Ivanna Ortiz, 36, was indicted on attempted murder and assault charges for allegedly opening fire on Rihanna's home in March, according to court records made public Wednesday.

Author and journalist James Queally joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss Surviving the Lie , the final installment of his Russell Avery series. 

A new poll found that California Deputy Atty. Gen. Marissa Roy has a 10-point lead over her opponent, Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney, in the race for L.A. city attorney, but more than two-thirds of ...

An 8-year-old boy was beaten, left chained up and starved over the course of a year, losing more than 100 pounds before he was found dead last October, according to testimony in his parents' murder ca...

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced his decision Tuesday on whether Nick Reiner will face the death penalty if he is convicted for the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Rein...

While he was not involved in Manson's most infamous murders — including the slayings of actress Sharon Tate and four others — Davis was convicted in two other killings. He was found suitable for parol...

Sheriff Robert Luna was notified Wednesday that federal officials would be looking into whether L.A. County officials have violated the Constitution over conditions at the downtown jail.

A federal judge threw out charges Wednesday against an L.A. gang intervention worker charged with being a felon in possession of body armor after determining he did not actually have a prior felony co...

Prosecutors say Nicole Linton reached speeds of more than 131 mph when she careened into a South L.A. intersection in 2022, causing a wreck that killed six people, including an unborn baby. Her defens...

The musician David Anthony Burke — known by his stage name D4vd — has changed representation as he faces a trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, swapping out the private attorne...

A bill that would make it illegal to issue marriage licenses to anyone under the age of 18 in California is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval, likely ending a decade-long fight to out...

Six opportunities for writers & artists, an interview with author James Queally, and more!

Daniel Flores, the LAPD officer who faced criminal charges after secretly recording racist, homophobic and sexist remarks by fellow cops, has spoken out publicly for the first time, detailing the toll that the prior year and a half had taken on him.

Watchung Booksellers welcomes James Queally, author of Surviving the Lie, the third in his Russell Avery series of crime novels. The event will be held in store on Thursday, August […]

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said an LAPD officer who was charged with multiple felonies for secretly recording racist, sexist and homophobic remarks by his colleagues will instead face misd...

The family of Keith Porter Jr., who was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve, called on Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman to put the case before a grand jury.

By James Queally

Prosecutors say David Anthony Burke, better known as the singer D4vd, shopped online for most of the tools he allegedly used to dismember the body of a teenage girl, purchasing a range of items that w...

LAPD Officer Daniel Flores pleaded not guilty Monday to 16 counts of felony eavesdropping, and his lawyer accused Dist. Attny. Nathan Hochman of making "a desperate effort to save face" with a motion ...

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman is catching heat from Mayor Karen Bass, police accountability advocates and even some of his own prosecutors for filing charges against an LAPD officer who secre...

Here are the works by authors on and of the West—The Sleeping Sisters, Makeshift, The Nightingales—that we’re most excited to see published this month.

A preliminary hearing revealed a trove of new information about the singer D4vd's relationship with 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, but it also offered a preview of potential defenses his lawyers...