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Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Victims Argue For Restitution; No Immediate Ruling
SANTA CLARITA (CNS) - A Superior Court judge heard arguments today but did not immediately rule on a bid by Porter Ranch-area...
Former LAPD Officer’s Conviction Upheld For Off-Duty Assault
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A state appeals court panel today upheld a former Los Angeles Police Department officer's conviction on two felony...
UCLA Moving Forward with Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics
WESTWOOD (CNS) - UCLA officials announced a plan today to phase out single-use plastics in its food-service operations. Following a public-review period...
Dozens Of Museums To Offer Free Admission Tomorrow
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - More than 40 museums across the Southland will offer free admission tomorrow in recognition of the 15th annual...
LAPD Chief Moves To Fire Officer Over Alleged Bogus Traffic Stop Data
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore has moved to fire an officer who allegedly falsified information collected during...
L.A. Councilman Files Resolution For City To Oppose New EPA Water Rules
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu introduced a resolution today that seeks to formally oppose the Trump administration's rollback...
Rancho Mirage Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years for Fraud Scheme
SANTA ANA (CNS) - A Rancho Mirage cosmetic surgeon was ordered today to immediately begin serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for...
Company Representing Models Awarded $50,000 In Model Image Spat
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A company that sued on behalf of four professional models who said a West Los Angeles gentleman's club...
L.A. County Jobless Rate Holds Steady In December; California Unemployment Rate At Record Low...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Los Angeles County held steady at 4.4% in December, compared to the...
Navy, SANDAG Sign Initial Agreement For San Diego NAVWAR Redevelopment Into Transit Hub
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the San Diego Association of Governments signed an exclusive agreement yesterday with...
California State Senator Republican Patricia Bates Introduces Bills Amending New State Freelance Journalist Law
LAGUNA NIGUEL (CNS) - State Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, today said she has introduced legislation to provide exemptions from a controversial...
Transient Charged With Attacking And Carjacking Man In Laguna Hills
SANTA ANA (CNS) - A 31-year-old transient is scheduled to be arraigned today in a Santa Ana courtroom on charges of stabbing...
Dozens Of Vehicles Vandalized In Whittier
WHITTIER (CNS) - At least 50 vehicles were vandalized at various locations around Whittier, police said this morning. Officers began receiving calls...
LAPD Reports City’s Hate Crimes Have Increased More Than 40% Since 2016
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Hate crimes have increased more than 40% in Los Angeles since 2016, Los Angeles Police Department officials said...
Rapper YG Arrested at Residence in Chatsworth on Suspicion of Robbery
CHATSWORTH (CNS) - Rapper YG was arrested by sheriff's deputies serving a search warrant at a residence in Chatsworth today, and he...
Final Round Of Grammys Performers Announced
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - The Recording Academy today announced the final round of performers added to Sunday's 62nd Grammy Award telecast. Previously...
Beverly Hills Alleges Flaw In County’s New Voting System
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The city of Beverly Hills is suing Los Angeles County Superior Court over concerns that a facet of...
Acid Spills Onto 405 Freeway, Prompting Full Closure
REDONDO BEACH (CNS) - A package carrying a corrosive liquid fell from a pickup today on the San Diego (405) Freeway, prompting...
Metro Board Votes To Start Hosting Public Meetings On Proposed Bus Routes
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Board of Directors agreed today to move forward with a series...
Harbor Commission Approves Permit For San Pedro Public Market’s First Phase
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a development permit today for the first phase of the...
Elton John, Cynthia Erivo Among Those Tabbed As Oscar Performers
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Elton John, Randy Newman, and Cynthia Erivo will all perform their Oscar-nominated original songs during this year's Academy...
Southwest Arts Festival Begins In Indio; 250 Artists Expected
INDIO (CNS) - The 34th annual Southwest Arts Festival kicks off today at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, bringing with it...
Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein Held Me Down, Raped Me
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sopranos” actress Annabella...
Ousted Head Of Los Angeles Recording Academy Alleges Organization Is Corrupt
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Deborah Dugan, the ousted head of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, said today that...
Homelessness Count To Be Conducted In San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - We All Count, the federally required point-in-time count of San Diego County's homeless population, will be conducted today. ...
