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Newport Beach police union weighs in where a new headquarters shouldn't go
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (594+ words) With an advisory committee forming to help find a new police headquarters site, the Newport Beach Police Assn. has publicly come out against one proposal. While Joe De Julio, the police union's president, has not endorsed any location in particular…...
With a surging residency rate, this neighborhood is transforming L. A.
1+ year, 1+ week ago (1570+ words) Like many downtown Los Angeles residents, Ricardo Sebasti'n doesn't own a car and prefers it that way. "I do not want the responsibility of owning a vehicle. That's not for me," said Sebasti'n, who grew up in Chicago relying on…...
Ex-businessman extradited and charged in execution-style killings across Southern California
1+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) A former businessman has been charged and extradited in connection to the execution-style killings of an attorney in Rolling Hills Estates in 2009 and an ex-employee in Whittier in 2011, according to authorities. Richard Wall Sr. , 73, was charged with two counts each…...
Los Angeles has one of the deadest downtowns in the world, according to a new survey
1+ week, 4+ day ago (668+ words) Out of 75 of the top cities around the world, L. A. ranked among the lowest for vibrancy in Gensler's 2026 City Pulse report released this week. Around 65% of those surveyed found DTLA vibrant compared to more than 80% vibrancy scores for New York, Chicago,…...
A fugitive was wanted for 2 killings in California. After 8 years on the run, he was found in Laos
1+ week, 5+ day ago (552+ words) An 8-year-old manhunt for a suspect in two California killings came to an end this week after a South Korean national was detained abroad and returned to the United States to face murder charges. Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in…...
Pedestrian dies following collision in Newport Beach
2+ week, 5+ day ago (94+ words) Los Angeles Times Pedestrian dies following collision in Newport Beach A 69-year-old transient pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Newport Beach, officials said Thursday. Police responded to the collision about 4 p. m. Wednesday in the 3400 block of Irvine Avenue,…...
High-stakes showdowns for California governor, L. A. mayor and City Council lead the primary ballot
3+ week, 2+ day ago (631+ words) With the California primary just one day away, much of the attention has been centered on the race for governor and L. A. s mayoral election. And with good reason. Xavier Becerra has emerged as a front-runner in the governors race just…...
Review: Alicia Keys" glorious music fuels blazing 'Hell's Kitchen' at the Hollywood Pantages
3+ week, 4+ day ago (459+ words) Hell's Kitchen," the Alicia Keys musical that has landed at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in a blaze of rousing sound, deploys the R&B star's glorious treasure trove of work in the service of a semi-autobiographical version of her coming-of-age…...
Brandt Clarke scores twice in Kings' blowout victory over Blackhawks
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) Brandt Clarke scored twice to help the Kings break out of an offensive funk, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in a 6-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night to split a two-game set. Warren Foegele, Andrei Kuzmenko, Mikey Anderson…...
Anger over closed doughnut shop sets off So Cal man's rampage, police say
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (437+ words) A Ventura County man is accused of creating his own version of a doughnut hole Wednesday morning " in a Simi Valley storefront. Simi Valley police arrested Frank Blessing after they said the 58-year-old rampaged his sport utility vehicle through the…...