The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California issued a report Thursday critical of the Orange County Jail system for not doing enough to prevent in-custody deaths. The report examines 119 ...

During jury selection for his trial, a 42-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl he is related to, starting when she was 5 in Santa Ana. Tomas Alonso pleaded ...

A 32-year-old man with an extensive criminal history of domestic violence was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing a woman in Garden Grove. Rafael Arechiga was arrested following a traffic stop ...

A new indictment was unsealed Thursday against a Mission Viejo dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband, also a physician, with Drano in his tea, but a judge will rule next week whether ...

Authorities sought the public’s assistance Thursday in locating a suspect responsible for the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man in Cudahy during the summer. Miguel Santoyo Meza was shot shortly ...

Settlement of a civil suit against Verizon Wireless stemming from alleged environmental violations will net Riverside County more than $1 million in penalties and fees, it was announced Thursday.

A 55-year-old pedestrian who was fatally struck by a Metrolink train in Industry was identified Thursday. Kenneth Harris died of multiple blunt traumatic injuries, according to the Los Angeles County ...

Desert Community Animal Center will be the charity beneficiary of the Miracle Hill Spa Tour scheduled later this month in Desert Hot Springs. The event will be held from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 at ...

The Board of Supervisors next week will consider whether to approve placing nearly 1,000 tax-defaulted properties throughout Riverside County on the auction block, to be sold via open electronic ...

The mother of a 17-month-old girl found mortally wounded inside a Santa Monica apartment was charged Thursday with murder and assault on a child causing death. Carmen Anita Degregg, 24, was scheduled ...

A West Hollywood piano teacher who fled to Australia before being convicted of lewd acts with a teenage former student was extradited to the United States and taken into custody Thursday by sheriff’s ...

An ex-con who was found guilty of murdering a security guard outside a private student housing complex near USC was sentenced Thursday to 50 years to life in state prison. Alexander Crawford, now 34, ...