LAPD, LA County Sheriff Find Homicides Up Again In 2021
Crime is on the rise in Los Angeles, and the increasing number of homicides is especially troubling to Los Angeles city and authorities.
Crime is on the rise in Los Angeles, and the increasing number of homicides is especially troubling to Los Angeles city and authorities.
The settlement requires Navient to make $95 million in restitution payments of about $260 each to approximately 357,000 borrowers and cancel more than $1.7 billion in subprime private student loans owed by approximately 66,000 borrowers nationwide.
Authorities say they have made four arrests in the fatal shooting of an off-duty LAPD officer who was killed while house-hunting in South LA with his girlfriend.
The staircase, at 3020 and 3030 Beachwood Drive, north of Franklin Avenue, are part an urban hiking loop that includes a series of staircases in the Hollywoodland area. They have been blocked off to the public since at least Christmas Eve.
The July 11 spill happened after the plant's debris-filtering machines got clogged, sending raw sewage onto more than 70 acres of land and into the ocean.
Across the country, shoppers are taking to social media to report they are having trouble finding milk, bread, meat and other grocery staples. There have been no reports, however, of toilet paper shortages.
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to ravage throughout Southern California, so is the demand for testing kits.
With demand for COVID-19 testing at an all-time high, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is calling for a plan to guard against testing fraud and any subsequent identity theft
Last week, a total of 562 department personnel tested positive for COVID, up from 424 the week before. The previous week, there were only 82 cases across the entire department of 9,524 sworn employees and 2,689 civilian employees, Moore said.
In 2021, there were 37 shootings involving the LAPD, 18 of them fatal, Moore said. That's up from 2020, when there were 27 police shootings, seven of which were fatal.
Thomas H. Peters, 55, of Pacific Palisades, agreed to plead guilty to aiding and abetting extortion, a crime that carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, according to a plea agreement filed Monday in United States District Court.
Dozens of cargo ships have been anchored offshore from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach for months, leading to a supply chain crisis nationwide.
The new pick-up testing program was announced Monday as skyrocketing demand for at-home tests continues.
According to the district attorney's office, the shooting that injured six people stemmed from an argument between one of the defendants and someone else waiting in line for a register.
The FAA has ordered a buffer around the nation's 50 busiest airports to block 5G technology when Verizon and AT&T switch their towers on Jan. 19. Those airports include LAX, Hollywood-Burbank, John Wayne in Orange County, and Ontario International.
Edwin Oliva, 30, was sentenced Friday to 400 months in federal prison. He had pleaded guilty back in September to one count each of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Testing continued Friday at all of the district's sites, but the effort to get all students tested before classes resume on Tuesday expanded to handing out free rapid antigen tests to students at all its grab-and-go sites.
First responders in the City of Los Angeles have been hit hard by this latest surge of COVID-19 infections.
At-home test kits are sold out or hard to find in retail stores, and county officials are again scrambling to set up more testing sites – which had started to dwindle as more people got vaccinated.
In an unprecedented pandemic, there happens to be precedent for such a move – last year, the stadium hosted the Rose Bowl when it was switched from Pasadena due to regional stay-at-home order.
A housekeeper and her friend at a home on Sherwood Place near Witzel Drive woke up at about 2 a.m. to find at least two armed men ransacking the home, according to police.
The patient was described only as a teenager with mild symptoms who tested positive for both flu and COVID.
According to the National Weather Service's Mark Jackson, all of California remains in the grips of a long-term drought, despite the very heavy rain that fell between Christmas and New Year's Day.
A holiday season of widespread travel and gatherings, unfortunately, coincided with the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, which health experts say is much more efficient at infecting even fully vaccinated and boosted people.
After announcing proof of a negative COVID-19 test will be required in order to return to campuses for the spring semester, Los Angeles Unified School District officials are working on distributing self-test kits to its more than 600,000 students.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.
Looking for a way to get out of your head? The answer might be to use your body. Learn to fly through the air on silks, or live out your dream as a superhero. Both options exist at Action Planet LA & Dragonfly Studios. So, will you dare to try?
An investigation was underway in Lancaster following a fatal shooting.
During a stop on their "Music of the Spheres" global tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland talk about their new album, the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
The three major wildfires burning across Southern California are nearly fully contained.
An investigation was underway in Lancaster following a fatal shooting.
During a stop on their "Music of the Spheres" global tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland talk about their new album, the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
The three major wildfires burning across Southern California are nearly fully contained.
A mansion that belongs to the half-brother of Osama bin Laden has become the third multi-million dollar home to get hit by an onslaught of graffiti in recent weeks.
