The pastor of a Baptist church in Gardena claims that allegations made against him from some members of the congregation have been dismissed by a judge as frivolous, while other congregants are wondering why and how the church leader has been allowed to return to the pulpit since his arrest late last year. Surveillance footage captured on Oct. 7 appears to show […]

Trump’s new interest in targeting foreign leaders also goes far beyond his previous gambits.

A developer’s proposal to build a 56-story luxury tower on public land in Greenpoint next to the East River has enraged a community overwhelmed by luxury high-rises and still waiting for a waterfront park promised to it 20 years ago. This controversy will be an early test of how Mayor Mamdani balances his commitment to parks and open space against for-profit developer efforts to exploit the city’s housing crisis to circumvent zoning rules and renege on community commitments.

At least one person is dead after a shooting in Long Beach outside the bustling grand opening of a new Marathon Burger, a franchise envisioned by and later launched to honor late rapper Nipsey Hussle, officials with the Long Beach Police Department confirmed to KTLA. Officers responded to reports of a shooting involving multiple victims just after 3:30 p.m. outside the grand opening of a new […]

A 69-year-old Australian national, a well-connected piano teacher living in West Hollywood before fleeing the country amid a conviction for sexually abusing a child, was extradited back to Los Angeles and sentenced to more than nine years in state prison late last week.   In a news release, officials at the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office said John Michael Kaleel repeatedly sexually abused a 13-year-old boy who was taking lessons from […]

A pedestrian is dead and a man from Adelanto is in custody following a hit-and-run crash near the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 24th Street in Newport Beach around 2:02 a.m. Saturday. The suspect, 26-year-old Jesus Alvarez, was driving a white Chevrolet Corvette at the time of the crash. Alvarez drove away from the scene […]

Law enforcement has begun closing off roads as a large group of demonstrators gathered near the federal building in Westwood on Sunday afternoon in protest of the widening war in Iran. The protest unfurled around 1 p.m. around the Westwood Federal Building, located at 11000 Wilshire Blvd., where a KTLA crew estimated there were thousands […]

Protests have turned deadly overseas after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and hundreds of others. As of Sunday afternoon, the Associated Press reported at least 22 people were killed and more than 120 others injured as pro-Iran demonstrators attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate […]

The Los Angeles Kings announced Sunday that head coach Jim Hiller has been relieved of his duties following a difficult season and fading playoff hopes. “At this point in the season, we believe a change in leadership is necessary to give our group the best opportunity to reach its potential and compete at the level […]

Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.  The disapproval rating was 43 percent, while 29 percent said they were not sure. About half of respondents—including one in four Republicans—said the president was too open to using military force. The poll surveyed […]