A 19-year-old suspect was arrested for murder after his stepfather was found stabbed to death in Castaic. The suspect was identified as Terrance Crawford, 19, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On Feb. 14, deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon at a home on the 32000 block of Ridge Top […]

A photo circulating on social media shows seniors at a Visalia, California, high school posing during Picture Day, spelling out a homophobic slur. The picture under scrutiny shows a group of 10 students who attend Redwood High School seated together, spelling out the derogatory word. The high school seniors were posing for a class wide […]

Firefighters in North Hollywood worked to extinguish a burning vehicle after it slammed into a power pole late Tuesday morning. The crash was reported around 11:30 a.m. on Burbank Boulevard near Vineland Avenue. The vehicle, which appeared to be an electric car, caught fire on impact. Los Angeles City Fire crews took a defensive position […]

At La Serna High School in Whittier, senior Dylan Cervantes is closing out his wrestling career as more than an athlete – he’s also a fighter. Cervantes lost this vision when he was a freshman, but instead of just walking away from wrestling completely, he decided to relearn how to compete. Fast forward to his […]

Executives at CBS News made it clear to Late Show host Stephen Colbert: he wasn’t to interview Texas state Rep. James Talarico last night, nor was he to discuss how he wasn’t supposed to talk to the Democratic US Senate hopeful. But Colbert, who only has months left of his tenure on the show after […]

It is unknown whether the Burbank Police Department expected such a reaction to one of its recent Instagram posts, but it sure has taken off. BPD posted on Feb. 13 a photo of a member of their ranks, Officer Parks, after he encountered a pair of French Bulldogs during a call for service. “He could not resist petting, holding […]

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Southern California should see less precipitation Tuesday, but the region is not in the clear yet, as another storm system is set to move in. The National Weather Service has projected a lull in storm activity for Tuesday but acknowledged that a “stormy pattern” will continue in the region for the rest of this week. KTLA 5 […]

Jackson is survived by his wife Jacqueline Lavinia Brown, and their five children Santita Jackson, former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), Jonathan Luther Jackson, Yusef DuBois Jackson, Esq., and Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson, Jr.