Los Angeles on Tuesday joined a growing list of cities that are treating e-cigarettes like traditional tobacco-based products, banning their use in parks, restaurants and in most workplaces. The decision, which came after an impassioned and at times personal City … Continue reading →

A Northern California man was convicted of fraud for duping investors out of $7 million with false promises of big returns in alternative energy technology, prosecutors said Tuesday. Richard Rossignol of Shingle Springs, Calif., was accused of defrauding more than … Continue reading →

A video has surfaced showing two men identified as former LA gang members.  The men were seen fighting in Syria for Assad. In the video, they give shout outs to friends here in LA. According to federal officials, the men … Continue reading →

Los Angeles prosecutors Friday charged ex-NFL star Darren Sharper with drugging and sexually assaulting two women and revealed he is under investigation for allegedly attacking at least five other women in three other states. Sharper was charged with seven rape … Continue reading →

An Oklahoma man who allegedly blackmailed women with nude and sexually explicit photos on his “revenge porn” website has been arrested and faces charges in California, Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris announced Friday. Casey E. Meyering, 28, of Tulsa, allegedly … Continue reading →

A Pennsylvania teenager accused of killing a man she met on Craigslist has confessed to the slaying — and to killing more than 20 other people after joining a satanic cult at age 13, according to an interview she gave … Continue reading →

The man attacked by a wayward camel that escaped a property near Palmdale on Friday said he had to crawl under a car to avoid more serious injuries. “He was stomping me and biting me, and getting on his knees … Continue reading →

Nearly four years after a corruption scandal engulfed their small town, Bell’s former political leaders are under mounting pressure to plead guilty to corruption charges and accept possible prison sentences. The district attorney has offered the former council members maximum … Continue reading →

It’s a retailer’s worst nightmare: trampling, shoplifting and fighting on the busiest shopping day of the year. With several high-profile Black Friday incidents in recent years, merchants and shopping centers are on high alert. Security has been significantly beefed up … Continue reading →

A man charged last year in a “serial thrill-kill” rampage in Orange County that left six people dead, including four homeless men and a woman and her son, died Thursday after being found sick in his jail cell, a sheriff’s … Continue reading →