooting Leaves 2 Hospitalized
As many as three people were shot in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, fire officials said. Paramedics were responding to the 1400 block of West 11th Street (map) – about three blocks west of...
View ArticleGang-Plagued School Fears Losing Conflict Resolution Program
When Principal Veronica Arreguin first came to Maclay Middle School in Pacoima, it was overrun by gangs. “There were plenty of lockdowns. I was afraid for students’ safety,” Arreguin said. Located in...
View ArticleTarget of Possible Hate Crime: "Nobody Runs Me Away"
Investigators in Riverside County are combing through surveillance footage after someone sprayed shaving cream in the shape of a swastika on the hood of a van owned by an African American business...
View ArticleFake Casting Calls Luring Hopeful Contestants Out of Money
Some reality television casting calls are more fiction than reality. There have been many reports of fake casting calls, cheating people out of their money and time. Casting producers and other experts...
View ArticleRemembering World War II Era "Zoot Suit" Riots in LA
70 years ago Monday, sailors flooded into the Los Angeles streets and raided movie theaters and homes, targeting young, mostly Latino men who favored an unusual form of dress. The mixture erupted into...
View ArticleLAPD 77th Street Division Sees Increase in Gang-Related Violence
A string of violence, involving 14 gang-related shootings, struck the South LA area over the weekend. The LAPD addressed the problem at a news conference Monday afternoon. Conan Nolan reports from...
View ArticleStudy Finds Sunscreen the Best Anti-Aging Product
New research shows that the most effective anti-aging product is sunscreen. The Australian study revealed that using sunscreen every single day can slow down the aging process on your skin. Erika...
View ArticleSan Bernardino Woman Arrested for Setting Fires
A 44-year-old woman was arrested in San Bernardino accused of setting eight fires early Monday morning. All of the fires were deliberately set in one neighborhood, all in the span of an hour. Jacob...
View ArticlePatient Files Lawsuit After Berries Linked to Hepatitis
A woman hospitalized with a hepatitis A infection - one of 30 people infected in five states - has filed a lawsuit after the disease was linked to a popular fruit product sold at Costco. Robert Kovacik...
View ArticleSeveral Exide Plants Forced to Shut Down Operations
Residents that live near Exide plants in LA and across the country say the company is contaminating their air and water. Exide's recycling plants remove lead from batteries to be used in new batteries....
View Article"Wow": Paralyzed Teen Walks at Graduation
After he was paralyzed from the chest down in a bicycle accident, Manny Rios did something no one thought he’d ever do — he walked during his graduation ceremony at a Southern California high school....
View ArticleBoy, 9, Fights Armed Home Invaders, Grabs Gun: Cops
A 9-year-old boy fought back against two robbers who broke into his family's home in Brooklyn Monday, slamming a bedroom door against one suspect's arm so hard that the loaded gun he was holding fell...
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