California
Jonathan Freeman of Ventura, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges of hiring another man to kill his wife, Judith, 33, in May of 1984, was sentenced to life in prison without parole by Ventura County Superior Court Judge Marvin Lewis.
May 22, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Jerry Crowe claims that Morgan Freeman is an Oscar-winning actor (Morning Report, July 21).
July 25, 1998
Movies
Set in an unpersuasive vision of high school, this quirk-laden drama starring Jenna Ortega as a student is too terrible to take seriously — or dismiss outright.
Jan. 26, 2024
A Wilmington motorist was shot in Thousand Oaks Thursday night, apparently because he angered another driver by passing him, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said.
July 27, 1985
A father who authorities say beat, strangled and tried to drown his 8-month-old son pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder and child abuse charges.
April 23, 2019
Morgan Freeman deemed both Black History Month and the term ‘African American’ insulting during an interview promoting the movie ‘A Good Person.’
April 17, 2023
A Minnesota man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge that he murdered a Cal State Northridge staff member nine years ago and left her body in the trunk of her car in a North Hollywood alley.
Feb. 22, 1991
Prosecutors play tape of Wayne Adam Ford, on trial in the deaths of four women across the state.
March 28, 2006
The sole health clinic serving low-income residents of the Santa Clarita Valley will receive a boost next month when it moves into a new facility next to Val Verde Park.
March 23, 1993
Food
Caitlin Freeman’s ‘Modern Art Desserts’
April 2, 2013