An arrest has been made in a fraud investigation involving the Whittaker family, a rural Raleigh County family that gained national attention through social media. John “Patrick” Roark, 47, was arrested Friday following an investigation launched in September into the alleged financial exploitation of members of the Whittaker family, according to the West Virginia State … Read more
A hiker was found dead Saturday night after attempting to search for friends who became lost on a trail in Riverside County, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies responded around 8:26 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a missing hiker in a mountainous area near State Route 74 in Anza. Authorities said a hiking group … Read more
A San Bernardino County community is mourning the loss of a teenage boy who was shot and killed late last week in a Victorville neighborhood. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting occurred on Jan. 16 just before 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Glen Canyon Lane and Burwood Avenue, a residential … Read more
A Rancho Cucamonga man was arrested after allegedly kidnapping and attempting to kill his former romantic partner early Sunday morning, authorities said. Ontario police responded to a call just before 3 a.m. from a motel in the 1200 block of North Grove Avenue after reports that a woman was screaming for help, according to a … Read more
A deadly fire at an East Hollywood home on Sunday claimed the life of a 53-year-old man and his dog, according to officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters responded to reports of flames at a single-family home in the 1300 block of North Kenmore Avenue just after 3 p.m. Upon arrival, crews found … Read more
A Southern California couple says they are lucky to be alive after a violent and fiery motorcycle crash in Long Beach earlier this month that left both of them hospitalized. The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 10 near the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Orange Avenue. Ramon Acosta told KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff that … Read more
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