LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Lancaster woman and her boyfriend who tortured and murdered the woman’s 10-year-old son were sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. […]
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Man Sentenced to 26 Years to Life for Estranged Wife’s Murder
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A man who murdered his estranged wife — whose badly burned body was discovered at a homeless encampment in Granada Hills — was sentenced today to […]
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Leader of Mexico-Based Megachurch Sentenced to 16+ Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The leader of a Mexico-based evangelical megachurch was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for sex crimes involving three underage girls, despite […]
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Victim’s Family Wants to Meet With New DA About Deadly Police Gunfight
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The family of a woman who was killed as a result of a police gunfight with a suspect outside the Trader Joe’s store in Silver Lake […]
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Death Penalty to be Sought for Mom, Boyfriend Charged In 10-Year-Old’s Death
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The prosecution announced Wednesday, Aug. 28, that the death penalty will be sought against a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend, who are charged with the torture-murder […]
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Victim’s Older Brother Testifies About Alleged Abuse of 8-Year-Old Whose Mother and Her Boyfriend Are Charged With Murder
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The older brother of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy who was allegedly tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend in May 2013 recounted a harrowing […]
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Porter Ranch Residents Want SoCalGas Plea Deal Thrown Out
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Lawyers for a group of residents suing Southern California Gas Co. over the massive gas leak at the Aliso Canyon storage facility near Porter Ranch filed […]
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Murderer of CSUN Student Given Life Sentence
SAN FERNANDO (CNS) – A Long Beach man was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a Cal State Northridge student from Saudi Arabia […]
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Man Convicted of Murdering Four People
LOS ANGELES — A man who fired 50 rounds at a Valley Village memorial gathering in April 2010, killing four people and wounding two others, was convicted of first-degree murder […]
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County D.A. Won’t File Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges against comedian Bill Cosby over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women, including one […]