A Palmdale man is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on a 12-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he coerced two minors into producing and sharing with him sexually explicit content of themselves and enticed one minor to have sex with him. Darius Desean Edwards, 21, of Palmdale, is charged with five counts of production of child pornography, five counts of ...

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, a resident of Santa Clarita, was found guilty Thursday by a jury of using excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman outside a supermarket in Lancaster in June 2023. Trevor James Kirk, 32, of Santa Clarita, was convicted of one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law. During a ...

A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in January, the Justice Department announced Friday. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. Friday, federal prosecutors filed a criminal information ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has announced the appointment of Michael Gennaco as Special Prosecutor who is among the nation’s foremost experts in civil rights and police misconduct cases. This appointment underscores District Attorney Hochman‘s unwavering commitment to justice, accountability and public trust. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, in consultation with County Counsel, authorized Mr. ...

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced felony charges against two men in connection with separate alleged acts of arson during the ongoing deadly fires sweeping across the region — one in the City of Industry and another in the city of Irwindale. These cases come on the heels of charges against 10 individuals for looting and ...

A Santa Clarita man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday, after he allegedly trafficked drugs in stuffed animals that were shipped throughout the nation, which led to at least one person’s death. Jerrell Eugene Anderson, 34 from Santa Clarita, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu to eight years in federal prison. Anderson pleaded guilty on June ...

Officials with Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for their significant role in plastic pollution’s negative impacts on the environment and public health. The lawsuit cites the companies’ misrepresentations to the public surrounding the recyclability of plastic beverage containers and their failure to disclose significant environmental and health harms, according to Los Angeles County officials. The ...

Former College of the Canyons (COC) Chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook has filed wrongful termination claims against the educational institution several months after her sudden departure. Van Hook, who served as Chancellor of College of the Canyons for over 36 years, has filed wrongful termination and Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) claims against the Santa Clarita Community College ...

On Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Irvine-based Fitness International LLC, which does business as LA Fitness, for discriminating against people with disabilities at its gym and fitness clubs. LA Fitness is the largest chain of owner-operated gym and fitness clubs in the United States, with nearly 700 locations across the country, according to officials with the DOJ. The lawsuit alleges ...

A multi-million-dollar settlement has been made between California and gas trading firms over price gouging allegations, and drivers may be eligible for a refund. The decision comes after the state reached a multi-million-dollar settlement with gas trading firms over price gouging allegations. “Market manipulation and price gouging are illegal and unacceptable, particularly during times of crisis when people are most ...