SoCal man once stole billionaire’s identity, then he targeted surfers, prosecutors say
A convicted bank robber — who also once stole the identity of one of the world’s richest men…
Army vet gets $6.8 million after suing LAPD over mental health hold
When two Los Angeles police officers refused to leave his apartment during a welfare check, Slade Douglas felt…
California to Texas pay phone sparks conversation across party lines
A rather peculiar red phone booth appeared outside of a San Francisco tattoo parlor this week urging residents…
LAPD captain deleted texts in Black Lives Matter lawsuit, judge finds
After the LAPD response to a 2020 protest outside the mayor’s mansion led to an excessive force lawsuit,…
Party Line phone connects liberal SF with conservative Texas
An old pay phone in San Francisco’s Mission District is connecting people in the majority Democratic city with…
Harvard-Westlake blocks TikTok and Clash Royale on student phones. How’s that going down?
English teacher Jocelyn Medawar has noticed a new vibe at Harvard-Westlake School this school year: Upper school students…
The high-tech tools used to track down Nick Reiner after his parents’ slayings
It didn’t take long for police to focus on Nick Reiner after his parents were found fatally stabbed…
ShakeAlert sends false alarm about magnitude 5.9 earthquake
The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false…
An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is
WASHINGTON — No one seems to know what happened to Vicente Ventura Aguilar. A witness told his brother and attorneys…
South Pasadena accidentally sends emergency alert test across L.A.
Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, phones across Los Angeles County lighted up with an emergency alert test, the…
Aspiring actor Dr. Halloween earned his fame ‘styling for the stars’
It’s Monday afternoon in Madison Heights, a stately Pasadena neighborhood where the seasonal decor is as tasteful and…