Feds Call in Bass to Testify in Hearing Against LA Homeless Fund
The Trump administration Thursday announced an investigation into what it calls “waste, fraud and abuse” of federal funds allegedly linked to the troubled Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and called on Mayor Karen Bass to testify before Congress later this month. Rep. Tim Burchett, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, summoned…
Sex Offender Convicted of Assault Spree in Santa Ana
A registered sex offender was convicted Thursday of groping a woman in a store parking lot while she was with her baby and a 5-year-old and exposing himself and touching a teenage girl in another incident an hour earlier. Moises Hernandez, 32, was convicted of one count of assault with the intent to commit a…
Man Charged with Molesting 6 Girls in Orange County
A 59-year-old man charged with molesting six girls in south Orange County 19 years ago made his first appearance in court Thursday. Julian Bonilla was charged May 7, 2007, with 18 felony counts of sexually assaulting six girls, according to court records. He was arrested Tuesday and made his first appearance in the jail courtroom…
Three Teens Killed in Crash on Interstate 5 in Anaheim
Three teenagers were killed and another person was injured Thursday when a vehicle crashed over the side of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Anaheim. The wreck happened around 3:15 a.m. Thursday at the southbound Lincoln Avenue off-ramp of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victims were identified as 17-year-old Victor Hugo…
Get The Latest Southern California News by Email!
Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon.
Caregiver Gets Life Without Parole for Deaths of 2 at Assisted Living Facility
A man who was working as an overnight caregiver was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for strangling two women within less than an hour at an assisted living facility in…
Man, 33, Killed in Suspected Homicide in Long Beach
An deceased man was discovered with suspicious injuries in Long Beach Thursday, and police say detectives found signs of foul play. Officers responded around 8:30 a.m. Thursday to the 6500 block of Muriel Avenue, north of the 91 Freeway, regarding…
Metro, Burbank Reach Agreement on North Hollywood-Pasadena Bus Project
Metro and the city of Burbank have reached an agreement allowing construction to move forward Thursday on portions of the North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project while litigation over dedicated bus lanes continues. “The agreement allows Metro to proceed with…
More Than Dozen Arrested During Riverside Police Crackdown at Park
A multi-agency crackdown to remove illegal encampments from Fairmount Park near downtown Riverside netted more than a dozen arrests and the removal of unauthorized facilities, authorities said Thursday. Riverside police officers, city Department of Code Enforcement officers, Parks & Neighborhood…