Los Angeles Times • 15th December 2025

Nick Reiner struggled with addiction and shared his recovery with the world. Now, he's accused of killing parents

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. You can find live updates to this developing story in this link.Nick Reiner spent years struggling with addiction and with help from his father, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, told his story to the world.On Monday, Nick was booked into the L.A. County jail on suspicion of murder, hours after his father and mother, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead inside their Brentwood home.Nick Reiner, 32, cycled in and o...

Los Angeles Times • 15th December 2025

‘Acts of pure evil': Feds indict alleged members of child sex abuse network

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. The 15-year-old girl was sitting in her bedroom when “Sociopath” and “Rohan” added her to a Discord chat that, several months later, would nearly end in her death. She said within hours of joining the chat on the online messaging platform in 2020, she became the target of a network of predators who, according to federal prosecutors in an indictment, special...

Los Angeles Times • 29th September 2025

A child dies. Two men vanish. Police investigate secretive California religious group

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The ambulance siren blared down the quiet residential street where a 4-year-old boy was dying.When police and paramedics arrived at 1521 Latham St. in Colton, they had no clue they were entering the home of a secretive religious group that — years later — would land in the spotlight after two members were reported missing.Inside the house, police found Timothy Thomas unresponsive with vomit around his mouth, ac...

Los Angeles Times • 18th August 2025

He was one of California’s most notorious Mexican outlaws. Now they ride in his honor

CANTUA CREEK, Calif. — For three days and 65 miles, the riders will travel through the heat and dust of the Central Valley to honor a man from the Gold Rush era who, depending on the point of view, was either a freedom fighter or a ruthless criminal.Their journey begins in Cantua Creek, a rural community in Fresno County, where California Rangers claimed to have shot and killed Joaquin Murrieta in 1853. As proof, they cut off his head and pickled it in a jar.The nearby California Historical Land...

Los Angeles Times • 7th June 2025

Immigration raids roil L.A., dozens of people detained. What we know so far

Immigration raids Friday led to the arrests of dozens of people and caused hours of chaos in downtown L.A.Here is what we know so far:Federal agents hit several locations including the Ambiance Apparel in garment district, where many were detained and authorities clashed with protesters, and a Home Depot in the Westlake District.At Ambiance Apparel, immigration authorities detained employees inside a clothing wholesaler, and used flash-bang grenades and pepper spray on a crowd protesting the rai...

Los Angeles Times • 7th June 2025

ICE raids across L.A. spark backlash; Trump officials vow to continue operations

Fallout from aggressive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in Los Angeles continued Saturday, with fierce pushback from protesters, open sparring between L.A. leadership and federal officials and the Trump administration vowing to send the National Guard to the city to assist with operations.Border czar Tom Homan told Fox News the Guard would be deployed Saturday night to help with operations. It’s unclear how many Guard members would arrive and exactly what their role would be.It c...

Los Angeles Times • 28th April 2025

Soaring burglaries in post-fire Altadena rattle residents: 'Trauma on top of the trauma'

When the smoke of the Eaton fire cleared, residents whose homes were left standing believed they had escaped disaster. But many are finding that blessing comes with a curse. They are now prime targets for opportunistic thieves who prowl their neighborhoods at night. Jenna and Howard Morris’ home has been burglarized three times: first on the night they evacuated, then at the start of April and then again the following week. “When we found out that our home survived, we had no idea that three mon...

Los Angeles Times • 11th January 2025

Firefighters gain ground on deadly L.A. wildfires, but more wind is on the way

Calmer winds and higher humidity helped firefighters make progress Saturday battling an unprecedented fire siege that has devastated the foothill community of Altadena and coastal enclave of Pacific Palisades — but officials warned that Santa Ana gusts will pick up again next week and cautioned the public to stay on alert. “These winds, combined with low humidity and low fuel moisture, will keep the fire threat in Los Angeles County high,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Satur...

Los Angeles Times • 13th December 2024

How an 836-pound 'cursed' emerald traveled the Americas, ruining lives and bankrupting men

It was an ordinary day at his Los Angeles law office when John Nadolenco opened a letter from Brazil enlisting his help in a mission to retrieve a stolen, and quite possibly cursed, 836-pound emerald.The year was 2014, the heyday of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the up-and-coming attorney was no fool. “I immediately thought it was just completely fake, a total hoax,” he said. “I was like, ‘I’m not falling for this one. I’m smarter than this.’”He tossed the letter in the trash.But Nadolenco...

Los Angeles Times • 21st November 2024

Graphic details emerge in Monterey sex assault claim against Pete Hegseth, Trump's Cabinet pick

A woman told Monterey police that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, took her phone, blocked her from leaving his hotel room and sexually assaulted her, according to a newly released police report. The Monterey Police Department on Wednesday night released a 22-page report revealing graphic details in the October 2017 assault allegation filed against Hegseth, which did not result in any charges. The report shows two starkly different narratives about what un...

Los Angeles Times • 21st October 2024

Latino residents slam 'trust fund hipsters' in ugly L.A. gentrification battle

For the young and upwardly mobile hipsters of Northeast L.A., the Frogtown Flea Crawl was the hot new event of their perfectly Instagrammable dreams.For many residents of the historically working-class Latino community, it was their breaking point.This fall, the event became an unexpected flash point in L.A.’s debate over gentrification as long-simmering neighborhood tensions exploded and a vocal group of residents ultimately pushed the ultra-popular flea market out of town.The twice-monthly cra...

Los Angeles Times • 7th October 2024

A surf gang at Lunada Bay harassed outsiders for decades. Can anything stop them?

Lunada Bay is the stuff big wave surfers’ dreams are made of. During a heavy swell, 20-foot waves unfurl in a perfect right-hand line, delivering a potent blend of adrenaline and serenity. “It feels like a little hit of a drug, honestly, because it’s just so beautiful, so magical,” surfer Sofly Matturi said. “The wave is your canvas.”When the surf’s up, only a dozen or so surfers can be found riding the wave, tucked in a cove beneath the cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Visiting Lunada Bay...