Feb 23 Harvey Weinstein gets another 16 years in prison for rape, sexual assault By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. Continue reading
Feb 07 Gustavo Dudamel to become New York Philharmonic music director, leave Los Angeles By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Gustavo Dudamel will become music director of the New York Philharmonic for the 2026-27 season, ending a tenure with the Los Angeles Philharmonic that began in 2009. Continue reading
Jan 28 California shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded in upscale LA neighborhood By Richard Vogel, Associated Press The early Saturday morning shooting comes on top a massacre at a dance hall in a Los Angeles suburb last week that left 11 dead and nine wounded and shootings at two Half Moon Bay farms that left seven dead… Continue reading
Jan 10 At least 17 dead in California amid severe storms, flooding and mudslides By Christopher Weber, Brian Melley, Associated Press Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next system in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 04 Los Angeles to pay $20 million for land previously seized from Black family in 1912 By Associated Press The land in the city of Manhattan Beach was purchased in 1912 by Willa and Charles Bruce, who built a resort for African Americans. The Bruces suffered racist harassment, and in the 1920s the city took the property through eminent… Continue reading
Dec 19 Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape, sexual misconduct in Los Angeles trial By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Jurors in Los Angeles have found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape at his second sexual misconduct trial. The verdicts Monday following a monthlong trial represent a victory for the #MeToo movement five years after Weinstein became its central figure. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Suspect in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 appears in U.S. court In our news wrap Monday, a prime suspect in the 1988 Pan Am bombing appeared before a federal magistrate in Washington, a winter storm pushed east today after pummeling northern California and Nevada, Iran executed a second prisoner for alleged… Continue watching
Dec 12 Karen Bass sworn in as Los Angeles mayor, vows to address homelessness By Michael R. Blood, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The former congresswoman and state Assembly speaker formally takes charge Monday amid a homeless crisis and rising crime. City Hall also has been shaken by racism and corruption scandals. Continue reading
Dec 02 Los Angeles City Council unanimously votes to ban oil and gas drilling By Drew Costley, Associated Press The vote comes after more than a decade of complaints from city residents that pollution drifting from wells was affecting their health. Los Angeles was once a booming oil town, but many of its oilfields are now played out. Continue reading
Nov 16 Vehicle strikes 22 Los Angeles County sheriff's recruits on training run By Associated Press Authorities say 22 Los Angeles County sheriff's recruits on a training run were hit by a vehicle and five were critically injured. Continue reading