Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel bandleader and longtime friend, dies
Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” has…
Husband finds his wife’s body on their property a week after she vanished
More than a week after she was reported missing, a husband in Twentynine Palms has found his wife’s…
Judge refuses to drop murder charges involving 4 Pepperdine students killed on PCH
A judge declined to dismiss murder charges Monday against a driver accused of fatally hitting four Pepperdine University…
Ace Frehley cause of death confirmed by N.J. coroner
The official cause of death for Ace Frehley, the guitarist who was a founding member of hard-rock band…
Sacramento caretaker charged with murder in death of disabled man
THANKSGIVING TRAVEL WEEK. FORMER CARETAKER MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT FOR THE DEATH OF A MAN WITH…
Slaying of Mexican mayor sparks national outcry over cartel power
MEXICO CITY — Carlos Manzo blazed a maverick path as he battled both cartels and what he called skimpy federal…
Dodgers’ Alex Vesia and his wife mourn death of baby daughter
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, announced on Instagram on Friday that their baby daughter, Sterling,…
Will Rogers State Historic Park to reopen, months after Palisades fire
Will Rogers State Historic Park, which has been closed since the Palisades fire ripped through it 10 months…
L.A. stores must stop selling kratom and 7-OH, says health agency
Los Angeles county officials are set to pull kratom and its synthetic extract, sometimes called 7-OH, from shelves…
‘Death by Lightning’ review: A surprising story about President Garfield
“Death By Lightning,” premiering Thursday on Netflix, introduces itself as “a story about two men the world forgot,”…
Reputed Israeli mafia figure charged with extorting money from L.A. poker host
Threats. A torched Bentley. Gunshots in the Hollywood Hills. A network of private, high-dollar poker games in Los…
Diane Ladd dead: 3-time Oscar nominee and Laura Dern’s mom
Diane Ladd, the triple Oscar-nominated actor who received acclaim for her work in films including “Rambling Rose,” “Wild…