LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles traffic officer was fired for appearing in a pornographic film while on duty more than three years ago. John Dancler was dismissed Monday for misconduct on the job and engaging in indecent acts that reflected poorly on the city workforce, according to his notice of discharge obtained Thursday by […]

LOS ANGELES — Two teens were shot and wounded in an apparent gang shooting Thursday outside a Los Angeles recreation center that is part of the city’s program to reduce violence in the streets by keeping public parks well-lit and open at night, police said. A 15-year-old girl was shot in the back and a […]

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of doctors and nurses will bunk at hospitals, an emergency operation center will be set up and Southern California residents are being urged to stay home and stock up on food. One major airline offered $4 seats to help people avoid the looming mess, selling out of tickets in three hours. […]

LOS ANGELES — A Laguna Beach man is facing four years in prison for failing to return a $110,000 tax refund that the IRS mistakenly sent him. Stephen Mcdow, who received a tax refund intended for a 67-year-old woman, received her money and spent over half of it paying for students loans and his mortgage. […]

LOS ANGELES — A Latino gang conspired to rid a Southern California city of its black residents through intimidation, threats and violence dating back to the early 1990s to exert its influence and show its loyalty to the Mexican Mafia prison gang, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday. LINKS: Jill Scott Reveals Her 3 […]

LOS ANGELES-Lakers forward, Ron Artest was caught up in the middle of a man fighting a woman and separated the combatants and diffused the situation while outside o a Los Angeles night club. TMZ reports: TMZ spoke with Artest who told us, “Unfortunately there was a situation at the club and some people had too […]

LOS ANGELES — Jonas Bevacqua, who co-founded the popular street clothing brand LRG in 1999 and presided over its rapid rise as a major fashion force among young people, was found dead Tuesday. He was 34. Orange County sheriff’s officials said Bevacqua’s body was found in his Laguna Beach home. “There were no obvious signs […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will be named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, a person familiar with the news told The Associated Press. The person spoke Tuesday night on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement hadn’t been made. The Clippers announced a news conference at their training […]

LOS ANGELES – Two officers from the The Los Angeles Department of Transportation are being investigated for appearing in a sexually explicit video. NBC Los Angeles reports: The video, which is available on a popular adult subscription website, tracks the interactions of a porn actress as she approaches men in a range of work environments. […]

LOS ANGELES- Anthony Garcia’s tattoo of a murder scene led to a murder conviction after police put together the various pieces of the murder that were tattooed on his chest. The Los Angeles Times reports: Each key detail was right there: the Christmas lights that lined the roof of the liquor store where 23-year-old John […]

LOS ANGELES  — The Los Angeles Lakers say they’ll work with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation on ways to keep anti-gay slurs out of basketball. The Lakers and GLAAD announced a partnership Friday, three days after Kobe Bryant was spotted on a national television broadcast yelling a gay slur in frustration over a […]

LOS ANGELES– A man who robbed a donut shop forced a clerk at gun point to drink liquid soap in attempts to coerce him to disclose the safe combination.