Blog Profile / L.A. Now
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| Filed Under: | United States / Los Angeles | |
| Posts on Regator: | 48551 | |
| Posts / Week: | 179.1 | |
| Archived Since: | March 9, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Has Perez Hilton gone soft since becoming a father?
Most people think of Perez Hilton as a pesky celebrity blogger with a sharp tongue and edgy sense of humor. But Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, has also been at the center of some profound cultural and ethical...
Bell trial: Jurors ordered to resume deliberations
Jurors in the Bell corruption trial were ordered Thursday to resume deliberations on the multiple charges they were unable to reach a verdict on, lengthening a drawn-out effort to bring the criminal case to a close. Jurors returned mixed verdicts...
Bell jury can't change guilty verdicts, judge and experts say
As a juror in the Bell corruption trial continued to indicate Thursday uncertainty over guilty verdicts delivered the day before, attorneys watching the case said it was highly unlikely the panel would be allowed to change its minds...
Fatal blows described in Clark Rockefeller case
The murder trial for Christopher Gerhartsreiter, otherwise known as Clark Rockefeller, in the death of a 27-year-old man whose remains were discovered in 1994 in the backyard of a San Marino home is continuing Thursday in L.A. County Superior Court....
Sisters open home to burned Afghan girl [Live video]
Join Times reporter Kurt Streeter for a live video chat with Staci Freeman, one of two sisters he profiled in a piece about the women's devotion to a 6-year-old Afghan child who was sent to Los Angeles for treatment of...
Bobby Brown spends only 8 hours in jail
Singer Bobby Brown is now wearing an electronic ankle bracelet and is out of jail after serving eight hours behind bars in connection with a DUI conviction, sheriff's officials said Thursday. Brown, who was part of the group New Edition...
Bell trial: Juror wants to reconsider guilty verdicts, note says
An anonymous juror in the Bell corruption trial sent a note to the judge Thursday morning saying he or she wanted to rethink the guilty verdicts the panel handed down the day before.
L.A. Votes: Endorsements flow as Greuel and Garcetti seek edge
A new stream of endorsements emerged in Los Angeles' mayoral race Wednesday as Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sought an edge in the May 21 runoff. The backing has two overarching goals – blunting criticism the two Democrats are facing...
Bear spotted outside home in Glendale neighborhood
A large bear was spotted early Wednesday outside a home in the Chevy Chase Canyon neighborhood in Glendale, police said.
Suspected cocaine trafficking fugitive arrested in Northridge
A suspected cocaine trafficker was scheduled to appear in court Thursday after he was arrested by U.S. marshals in Los Angeles following his alleged escape from a federal holding center in South Carolina. After nearly two years, Charles Dwight Ransom...
Hey, Jimmy Fallon -- Burbank isn't good enough for you?
It may be the end of an era, but does anyone really care whether “The Tonight Show” stays in Burbank? According to the Times’ Joe Flint, after Jay Leno retires sometime in the next couple of years, his planned successor,...
Bell trial: Jury due back in court to discuss undecided charges
A day after delivering mixed verdicts to six ex-Bell City Council members accused of stealing public money, jurors will return to court Thursday morning to address their continued deadlock on nearly half the counts the defendants fa...
USC senior dies in fall from hotel balcony on spring break trip
A 22-year-old USC senior died Tuesday after falling from a hotel room balcony during a spring break trip in Mexico, according to reports.
14-year-old girl dies after inhaling computer cleaner
Friends and family are mourning a 14-year-old honor student who died after inhaling computer keyboard cleaner, authorities say. Aria Doherty, a student at Nobel Charter Middle School in Northridge, died at her at her home Monday of apparent cardiac arrest,...
Bell: Appellate court rules city can seek restitution for salaries
A California Court of Appeal said Wednesday that the California Attorney General can seek full restitution against eight former Bell officials in a civil suit.
Landslide closes northbound PCH near Santa Monica
The Pacific Coast Highway was closed to northbound traffic in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning because of a landslide, according to traffic reports. The northbound lanes between Sunset Boulevard and Temescal Canyon Road were closed after 4 a.m., forcing commuters...
Citing presence of reporters, Coliseum head won't give testimony
Objecting to the presence of Times reporters, the top manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum refused to answer questions Wednesday and walked out of a deposition in an open-government lawsuit against the stadium's overseers. Interim General Manager John Sandbrook...
Bell trial: Hours after verdicts, tensions flare at City Hall
For most Bell citizens, it should have been a night to celebrate. But at Wednesday's City Council meeting, the public’s jubilation was riven by in-fighting that forced an early adjournment before any council business was addressed.
L.A. city attorney candidates face off Wednesday night
In their first face-to-face confrontation of the runoff campaign, Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich and former lawmaker Mike Feuer agreed on at least one thing: each has a very different view of what it takes to be the city’s....
More than 200 gambling machines seized in San Bernardino County
Investigators seized more than 200 electronic gambling machines after serving search warrants at businesses that billed themselves as Internet cafes, authorities said Wednesday.