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Vanessa Bryant is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for a leaked photo of the helicopter crash scene where her husband,  Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gianna were killed. According to the story reported by CNN's Stella Chan and picked up by Fox Carolina,  the civil lawsuit was filed in a Los Angeles Superior Court for civil rights violations, negligence, invasion of...

A squad boss for the Big Bear Hotshot Crew of firefighters has died while battling a fire in the San Bernardino National Forest. According to the story appearing on the KTLA website, U. S. Forestry Service Official, Vicki Christiansen said in a statement that 39-year-old Charles Morton died on Thursday, September 17th, while battling the El Dorado Fire.  “Charlie was a well-respected leader who was always there for his squad...

For many of us, our homes are not only our largest investment, but it represents a place of safety and sanctuary. It’s the one place where we can relax and leave the cares of the world outside. It is probably the last place on earth where anyone expects to be involved in an auto accident. Channel 5, KTLA in Los Angeles, reports that a woman has died in Pamona after...

A two-vehicle crash into a utility pole in Newhall has sent two people to the hospital and left many area residents without power on Thursday night. According to the story filed by radio station KHTS in Santa Clarita, the accident happened just after 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17th, at the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Carl Court.  The Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervisor Rangel said in a statement...

On Sunday night, the driver of a scooter in Point Loma was seriously injured after driving under the influence of alcohol and getting into a collision with another vehicle. NBC Los Angeles reports that the crash happened at approximately on Sunday, September 13th, at 10:40 p.m. in the 3000 block of Byron Street when he blew through a red light at the intersection of Byron and Rosencrans Street. A 20-year-old...

An Oak Park resident has been arrested after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and striking a pedestrian on Saturday morning. The Ventura County Star reports that at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 12th, 26-year-old Juan Plasencia Garcia of Oak Park was driving along Westlake Boulevard when he struck a male pedestrian who was walking along the bike path from behind. The 60-year-old pedestrian from Calabasas that Plasencia...

A $5 million lawsuit filed against Los Angeles for the deaths of two boys may be on the verge of an out of court settlement as early as this week. My News L.A. reports that the case surrounds a 2017 incident in which a Los Angeles County Sheriff's cruiser caused a chain reaction crash, killing two boys, aged 7 and 9, as they were walking home from school with their...

A motorcycle crash last week in Pierce County, Washington has taken the life of Top Chef finalist, Aaron Grissom.  NBC in Los Angeles reports that according to University Place Police, the chef was killed on Tuesday, September 8th near Tacoma, Washington.   According to eyewitness statements to police officers responding to the scene, Grissom was approaching a curve in the road on his 2018 Suzuki GSX-R750 motorcycle at a high rate...

A high speed, single vehicle crash in Los Angeles County in the city of Newhall early Monday has left one person dead and another person injured. Santa Clarita radio station, KHTS, reported on its website that according to a statement released by the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fatal crash happened on Monday, September 7th at approximately 3:00 a.m. near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and 5th Street.  According to...

Newport Beach Police have arrested a man on suspicion of DUI and failure to remain at the scene after he struck and killed a woman and her dog Sunday morning. KTLA reports that the fatal crash happened at approximately 6:34 a.m. as a woman was crossing the intersection of Irvine Avenue and Mesa Drive on Sunday, September 6th.  Police say that 31-year-old Ali Zohair Fakhreddine was driving southbound on Irvine...