In a new wrinkle to an ongoing betting saga, a former teammate of Shohei Ohtani may have placed illegal bets with the same bookie as his ex-interpreter, according to reports. As reported by ESPN on Friday evening, former Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher placed bets on several sports, but not on baseball, through Orange [...]

A person died Friday night of an apparent gunshot wound in Monrovia, although authorities are still looking for answers. KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reported Saturday that police responded to reports of a shooting around 9:30 p.m. at a home in the area of Shamrock and Lemon Avenues, across the street from Recreation Park. Upon arrival, officers [...]

Video captured a daredevil walking a rope between two downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers, a vacant site that has become infamously known as the graffiti towers. A video from YouTuber Ben Schneider shows him climbing atop Oceanwide Plaza and walking across a slackline attached between two towers, high above the L.A. skyline. Schneider, a self-proclaimed ...

The California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation is investigating after an incarcerated man was allegedly murdered in Kern Valley State Prison. Officials say 30-year-old Raul E. Mendoza, of Los Angeles County, was violently attacked in jail on May 13his fellow inmates, Andrew L. Espinoza, 29, and Frank Vasquez, 44, allegedly used two manufactured ...

Two people were arrested for allegedly laundering over $73 million through cryptocurrency investment scams. The suspects were identified as Yicheng Zhang, 38, from Temple City and Daren Li, 41, a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The pair is accused of playing leading roles in managing [...]

The Santa Ana Police Department announced a man has been convicted of second-degree murder for the 2020 slaying of a 57-year-old woman. Officers made a grisly discovery on Oct. 26, 2020. Authorities responded to a call about an unconscious woman in a vehicle located in the 600 block of West Russell Street. When they arrived [...]

A man remains on life support after being brutally attacked near a Metrolink station in Fontana. The attack left Ronald Barre, 58, with debilitating injuries as the suspect remains on the loose. On Jan. 26, Fontana police responded to reports of an injured man at Sante Fe Park next to the Metrolink station at 16777 [...]

The Los Angeles Public Health Department is looking into a recent Hepatitis A case traced to a local grocery store. Officials say an employee at a Beverly Hills Whole Foods, located at 239 North Crescent Drive, tested positive for the virus. The employee worked at the seafood counter, prompting Public Health to recommend that anyone [...]

A man from Ojai has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for the 2019 slaying of his friend. Authorities say 28-year-old Cameron Scott Lykins killed Houston Auer on May 12, 2019, at Auers grandmothers home on the 1100 block of Meyer Road in Ojai. Lykins and Auer got into an altercation in a [...]

A third of Californians say they won't speak to their family or friends for a year to clear their credit card debt, according to a recent survey. CareRates.com polled 3,000 customers suffering from credit card debt across the country in April, posing several questions to respondents. The survey asked if Californians would be willing to [...]

Home prices in California reached a new record high in April as sales activity increased despite the state's seemingly insurmountable housing shortage. The median price of a single-family home climbed to $904,210 last month, nearly 6% higher than March and 11% above April 2023, according to data released on Friday by the California Association of [...]

Authorities are searching for a suspect after a man was found shot to death in South Los Angeles. The victim was identified as Jesus Fabian Castillo, 31, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. On April 24, authorities responded to the intersection of 91st Street and Compton Avenue at around 1:52 a.m. Arriving deputies [...]

A judge has ruled there is no conflict of interest in Rebecca Grossman's case after she hired a new attorney who also represents a woman who used to work for the prosecutors in the original trial. The Los Angeles socialite was convicted of second-degree murder in the hit-and-run deaths ofJacob Iskander, 8, and Mark Iskander, [...]

The Los Angeles City Council is recognizing baseball's biggest star by officially declaring May 17 "Shohei Ohtani Day." The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger, who wears No. 17, received the official honor Friday morning at L.A. City Hall. Ohtani, 29, was given a framed copy of the order to commemorate the occasion and posed for photos [...]

Volunteers got together in Anaheim this week to build the city's newest playground; they did it all in a day. The City of Anaheim partnered with the national nonprofit Kaboom! to build a new community playground at Little People's Park on West Elm Street. Not only did members of the community dedicate their time to [...]

Actor Dabney Coleman, best known for comedic roles in "9 to 5," "Tootsie," "The Muppets Take Manhattan," and many other 1980s hit films, has passed away at age 92. Coleman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, his daughter told The Hollywood Reporter. My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious [...]

Almost half of Americans plan to travel this summer, but doing so could lead to credit card debt accrual, according to a March study from Nerd Wallet. Approximately 45% of Americans plan to travel during the summer to a destination that requires a flight or hotel stay. Researchers found that, on average, Americans will spend [...]

Another day, another data breach. Recently, AT&T sent customers a letter informing them that their information had been released on the dark web, making it easily accessible to anyone. "So when we see things like AT&T, you cannot be removed from the AT&T data breach because tens of thousands of people had it now because [...]

For a few years now, Generation Z, or Gen-Z, has been coming for the styles of Millennials. These unprovoked attacks often come in the form of TikTok videos where they slam their fashion and hairstyle choices. The latest casualty of this- ankle socks. For two decades, Millennials and other age groups rocked ankle socks to [...]

A high school student who authorities say falsely reported a gunman on campus on Thursday has been arrested, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. The student, only identified as a 17-year-old boy at Moorpark High School, used the department's "WeTip" service to anonymously report that there was a person on campus with a firearm. [...]

The United States Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution aimed at "LGBTQI+ persons and events" on Friday, warning that there is increased potential of organized terrorist-inspired violence. Friday's alert didn't allude to any specific threats or locations, but singled out the LGBT+ community as potential targets of attack. "Due to the potential for ...

Sometimes, you dont want to turn that frown upside down. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, McDonalds locations in the United Kingdom have removed the iconic smile from its Happy Meal boxes. The move aims to communicate that its ok not to be happy all the time. This is McDonalds first time removing the [...]

Country music stars, familiar favorites and comedy staples are set to take the stage at the upcoming Orange County Fair as the entertainment lineup was finalized on Friday, organizers announced. Dozens of performances will take place at the Pacific Amphitheatre over the summer. The pre-fair lineup at the Pacific Amphitheatre is as follows: Cake and [...]

Images of one hostage, Shani Louk, had spread over social media, showing her mangled body in a truck.

A vehicle involved in an early morning crash ended up lodged against a business in Vernon Friday. The incident was reported around 2:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of District Boulevard. Arriving officers pulled the driver out of the vehicle and discovered three more patients were trapped inside, Vernon Police Department Officer Landa said. At [...]