Paige St. John covers criminal justice, disasters and investigative stories for the Los Angeles Times from Northern California. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting in 2011. She hails most recently from Florida, where she covered state politics, hurricanes and property insurance.
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Guy Edward Bartkus is the sole suspect in the bomb attack at a Palm Springs fertility clinic last Saturday. In the years leading up to the incident, his life was touched by family acrimony and a keen interest in explosives.
As authorities sift through debris at a Palm Springs fertility clinic, investigators are looking at how bombing suspect Guy Edward Bartkus learned to build a bomb and where he acquired the parts.
Authorities are investigating what appear to be radical views that Guy Edward Bartkus expressed online in the months before Saturday’s attack.
The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic was tentatively identified by the FBI as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25.
After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for mental health care in California prisons.
Amid criticism of California’s oversight of its legal cannabis industry, calls are now mounting to strip many responsibilities from the agency in charge.
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake centered in Burbank sent weak shaking across the Los Angeles region Sunday night.
The landmark downtown Los Angeles cafe that was bought by former Mayor Richard Riordan closed amid a dispute with its workers’ union.
A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.