The county of Los Angeles is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunmen who killed a 14-year-old girl during a July 4 family celebration in the Westmont area near South L.A. The … Continue reading
By Angel Jennings and Andrew Blankstein June 29, 2012 Prosecutors plan to charge a teen with murder, accusing him of firing into a crowd in Watts this month and killing a 1-year-old boy cradled in his father’s arms, authorities said … Continue reading
The Daytime Emmy Awards were able to go on as scheduled at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday as police investigated the deaths of two people at the famed hotel. A man and woman were found shot to death at … Continue reading
A next-door neighbor of Rodney King said she heard the 47-year-old in his backyard sobbing uncontrollably early Sunday, apparently after he had been up all night. Then she heard a splash. King, an avid swimmer, was found dead at the … Continue reading
By Joel Rubin and Lisa Girion, Los Angeles TimesMay 19, 2012 Shell casings and signals from one of the victim’s cellphones led police to arrest two men in the slayings of two USC graduate students from China — a botched … Continue reading
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles TimesMay 16, 2012 The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after he was beaten by Fullerton police has reached a settlement with the city that will pay her $1 million, officials announced … Continue reading
Whitney Houston died as the result of drowning in what the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled as an accidental death. The coroner said heart disease and cocaine use were also factors in her death on Feb. 11. Cocaine was … Continue reading