Report: Passenger Arrives At LAX With Potential Coronavirus Symptoms
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A passenger on a flight that landed at Los Angeles International Airport showed symptoms of the coronavirus, it...
Midday Demonstration Planned At LAX, Passengers Warned To Allow For Extra Time
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Officials at Los Angeles International Airport warned passengers departing Thursday to allow for extra time to reach the...
Universal Music Group CEO To Receive Walk Of Fame Star
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled today honoring Sir Lucian Grainge, the chairman and...
L.A. To Pay $5.75M To Family Of Man Who Died After Being Tased By...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $5.75 million settlement today with the parents of a Marine...
L.A. County Health Officials Say They’re Prepared to Respond to Coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Stressing there have been no local cases of the China-based coronavirus outbreak that has been linked to 17...
L.A. City Council Takes First Step To Ban Private Immigrant Facilities
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles City Council unanimously backed a proposal today to temporarily ban private companies from establishing or...
Influenza Death Count Rises To 32 In San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A dozen influenza deaths were recorded in San Diego County last week, bringing the season's total to 32,...
Four Dead In Plane Crash at Corona Airport
CORONA (CNS) - Four people were killed today when a single-engine airplane crashed just northeast of Corona Municipal Airport, triggering a fire.The...
California State’s Highest Court Refuses To Hear Case Of Double-Murder Mastermind
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The California Supreme Court refused today to review the case of a man convicted of masterminding the kidnap-murders...
Ozzy, Sharon Osbourne Among Newly Announced Presenters At Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Ozzy Osbourne, fresh off his public announcement that he is battling Parkinson's disease, will be among those serving...
L.A. County Set To Approve Subpoena Power For Sheriff’s, Probation Watchdog
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors indicated its intent today to approve an ordinance giving a watchdog...
Natural Gas Leak In Indio Prompts Evacuation Of Homes, Motels, Business
INDIO (CNS) - About 75 people were evacuated from homes, a business and two motels in Indio after a 1-to-2-foot natural gas...
L.A. County Moves To Eliminate Red Tape In Providing Housing For Homeless
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a handful of motions designed to more quickly respond...
MLB Commissioner Rebuffs Call for Dodgers To Be Given World Series Titles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred today rebuffed the Los Angeles City Council's call for the Dodgers to...
San Diego County To Introduce Neighborhood Emergency Evacuation Team
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - To help older adults and people with disabilities in the event of an emergency, San Diego County officials...
Los Angeles Hologram Producer Ordered To Appear For Deposition In Latest Case Headed To...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge today ordered a hologram producer to appear for a deposition next month at the office of...
Healthcare Woes Continue: Water Main Break Prompts Temporary Closure At Kaiser Woodland Hills
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - A water main break that occurred during the weekend at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center was not...
San Diego Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Pill Mill Scheme, Fake Prescriptions
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego doctor who illegally distributed thousands of hydrocodone pills by giving out fake prescriptions with the...
Forest Service: Slash Pile Burning Continues Around Idyllwild
IDYLLWILD (CNS) - U.S. Forest Service crews this week are continuing a series of controlled burns in the San Bernardino National Forest,...
Woman Appointed Deputy Chief Of Pasadena Police Department For First Time
PASADENA (CNS) - For the first time in the agency's history, a woman has been named a Pasadena Police Department deputy chief,...
LAX Announces Incentive Program For Commercial Airlines To Fly Quieter
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles International Airport officials announced a program today designed to encourage commercial airlines to operate as quietly...
L.A. City Council Repeals Law Requiring Contractors To Disclose Ties To NRA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - One month after a federal judge barred the city from enforcing an ordinance requiring contractors to disclose ties...
Federal Construction In San Diego To Cause Lengthy Front Street Closure
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A construction project at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Office Building in downtown San Diego will result in...
Los Angeles Construction Work Prompts Overnight Closures Of Vincent Thomas Bridge
SAN PEDRO (CNS) - The Vincent Thomas Bridge between San Pedro and Terminal Island will close overnight beginning today and continuing through...
Los Angeles Models Seek Damages for Alleged Wrongful Use Of Their Images By Club
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A company hired by an upscale gentleman's club in West Los Angeles wrongfully used the images of four...
Assault Suspect Arrested Following Barricade In Glassell Park
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon was arrested today after barricading himself for...
