Category: Southern California

Danny Masterson Convicted of 2 Counts of Rape, Here’s What Happens Next

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles jury on May 31 convicted actor Danny Masterson of two counts of rape in a retrial that focused on allegations the “That ‘70s Show’ star raped three women between 2001 and 2003. The verdict sided with two of Masterson’s accusers, but the panel was unable to reach a verdict on similar…


16 Illegal Immigrants Who Entered US Through Texas Flown to California

Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered plane and dropped off outside a church in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom and migrant rights advocates said Saturday. The young men and women were dropped off Friday outside the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento with only a backpack’s…


One Dead During Shootout With Security Guards in Downtown Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A suspect on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire June 4 with two security guards, which left one of them with a gunshot wound to the leg, authorities said. The shooting occurred at about 7 a.m. in the area of Washington Boulevard and Los Angeles Street,…


Enlarged Heart, Cocaine Use Factors in Death of Man Tased by LAPD Officers

LOS ANGELES—A Washington, D.C. teacher who was Tased multiple times by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers following a traffic collision in Venice Jan. 3 died from the effects of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The results came from a Jan. 11 autopsy on 31-year-old Keenan…


Man Tased by LAPD Officers Died From Effects of Enlarged Heart, Cocaine Use: Coroner

LOS ANGELES—A Washington, D.C. man who was Tased multiple times by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers following a traffic collision in Venice on Jan. 3 died from the effects of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The results came from a Jan. 11 autopsy on 31-year-old…


Man Killed in Car Crash in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed June 4 when his car struck a traffic signal pole in Oceanside, police said. The victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Sunday when it crashed into the pole on the southeast corner of Mission and Mesa Drive, according to the Oceanside Police…


Man, 20, Killed After Car Crashes Into Signal Pole in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed June 4 when his car struck a traffic signal pole in Oceanside, police said. The victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Sunday when it crashed into the pole on the southeast corner of Mission and Mesa Drive, according to the Oceanside Police…


Man Arrested for Alleged DUI, Manslaughter After Fatal Oceanside Crash

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI Sunday after crashing a vehicle into a tree in Oceanside, killing one of his two passengers, police said. The driver’s 2003 Nissan Maxima was traveling eastbound on State Route 76 and Airport Road at 1:54 a.m. Sunday when he lost control…


Woman, 47, Died in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening in Irvine. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,”…


Woman, 47, Dies in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,” Davies said….