Amazon driver sexually assaulted teen, L.A. County prosecutors say
An Amazon delivery driver has been arrested after allegedly assaulting people while working in Los Angeles County. Fernando Barreto-Hernandez, a 24-year-old Los Angeles resident, was arrested Jan. 24, according to…
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Judges in D.C., Once Flooded With Jan. 6 Cases, Turn to Trump’s Executive Actions
The decision this week by Judge Christopher R. Cooper to hand President Trump a legal victory but denounce his wrecking-ball approach to government reform showed, if nothing else, the tensions…
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Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
Well, you could see that one coming. After Pacific Palisades was torched while a reservoir sat empty and fire hydrants ran dry, the fire chief didn’t even wait for the…
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LAFD could have had at least 10 engines patrolling Palisades hills, former chiefs say
The first 911 call came at 10:29 a.m., from a resident of Piedra Morada Drive in Pacific Palisades. Amid high winds, a fire was visible in the distance, the flames…
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Court filing accuses Southern California Edison of tampering with possible Eaton fire evidence
Attorneys representing several Altadena residents who lost homes in the Eaton fire are asking a judge to sanction Southern California Edison, alleging that, by secretly re-energizing transmission lines, the utility…
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New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker
A dairy worker in Nevada may have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu known to have killed one person and severely sickened another. CNN reported Saturday night…
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A son rushed to his elderly father during the Eaton fire. He arrived one day too late
On Jan. 7, the day that the Eaton fire sparked in the San Gabriel mountains, Xiaoyong “Shaw” Zhao got a call from his father in Altadena around 12:30 p.m., asking…
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California sheriff says deputies won’t conduct immigration enforcement
Riverside County deputies will not perform “any type of immigration enforcement,” Sheriff Chad Bianco said, as fear among local immigrant communities has increased due to intensifying raids during the first…
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Family of 100-year-old left in Altadena senior home calls for reforms
On the morning of Jan. 8, Jean Bruce Poole woke up in her Altadena independent living apartment at the MonteCedro retirement home, and like any other day, she got dressed…
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FCC investigates Calif. radio station that shared ICE agents’ location
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into KCBS Radio after the San Francisco station broadcast information on the live locations of undercover U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…
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Arson arrests during firestorm reveal L.A.’s burning problem
In the days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, authorities throughout L.A. County announced a series of arson arrests. But those charged were not accused of sparking the devastating…
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Suspected love triangle turns deadly as husband crashes into car carrying wife and another man, police say
Just after midnight on a recent Sunday, Isaac Albert Perez allegedly confronted his wife about having an extramarital affair at a San Bernardino park, where she and another man were…
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Pasadena to resume parking enforcement after Eaton fire
The city of Pasadena has announced it will resume parking enforcement nearly a month after the deadly Eaton fire began in Altadena, a San Gabriel Valley community located in the…
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L.A. County’s Palisades and Eaton fires now 100% contained
The devastating firestorm that rained embers and terror across Los Angeles County has officially come to an end, with fire crews reaching 100% containment on the Palisades and Eaton fires…
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Man arrested in theft of Humvees, other military gear in Orange County
A 40-year-old man suspected of stealing a cache of military equipment — including three Humvees — in a late-night break-in at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin has been arrested,…
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Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Jan. 30 – Orange County Register
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Jan. 30 Click here for details about sending your…
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Trump’s orders have upended immigration. What legal routes remain?
Promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a dramatic series of executive orders and other policy changes that will…
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What — or who — started the Palisades fire? Two leading theories emerge
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post in the Highlands neighborhood…
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If you lost your job because of the Los Angeles fires, here are a few options
If you lost your job or had your hours cut because of the Los Angeles fires, you are not alone and there are several options for getting help in your…
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Luka Doncic donates $500,000 to fire relief efforts before Lakers debut
Many prominent athletes and entertainers with deep ties to the Los Angeles area have donated large sums to the wildfire relief efforts. The most recent donation, however, is from a…
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