Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards.
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An otherwise ordinary commercial building at the corner of 11th and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles captured the attention of Los Angeles officials recently for blasting ‘Baby Shark’ to deter homeless people.
A man and a woman were found dead inside a tent in Westlake on Monday, months after someone died in an RV fire at the same encampment, authorities said.
An NBC sports reporter arrived at his Echo Park home to find a naked man sleeping in his bed. The man had apparently stayed in the home for a while, eating the reporter’s ice cream and burgers and chewing his gum.
Ground squirrels at this park have long been a problem for the city, which has been cited by the county for overpopulation and has tried a number of suppression methods.
Randy Kraft, who was convicted of murdering 16 young men in Orange County in 1989, became known as the “Scorecard Killer.”
The shooting was reported shortly after 4 p.m. in the 2100 block of Oris Street where a male juvenile was struck by gunfire, according to a statement. The shooter remains at large.
A dump truck crashed into five vehicles before plowing into the iconic Whiskey a Go Go club in West Hollywood, knocking out power for nearby businesses in the area.
The teen and his older brother turned themselves in to police, hours after the deadly incident in front of Santa Ana High School.
Brothers, ages 17 and 15, showed up with their parents at police headquarters to turn themselves in hours after the deadly stabbing at Santa Ana High.
Tenants of a multi-use building at 7th and Witmer streets say the owners and operators of the facility have ignored repeated calls to address rats, bugs, mold and a lack of security. They filed a lawsuit this week.