In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council moved to end the Police Department’s use of pretextual stops, a law enforcement tactic long criticized by civil rights advocates who say it disproportionately targets Black and Latino residents. Pretextual stops occur when officers pull over or detain someone for a minor violation as a […]

A Ventura County man was charged with trafficking a 14-year-old boy who had been reported missing by family members. Brandon Holguin, 26, of Thousand Oaks, reportedly targeted the boy at a thrift store about four to six months before the incident, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. From May 2-5, 2025, Holguin is […]

California farmers are preparing to destroy an estimated 420,000 peach trees after the collapse of a major fruit processor left growers across the Central Valley without buyers for tens of thousands of tons of fruit. The closure of Del Monte Foods’ canneries in Modesto and Hughson in April devastated many multi-generational farms that relied on […]

On Wednesday, FBI agents reportedly raided the office and business of state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, the Virginia legislator and prominent leader of the state’s recent redistricting effort that won Democrats four more likely seats in the House of Representatives.  The senator’s office and cannabis dispensary, located on the same block, were swarmed by armed […]