Long Beach police arrested two men on Friday that they say are responsible for the March death of a 54-year-old man. The Long Beach Fire Department initially responded to reports of a structure fire on the 5300 block of Pine Avenue around 6:30 a.m. on March 13. Firefighters found the body of a man inside the home while knocking down the fire, though the cause of death was initially undetermined. The man was identified as 54-year-old Long Beach resident Willie Smith. His death was later ruled a homicide, though police didn't share how he was killed ..read more

The NFL has cleared the way for players to wear padded caps designed to reduce concussion risks during regular season games. Previously, the "Guardian Caps" were worn exclusively during practices and offseason training. The caps slide over a player's existing helmet, providing an extra layer of cushion in hopes of reducing the impact of collisions on a player's head. The announcement received some confused comments and ribbing from NFL fans, with some pondering if it's a late Aprils Fool's joke. Others compared it to the "Big Head Mode" cheat from the beloved discontinued football video game ..read more

A man was stabbed either on or near a Metro bus in the University Park area of Los Angeles early Friday afternoon, the latest in a series of high-profile attacks. The attack was reported at about 12:35 p.m., and officers responded to the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Figueroa Way, where they found a man who had been cut, according to Officer Miller of the Los Angeles Police Department. Police requested an ambulance for the man, and the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that he was taken to a local hospital. His condition is unknown. The alleged attacker was found at Grand Avenue and ..read more

The majority of the best hotels nationwide are in California, according to the Michelin Guide. The French tire company recently unveiled its inaugural Michelin Keys list, which awards One to Three Keys to distinguished hotels nationwide. Multiple California hotels up and down the coast received the Three Key distinction. Those hotels included The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection (Beverly Hills), Post Ranch Inn (Big Sur), Single Thread Inn (Healdsburg), Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection (Los Angeles), Auberge du Soleil, Auberge Resorts Collection (Rutherford), Meadowood Napa Valley ..read more

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will host its annual Memorial Weekend next month, a yearly opportunity to remember and celebrate firefighters and emergency personnel who died in the line of duty. Among the more than 200 firefighters to be honored are 16 who served in the state of California. CAL FIRE and Los Angeles County accounts for the majority of those firefighters. Many died from complications of cancer, which was later deemed by the State of California to be a line-of-duty death. The California firefighters to be honored next month are below: Assistant Chief Joshua Bischof ..read more

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- County Supervisor Jim Desmond says San Diego is the new epicenter for migrants and illegal immigration. Desmond's office reported that on Tuesday alone, Border Patrol agents apprehended 2,000 unlawful border crossers within the San Diego Sector, including 206 Chinese nationals. Desmond says the recent surge in unlawful crossings has "propelled San Diego to the unfortunate position of leading all nine southern border sectors in April, a trend unseen since the 1990s." Desmond also said that since the current fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2023, the San Diego Sector "ha ..read more

A 23-year-old Hesperia man died Thursday while he was in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, authorities said. Eduardo Lopez, who had been arrested by the Hesperia Police Department for alleged vandalism and obstructing a police officer on April 1, was being held at the West Valley Detention Center where he was "observed harming himself in his cell" on April 15, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. Lopez was moved to a safety cell, and though "Lopez was monitored frequently in the safety cell by deputies and medical staff," he was fo ..read more

Amid the ongoing insurance crisis in California, Allstate said it would resume selling new policies in the Golden State should regulators adopt proposed regulatory changes to make it easier for insurers to raise rates. “If the regulations were in effect today, we would begin selling new homeowner insurance policies tomorrow,” Gerald Zimmerman, senior vice president of government relations for Allstate, said in a public hearing, Bloomberg reported. “Let me repeat that: As soon as we can use catastrophe modeling and incorporate the net cost of reinsurance into our rates, we will be open to busin ..read more

The woman who was driving her boyfriend when he shot and killed a 6-year-old boy on the 55 Freeway in 2021 pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor in connection to the shooting on Friday, according to prosecutors. Wynne Lee, 26, of Costa Mesa pleaded guilty to a felony for accessory after the fact and one misdemeanor count of having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. She was sentenced to the maximum of three years for the felony and one for the misdemeanor. Since she'd been on court-ordered at-home confinement since June 21, 2021, her sentence resulted in credit time served, granting her r ..read more

Famed hip-hop DJ and producer Madlib is facing legal action from the artist who drew his animated alter ego. Keith Griego claims the animated character known as Lord Quas was created specifically for the cover of Madlib's 1999 single "Microphone Mathematics," though it's since been used on "further album covers, music videos, and merchandise," Griego's attorneys said in the suit filed on April 19. Seamus Hughes' Court Watch was first to report the suit ..read more