Aug. 16, 2023 2:52 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu, who championed the sale of Angel Stadium to a company controlled by the team’s owner, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from the since-scuttled deal. The charges against Sidhu in a plea…
Aug. 16, 2023 3:44 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas had his Lamborghini burglarized in downtown Los Angeles after Tuesday night’s 6-2 win against the Milwaukee Brewers, police sources told The Times. A suspect smashed out the driver’s side window and stole multiple items from the…
By Salvador HernandezStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 4:13 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print Teachers, principals and counselors at Orange Unified School District could be required to notify parents or guardians that their child is transgender under a new policy set to be considered Thursday. The policy is similar to…
By Noah GoldbergStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 2:09 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print A Texas sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged in the fatal hit-and-run that killed a father of seven in Riverside last week, authorities announced. Giovanni Ceja, a five-year veteran of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, was visiting…
By Grace TooheyStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 11:21 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print A tropical storm brewing in the Pacific is expected to move north over the next few days, bringing to Southern California increased humidity, cooler temperatures and a chance for significant showers and thunderstorms this weekend. The…
By Michael Schneider Aug. 16, 2023 11:40 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print As kids go back to school this week in L.A., it’s hard to not think about some of the tragedies that have transpired around our schools — and about how we could prevent the next ones. In…
With the passing of media executive Clarence Avant on Monday, Hollywood lost an industry magnate whose impact and reach was unquantifiable. Avant rose to prominence in post-Prohibition New York City, where he met talent manager Joseph G. Glaser, who taught him the ins and outs of the music business. He would go on to be…
By Noah GoldbergStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 12:05 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print A Merced County Sheriff’s Office deputy with a troubled history and a misdemeanor conviction was charged Wednesday with assault for repeatedly kicking a DUI suspect in the head numerous times, authorities said. Dustin Witt, 42, a former…
By Dakota SmithStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 1:32 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday moved to try to block a developer’s planned luxury hotel in Benedict Canyon amid opposition from environmental groups and the council member who represents the hillside neighborhood. On a…
World / August 16, 2023 Peruvians Are Protesting Their Unelected President Thousands have joined demonstrations against Dina Boluarte. Now, progressives in Congress are asking the Biden administration to stop supporting her far-right regime. Aída Chávez Ad Policy Peruvian President Dina Boluarte delivers her annual Message to the Nation on Independence Day, at the Congress in…