California
While homicides were up slightly in Los Angeles County in 2023, a new report from the attorney general’s office shows a significant drop statewide.
July 4, 2024
After L.A. County prosecutors decided not to try him as an adult in a 2018 murder, Denmonne Lee responded well to programs in juvenile halls. He started attending community college and found a job. But now he’s been arrested in a second killing.
June 21, 2024
No signs of gang involvement were found Saturday in the fatal shooting of two men as they sat in a car in a residential area of the South L.A. neighborhood, the LAPD said.
June 1, 2024
DNA testing ultimately helped sheriff’s investigators to identify the woman as Maritza Glean Grimmett, who was 20 at the time of her disappearance.
June 15, 2024
Three people were arrested in connection with a mass shooting in Monterey County in March that left four people dead and seven others injured, authorities announced Friday.
May 10, 2024
Two people were shot and killed in Napa on Saturday night. They appeared to be teenage girls, reported KTVU-TV Channel 2, which cited a witness.
April 14, 2024
The woman’s body was found burning on the side of a highway in Bakersfield in December 2022.
April 12, 2024
The body of a homicide victim found in the Nevada desert 40 years ago was identified as a California man, authorities announced this week.
March 1, 2024
Four people were killed overnight in four shootings, including two outside elementary schools in Cudahy and Bell.
Feb. 12, 2024
In L.A., 336 people died in crashes in 2023 and more than half of them were pedestrians. That’s the highest number in more than 20 years and advocates are demanding action.
Jan. 24, 2024