Two different crashes saw cars slam into Pico Union buildings on Saturday evening and the two incidents were separated by less than 15 minutes, authorities say.
An investigation was underway in Lancaster following a fatal shooting.
The three major wildfires burning across Southern California are nearly fully contained.
A mansion that belongs to the half-brother of Osama bin Laden has become the third multi-million dollar home to get hit by an onslaught of graffiti in recent weeks.
Two different crashes saw cars slam into Pico Union buildings on Saturday evening and the two incidents were separated by less than 15 minutes, authorities say.
Police say that a confrontation between two males turned into a deadly stabbing at around 3 p.m. on Saturday.
A bill championed by Paris Hilton requiring state oversight and increased transparency at youth residential treatment facilities became law on Friday.
Dozens of cats and kittens are moving to their forever homes a month after officers seized the felines from an Irvine home.
The Santa Ana Department of Motor Vehicles building will reopen nearly a week after employees found a possible mold growth.
The shooting happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the 400 block of W. Camile Street, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
Airport Fire victims filed claims against Orange County after investigators determined the a public works crew unintentionally started the destructive blaze.
The quake, which was centered a little over three and a half miles southwest of Fontana, happened at around 4:11 p.m, the USGS said.
A bill championed by Paris Hilton requiring state oversight and increased transparency at youth residential treatment facilities became law on Friday.
Public health officials have issued a drinking water warning to Jurupa Valley residents after a positive case of E. Coli was discovered at a local water source.
It happened a little after 10 a.m. at Santiago Road and Ynez Road, near the Van Avery Prep Private School, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Flames were burning in San Bernardino County's Line Fire Thursday after it reached 83% containment. It scorched through tens of thousands of acres this month but no new evacuations orders have been issued after they were all lifted.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Lyle Menendez tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales, "There's just never been a case of guilt or innocence. It was always about why it happened."
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
City officials shared clips of boats slammed into homes and a residence burning amid the floodwaters as they conducted water rescue operations.
Indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and campaign finance charges at his arraignment Friday.
During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Vice President Kamala Harris said she intends to keep President Biden's asylum crackdown in place.
California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment in California.
Indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and campaign finance charges at his arraignment Friday.
During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Vice President Kamala Harris said she intends to keep President Biden's asylum crackdown in place.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
When, who and how much to tip is becoming more of a question in consumers' minds.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
Public health officials say this case is unrelated to the three other cases in Baldwin Park, which they called "unprecedented" last week.
The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.
So far there have been 20 reported cases of salmonella from patrons of Madre! Oaxacan restaurant in Valencia.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
A sweeping measure to regulate the development of artificial intelligence has passed the California Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
California residents with Android smartphones can now add their driver's licenses and ID cards to Google Wallet, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.
Dillon Gabriel threw three touchdown passes and moved up in the NCAA record books as eighth-ranked Oregon rolled to a 34-13 victory over UCLA in its first Big Ten game.
Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run single in Texas' four-run ninth inning and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Saturday night.
Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League's first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night.
Denis Bouanga scored in the 73rd minute to propel Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati, clinching his club a spot in the postseason.
During a stop on their "Music of the Spheres" global tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland talk about their new album, the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
The adventure begins for 16 ordinary Americans as they embark on their trek to the top of the treacherous New Zealand Alps in 'The Summit.'
The industry data and analytics company Luminate said the music mogul's music saw an average 18.3% increase in on-demand streams.
Actors Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announced the birth of their second child, daughter Méi June Mulaney, via surrogate.
Temperatures are expected to warm up this week. Alex Biston reports.
Celebrities and mental health experts joined forces Sunday for a 5K run/walk to raise awareness and funds for the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center. Tina Patel reports.
The three major wildfires burning across Southern California are nearly fully contained. Rachel Kim reports.
An event-filled weekend in Watts started early Saturday morning with the 42nd annual "Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival," which brings drum-based music, food and live entertainment to crowds the day before the 47th annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival.
The twelve venues selected to host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup were announced on Saturday, with one of Southern California's most iconic stadiums finding itself on the impressive list.
The Bridge Fire in California's Angeles National Forest exploded to more than 34,000 acres Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The Airport Fire burning in eastern Orange County is one of three brush fires continuing to rage in Southern California as hot temperatures and dry conditions challenge firefighting crews.
Desert Daze is a music festival that's brought together acts like Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Toro y Moi and Wu-Tang Clan since starting in 2012. It's been held in Lake Perris in Riverside County, where festival-goers can jump in the water amid live performances. In 2024, it was canceled for the second year in a row. And it's not clear when the SoCal psych-rock fest will be back.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.