Southland News
Federal probe focuses on wife of L.A. City Atty. Delgadillo
Investigators are seeking information about her consulting business and taxes, sources say.
Federal authorities investigating Los Angeles City Atty. Rocky D...
Twins chase the news on L.A.'s dark streets
Austin and Howard Raishbrook, each equipped with scanners and cameras, roam freeways and byways, shooting fires and wrecks for TV.
I t was pushing 11 on a Friday night, and Au...
Board approves law that holds parents accountable for kids' graffiti
The L.A. County supervisors' measure will allow authorities to hold taggers and their parents liable for civil damages.
Seeking to hit graffiti vandals and ...
Schwarzenegger's push to hike sales tax riles GOP
The governor says a temporary increase could help close the budget gap. But his party's leaders want to borrow.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken on an u...
College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age
The current limit ignores the reality of drinking on campus and pushes it underground, they say. Opponents say a rollback to age 18 would reverse declines in teen drunk driving.
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Tunneling nearly complete for Inland Empire water project
Breakthrough expected today at Devil Canyon in the San Bernardino Mountains. The Inland Feeder Project will connect the California Aqueduct to the Diamond Valley Lake.
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California National Guard losing budget battle in Legislature
Democrats in the state Senate block a $3.3-million allocation to give educational benefits to Guard members.
While they have been beating back wildfires acr...
Retired L.A. cop's got the material for a million stories
I f you'll indulge a confession, I'm a happy guy sitting across from a cop -- or even a retired cop -- with my notebook on the table and a beer in my hand. They've all got stories, some funny, some dark, some of them even true.
New principals begin work in L.A. mayor's schools partnership
They are hired as part of an ambitious, high-stakes effort to improve some of the lowest-achieving campuses.
Tim Sullivan's first day as Markham Middle Scho...
Orange County transfers 1,200 acres to developer-backed land trust
The firm wants a toll road built through the property but says it will keep open space undeveloped.
Orange County supervisors Tuesday approved a plan to giv...
It's Rocky's wife they're after
The FBI's investigation of City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo seems to center on his wife Michelle's businesses and income, the Times reports. It's clear the Times...
Speaking the language
A story in the L.A. Times last week on reactions from local Russians to the events in Georgia was based on interviews conducted in Russian...
Oops, another ex-LAT award winner
Corie Brown won a big-within-journalism award for a story on climate change and wine. Too bad she doesn't cover wine, or anything else, for the...
End of the runway for L.A. Fashion Week?
Laurie Pike posts at the Los Angeles Magazine blog ChicLeak that involved sources believe the Fashion Week partnership between IMG and Culver Citys Smashbox Studios...
Denver or bust
Patrick O'Connor, the Daily News' editorial cartoonist, has some fun with the upcoming change of venue to Denver for City Hall electeds attending the Democratic...
Morning Buzz: Tuesday 8.19.08
The EPA intends to step in and settle the bureaucratic debate over whether the Los Angeles River is navigable. LAT The LAPD will release...
FBI looking at Delgadillo, paper says
Today's San Francisco Chronicle reports that "FBI agents have begun a criminal investigation of Los Angeles City Attorney Rockard 'Rocky' Delgadillo, a one-time rising star...
Najee Ali gets four years in prison
The South L.A. activist pleaded guilty to attempting to bribe a witness in a criminal case involving his daughter, Jasmin Eskew. Ali's sentence was enhanced...
Hartenstein's first meeting
New Los Angeles Times Publisher Eddy Hartenstein met some of the staff this afternoon and didn't make any headlines. That's a switch from previous debuts...
New LAT publisher speaks
Eddy Hartenstein's email to the staff is brief. He will address all hands at 3 pm. Good day, As an avid reader of The Times...
L.A. City Attorney Focus Of FBI Probe
A spokesman for Rocky Delgadillo said Tuesday that the Los Angeles city attorney has yet to be informed that he is the subject of an FBI criminal investigation, as was reported in a San Francisco newspaper.
The San Francisco Chronicle Tuesday quot...
Photographer Suspected Of Sexual Assault
An Argentinian man suspected of posing as a photographer and assaulting three victims, including a 14-year-old girl, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and other charges, while police asked other women who may have been victimized to come forward....
Officials, Residents Meet Over Griffith Park Fires
City and fire officials and Griffith Park rangers will meet with the park's neighbors to discuss a series of suspicious fires that scorched about 50 acres on Saturday. "We need the public to be our eyes and ears in the park," LaBonge stated. "Thes...
Chargers TE Returns To Practice
Chargers tight end Antonio Gates was taken off the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday and participated in parts of practice after passing a physical.
Dave Matthews Band Sax Player LeRoi Moore Dies
A publicist for the Dave Matthews Band says saxophone player LeRoi Moore has died of injuries suffered in an all-terrain-vehicle accident in June. Publicist Ambrosia Healy says Moore died Tuesday at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Ang...
Homeless Man Charged With Stabbing Girl, 14
Prosecutors have filed charges against a homeless man for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old girl in Villa Park on Sunday, and the charges could make him eligible for a "three strikes" sentence of 28 years to life if he is convicted. David Edward Ed...
Thousands Of Counterfeit Handbags, Shoes Seized
Federal authorities say they've seized thousands of counterfeit handbags and shoes at the Port of Los Angeles. A half-dozen containers shipped from China were stopped Monday by officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, border patrol spokes...
Boat Catches On Fire In Marina Del Rey
A boat caught on fire near the north jetty of Marina del Rey, two people were rescued safely. The blaze was reported on Tuesday at about 10:41 a.m. The two people on the 30-foot boat were rescued by people on a nearby boat.
L.A. Activist Gets 4 Years For Witness Tampering
Former gang member-turned-activist Najee Ali has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to bribe a witness in his daughter's assault case. A 45-year-old frequent critic of law enforcement, Ali on Monday received wha...
Producer Still In Critical Condition After Crash
A producer and talent manager struck by a car on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu remained in critical condition Tuesday, a sheriff's sergeant said.
Joan Hyler was struck on PCH at Rambla Vista about 8:30 p.m. Friday and was airlifted to Ronald Rea...