America Today Staff 
Authorities believe a triple fatal shooting in Lakewood was a murder-suicide, according to police. The shooting occurred just before 8 a.m. Thursday in the 5800 block of Lorelei Avenue. Investigators identified the suspected shooter as Hector Lionel Alfaro, 52, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police say Alfaro fatally shot his 48-year-old wife and his 17-year-old daughter … Read more
Community members are rallying to support a longtime Los Angeles gardener and his family after he chose to self-deport following a detention by federal immigration agents. Alberto Cabral, 73, came to the United States from Mexico at the age of 15 and spent nearly six decades living and working in the Los Angeles area. For … Read more
A Southern California man has been convicted of sexually abusing multiple children over the course of nearly three decades, authorities announced. Martin Herrejon Vieyra, 58, of Santa Paula, was found guilty on Jan. 12 of eight felony charges, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said two of the victims were abused over … Read more
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a mother of four who was killed when a speeding driver triggered a fiery multi-vehicle crash in San Bernardino earlier this week. On Jan. 14, Laura Teniz, 57, was driving to work at a Denny’s restaurant, where she served as a manager, when her vehicle was struck at … Read more
The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Lake Isabella as 39-year-old Fernando Padilla of Bodfish. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Sunday, January 11, 2026, around 1:40 a.m., deputies from the Kern Valley Substation responded to reports of a person firing a handgun near Kilbreth … Read more
Federal prosecutors have charged a man accused of threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance during a Disneyland visit last year. Anaheim resident Marco Antonio Aguayo, 22, faces one count of making threats against the President and successors to the Presidency, according to the Department of Justice. If convicted, Aguayo could face up to five … Read more
A man was killed and two others injured in a shooting Wednesday night in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. Police responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. to reports that the shooting occurred near a laundromat in the 11100 block of South Longwood Drive. First responders from the Chicago Fire Department found three victims inside a sport-utility vehicle … Read more
A 23-year-old man has been taken into custody following a shooting that killed a 14-year-old in southwest Atlanta. Authorities said the shooting occurred shortly before 7:13 p.m. Wednesday on the 500 block of Greensferry Road. The Atlanta Police Department reported that officers responded to calls about a person shot at the Villages at Castleberry Hill … Read more
Beverly Hills police arrested a man accused of killing someone during a verbal altercation Friday afternoon. Officers said that around 12:42 p.m., San Bernardino resident Christopher Cornelius, 54, struck a man multiple times with a metal object before getting into his vehicle and running him over near the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards. … Read more
A man died Friday after an accident involving an industrial dough mixer at a South Florida market, police reported. North Miami Beach Police told CBS News Miami they are investigating the death, which occurred at the South Florida Kosher Market, located at 1324 NE 163rd St. Authorities identified the man as 71-year-old Mordehay Grunberger. The … Read more