Los Angeles County Homeless Count Begins Today
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority officials and volunteers will conduct this year's homeless count starting today, focusing on...
Last Year’s Oscar Winners Set To Return As Presenters
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Continuing an Oscar tradition, last year's Academy Award-winning actors will return to this year's show to serve as...
City Council To Consider Asking MLB To Give World Series Titles To Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles City Councilmen Paul Koretz and Gilbert Cedillo will urge their colleagues today to pass a resolution...
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti To Meet With HUD Secretary, Attend Mayors Meeting In Washington
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is scheduled to fly to Washington, D.C., tonight to meet with Housing and...
OC’s Whiting Ranch Park Remains Closed After Mountain Lion Attack on Boy
LAKE FOREST (CNS) - Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Lake Forest, where a mountain lion attacked a 3-year-old boy, remains closed today...
Person With Measles Visited LAX & Brentwood Pharmacy; Exposure Window Open
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An airline passenger with a confirmed case of measles arrived at LAX and visited a Brentwood pharmacy about...
Water Main Break Still Affecting Operations at Kaiser Woodland Hills; Surgeries, Appointments Canceled.
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - A water main break that occurred over the weekend was continuing today to affect operations at Kaiser...
Seal Beach Apartment Fire Caused By Candle In Bedroom, Authorities Say
SEAL BEACH (CNS) - A three-alarm fire that damaged an apartment complex in Seal Beach and left two people injured today was...
L.A. Councilman Seeks To Turn Closing Los Angeles Hospital Into Housing For Homeless
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell has called on the city officials to explore the possibility of turning soon-to-close St....
Two Horses Die In Two Days At Santa Anita
ARCADIA (CNS) - In the wake of two horses being euthanized on consecutive days after suffering injuries at Santa Anita Park, advocates...
Phoenix, Zellweger Solidify Oscar Front-Runner Status at SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger solidified their Oscar front-runner titles last night, taking home Screen Actors Guild Awards...
King Day To be Marked By Parade, Projects, Celebration
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed today with the 36th Kingdom Day Parade in South Los...
Kaiser In Woodland Hills Cancels Surgeries, Appointments Because Of Main Break
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - Surgeries and doctors' appointments have been canceled for a second day at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Woodland...
New Measles Case Confirmed At LAX and Brentwood Pharmacy
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An airline passenger with a confirmed case of measles arrived at LAX and visited a Brentwood pharmacy, authorities...
CA AG To Challenge Plan Opening Public Land To Fracking Lodged In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and others filed suit today in federal court in Los Angeles to stop...
Owner Of Toluca Lake Substance Abuse Center Settles SEC Allegations
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today settled fraud charges against the owner-operator of a Toluca Lake substance abuse...
Former Owner Of Long Beach Hospital Gets 15 Months In Kickback Scheme
SANTA ANA (CNS) - A former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison...
San Diego County Health Reports 2 TB Cases; Advises Testing For Those Exposed
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -The county Health and Human Services Agency today reported two unrelated tuberculosis cases, and that people may have been...
Disneyland Debuts New Star Wars Attraction
ANAHEIM (CNS) - Thousands of Disneyland enthusiasts lined up early today to experience the theme park's newest Star Wars Land ride. Bobby...
LA County Inspector General Claims LASD Withholding Info On Harassment Allegations
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Relatives of victims who were injured or killed in deputy-involved shootings claimed they are being harassed by Los...
San Diego Activates Inclement Weather Program At Local Shelters
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - In response to cooler temperatures today, the city government has activated its Inclement Weather Shelter Program at Father...
Town Hall Meeting Set To Discuss Jet-Fuel Dump Over South L.A. Communities
CUDAHY (CNS) - City, state and federal officials will hold a town hall meeting tonight to give updates and hear community concerns...
Los Angeles Beachgoers Urged To Avoid Water Near Storm Drains
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - With rainwater again sending debris and other potentially hazardous materials cascading to the coast, Los Angeles County health...
CDC To Conduct Health Screenings at LAX Due To Chinese Coronavirus Outbreak
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Passengers arriving at Los Angeles International Airport from China will undergo health screenings beginning tomorrow due to a...
