California

An immigration protest turned violent today in downtown Los Angeles, when a fight broke out and a 17-year-old boy was stabbed.    The protest, largely involving high school students, began earlier Friday morning, with various groups ultimately converging on Los Angeles City Hall, then marching on streets in the area and later gathering in Grand

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was found guilty today of using excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a supermarket in Lancaster.   Trevor James Kirk, 32, of Santa Clarita was convicted in downtown Los Angeles of one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of

LOS ANGELES, Calif (CNS) – Customs and Border Protection agents seized over three dozen live beetles being smuggled inside Japanese snacks at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said today. CBP agriculture specialists examining an air cargo shipment in January discovered the beetles concealed inside multiple packages of snacks, potato chips and chocolate, the agency said.

Attorneys for two high school students who faced repercussions for wearing T-shirts expressing opposition to a transgender student receiving accommodations on the girls’ track-and-field team announced today that a lawsuit targeting the Riverside Unified School District has expanded to include state agencies.    The plaintiffs, identified only as “K.S.,” a ninth-grade cross country competitor, and

Firefighters working to snuff out all remaining hot spots at the site of a wildfire that scorched some 10 square miles of remote terrain in the far southern reaches of the San Diego area over the past week had the sprawling burn zone fully contained today.    “No fire activity was observed yesterday or overnight,

A man who was onboard a small plane that made an emergency landing on state Route 76 in Oceanside last fall has pleaded guilty to federal counts of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. Prosecutors allege Oceanside resident Troy Othneil Smith tried to hide a drug package from police shortly after the plane