Prosecutors in New Orleans won’t pursue misdemeanor battery charges against Cuba Gooding Jr. after the female bartender who accused the Los Angeles-based actor of shoving her twice at a popular Bourbon Street establishment decided not to pursue charges. Prosecutors opted … Continue reading →

A well known plastic surgeon was charged with half a dozen misdemeanor counts for allegedly videotaping female patients after they had undressed, officials said Thursday. Dr. Lance Everett Wyatt, 42, was arrested without incident Thursday morning by Los Angeles police … Continue reading →

A California appeals court on Wednesday overturned the 2004 felony corruption conviction of former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley. Bradley was convicted of misappropriation of public funds along with former City Councilman Amen Rahh and former City Manager John D. Johnson. … Continue reading →

A UC Irvine professor accused in a series of arson fires following his son’s suicide wrote in emails that he was thinking about getting a dozen machine guns and shooting at least 200 students at his son’s high school before … Continue reading →

Authorities allege that a UC Irvine professor, grieving over the suicide of his teenage son, wrote emails in which he talks of committing mass murder at University High School. “We did take these emails very seriously,” said Farrah Emami, spokeswoman … Continue reading →

A gun was found near a body in Burbank that is believed to be that of FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens, who has been missing for two months. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller called the discovery “a sad day, not only … Continue reading →

A Fresno County sheriff’s deputy’s gravity-defying sprint saved a hiker who was losing his grip on a ledge of a Sierra peak. “In five years with search and rescue and 30 years as a paramedic, it was the most dramatic … Continue reading →

Los Angeles prosecutors said they have ample evidence to show a photographer charged under the state’s new anti-paparazzi law with pursuing Justin Bieber on the 101 Freeway is guilty. Paul Raef, 30, a freelance photographer, was charged with reckless driving, … Continue reading →

Two different portraits of Anthony Wayne Smith arise as he faces arraignment in the slayings of four men–a loving family man who was a successful top draft pick of the Los Angeles Raiders and a brutal killer. “We knew him … Continue reading →

By Matt Stevens and Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times July 29, 2012, 10:48 p.m. The hundreds of protesters who gathered Sunday outside Anaheim police headquarters remained angry with law enforcement after recent fatal officer-involved shootings sparked unrest in Orange County’s … Continue reading →