Riverside Public Health Officials Urge County Residents to Take Precautions Against Flu
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Flu cases are surging throughout Riverside County, prompting public health officials today to urge residents to take precautions aimed...
Los Angeles Ex-Deputy Who Made Bogus Shooting Claim Arrested, Released On Bond
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who falsely claimed he was shot outside the Lancaster sheriff's station,...
Storm Exits Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A cold storm out of the Gulf of Alaska left L.A. County this morning. Rain totals across the...
Los Angeles Based Recording Academy President And Chief Executive Deborah Dugan Ousted; Possible Coup...
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - In what sources tell Variety represents a "coup,'' Recording Academy President and Chief Executive Deborah Dugan has been...
Retired Riverside Sheriff’s Administrator Snared In Prostitution Sting
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County officials said today that multiple options are being considered in potentially replacing the longtime grounds coordinator of...
Los Angeles ExpressLanes Users May See Service Delays As Metro Makes Improvements
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority officials announced today that their ExpressLanes computer system is being upgraded and will...
San Diego Suing SDG&E for Allegedly Delaying Pure Water Project
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The city of San Diego announced today that it is suing San Diego Gas & Electric for around...
Metrolink Celebrates Completion Of $32 Million Upgrade To Van Nuys Station
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Metrolink officials and community members celebrated the completion of the modernization of the Van Nuys train station...
Executive Director Says 2019 Port Of Los Angeles Production Was `Strong’ Despite Trade War
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Port of Los Angeles officials announced today that despite an ongoing trade war with China, the shipyard moved...
Former LAPD Officer Charged With Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A former Los Angeles Police Department senior lead officer who is charged with extorting an LAPD detective he...
City Seeks Retired Judges To Help With San Diego Redistricting
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The City Attorney's Office put out a call today for retired judges interested in helping appoint volunteer members...
Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca Ordered To Surrender To Begin Prison Sentence
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was ordered today to turn himself in no later than Feb....
Japanese Mogul Donates $25 Million to UCLA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - UCLA has received a $25 million gift from Tadashi Yanai, the chair, president and CEO of Japan-based Fast...
Fast-Moving Storm Brings Chance of Rain, Snow This Evening in Riverside, San Diego County
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A fast-moving storm will bring a chance of rain and snow in Riverside and San Diego County today before...
LAUSD Agrees To Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Of Claims Against Ex-Teachers
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Attorneys representing victims of two convicted pedophile teachers announced an $18.4 million settlement yesterday on behalf of their...
Efforts To Reduce Homelessness in Elsinore, Wildomar Net Success
LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) - Riverside County deputies, coordinating with personnel from a nonprofit agency, have moved dozens of homeless individuals off the...
Tickets For Dodgers Fan Fest VIP Experiences Go On Sale Today
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Tickets for player autographs, opportunities to take selfies with players and other VIP experiences at the Dodgers eighth...
NAMM, Music Industry Trade Show Opens In Anaheim
ANAHEIM (CNS) - The NAMM Show, billed by organizers as the world's largest trade-only event for the music products, pro audio, lighting...
Engine Trouble Forces LAX-Bound Flight To Return To New Jersey Airport
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles was forced to return to an airport after flames reportedly...
L.A. Controller Calls For Improved Oversight Of DWP Customer Billing Discounts
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released a report today that recommends a broader outreach effort and analyses...
San Diego Medical Equipment Company Pays $37.5 Million For Kickback Claims
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego-based medical equipment manufacturer ResMed Corp. has agreed to pay more than $37.5 million to resolve allegations...
L.A. Councilmen Want Astros, Red Sox World Series Titles Awarded To Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - There's no crying in baseball, but there could be government action. Los Angeles City Councilmen Paul Koretz and...
San Diego Supervisors OK Building Code Upgrades For Wildfire Protection
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors today backed stricter building requirements to lessen wildfire damage. Supervisors Jim Desmond and Dianne...
San Diego County Records 9 More Flu Deaths, Bringing Number To 20 This Season
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Nine influenza deaths were recorded in San Diego County last week, bringing the season's total to 20, the...
Cabelo, Jonas Brothers Among Performers Announced For Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Camila Cabello, H.E.R., the Jonas Brothers, Rosalia and Tyler, The Creator were added today to the list...
