L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón hired to reopen investigations…
L.A. D.A. Gascón made strides in prosecuting police. Would a Hochman win change that?
Chiquita Twyman didn’t think she’d ever see justice for her younger brother, Ryan.The unarmed 24-year-old was killed after L.A. County sheriff’s deputies fired 34 rounds…
Why L.A.’s progressive ‘godfather’ is struggling to remain D.A.
It’s a Saturday morning in late September, and Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón’s voice is hoarse as he struggles to film a TikTok…
YFN Lucci’s lawyer says he is still alive after death hoax
YFN Lucci is alive and well after rumors of his death in prison, his lawyer has confirmed to The Times.The 33-year-old rapper, whose real name…
Witness video in Julio Urías’ domestic battery case released
As former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías awaits a decision from Major League Baseball on potential discipline over a domestic violence incident last year, the Los…
Gascón and Hochman spar in their first face-off of the L.A. County D.A. race
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón squared off via Zoom on Wednesday with Nathan Hochman, his challenger in the November election, with the two…
Kamala Harris’ old friends in San Francisco root for her during debate
SAN FRANCISCO — On the 32nd floor of a luxury condo skyscraper with panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, Heidi Sieck popped a bottle of champagne…
Kevin Hart accused of fabricating evidence in $12-million suit
A former friend of Kevin Hart has accused Hart in a lawsuit of submitting fabricated evidence to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office stemming…
Californians support term limits for local offices, poll finds
A large majority of California voters support term limits for local elected offices, including county supervisors, district attorneys and sheriffs, according to a new poll…
D.A. Alvin Bragg, Trump’s prosecutor, to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify before Congress on July 12, a day after former President Trump’s sentencing in his hush…
District attorney in Alec Baldwin’s case wins New Mexico Democratic primary
SANTA FE, N.M. — An incumbent district attorney pursing an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin fended off a Democratic challenger in New Mexico’s primary election…
How the Trump prosecution is solving its Michael Cohen problem
Since the opening of the Donald Trump’s New York trial — when the former president’s counsel told the jury that the prosecution’s star witness “cannot…
His MLB future uncertain, Julio Urias has become an invisible man
The Dodgers have won the World Series once in the last 35 years. The moment of victory is forever etched in team lore: Julio Urías…
Fani Willis’ Trump prosecution is alive but not well
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s resignation Friday from the Georgia racketeering prosecution of Donald Trump and others was the right decision and, indeed, a virtually forced…
Willis can stay on Trump election case in Georgia, judge says
ATLANTA — A judge delivered a significant victory Friday to Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis, ruling that she would not be disqualified from leading the…
Why do Gascón’s challengers’ campaign ads all look the same?
The ads open with a stirring violin track, the subject striding confidently past the Broadway facade of the L.A. County Hall of Justice, or the…
Charges dropped against country music star Chris Young
Charges against country music star Chris Young have been dropped, less than a week after an alleged run-in with police at the DawgHouse Saloon in…