BUENA PARK, Calif.—A  40-year-old woman is in police custody and suspected of arson in connection to a Target store in Buena Park, authorities said on Sept. 13. Cynthia Torres was arrested on Sept. 12, according to the Buena Park Police Department. According to the department, Ms. Torres allegedly started the fire as a ruse to steal […]

LOS ANGELES—Authorities announced on July 26 that 139 people were arrested during a five-county, multi-agency operation that targeted internet crimes against children. “Operation Online Guardian” was conducted earlier this month by the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which includes personnel from 102 agencies in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, […]

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the birth of a young Przewalski’s horse on June 29, a critically endangered species previously considered extinct in the wild until 1996. The unnamed horse was born this month to its mother Nikki and father Ziggy, according to the San Diego Wildlife Alliance in a news release. […]

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles County Fire Department search-and-rescue team was being deployed to Turkey Feb. 6 in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that is believed to have killed more than 7,800 people. The Monday morning quake had a magnitude of 7.8, causing extensive damage in Turkey and northern Syria. Nearly 5,900 people are killed […]

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)’s Major Crimes Division has opened an investigation into the leaked conversation that led to the City Hall racism scandal to determine if the conversation was recorded illegally, LAPD Chief Michel Moore said Oct. 25. “The department has initiated a criminal investigation into an allegation of eavesdropping relative to […]

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council elected Paul Krekorian as its new president Oct. 18, following a four-hour meeting that was held virtually due to COVID-19 exposure after last week’s meetings were disrupted by protesters amid the City Hall racism scandal. Krekorian will be immediately tasked with leading the council through a turbulent stretch, with […]

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, who is facing a torrent of criticism and calls for her resignation over racially charged remarks she made in a recorded conversation last year, announced Oct. 11 she is taking a “leave of absence” from the council. “This has been one of the most difficult times of my […]