Nearly two months after President Trump took the extraordinary step of deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell public unrest over immigration raids, the Pentagon on Wednesday announced that it was withdrawing more than a thousand troops. The departure of about 1,350 members of the National Guard, ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, represents just the latest rollback …
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More Than 1,000 Troops Are Withdrawn From L.A. – The New York Times
More Than 1,000 Troops Are Withdrawn From L.A. The New York Times 1,000 more troops sent by Trump being pulled out of Los Angeles FOX 11 Los Angeles Pentagon orders U.S. Marines to withdraw from Los Angeles The Malibu Times 2,000 National Guard Troops Leaving Los Angeles as Federal Deployment Scales Back NBC Palm Springs Joint Forces Training Base begins process of demobilization The Event …
Read More »Feds move to drop charges in cases after Trump re-ups L.A. prosecutor
Just hours after the Trump administration moved to extend U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli’s term as Los Angeles’ top federal law enforcement official, prosecutors moved to dismiss charges in a pair of controversial criminal cases, including one involving a donor to the president. In a motion filed late Tuesday, federal prosecutors sought to dismiss an indictment accusing Andrew Wiederhorn, former chief …
Read More »Gilbert Arenas accused of hosting high-end, illegal poker games at L.A. rental home
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and a half-dozen others allegedly ran high-end, illegal poker games at a Los Angeles home rented by the “Agent Zero” player, federal authorities said Wednesday. The eight were charged in connection to the games that were allegedly conducted between Sept. 12, 2021 and July 20 2022, according to charging documents. Arenas “would rent out a …
Read More »Wallis Annenberg dead: Philanthropist helped to transform L.A.
For the record: 7:47 a.m. July 28, 2025An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Annenberg was 85 at the time of her death. She had just turned 86. Her name is ubiquitous in public spaces around Los Angeles: the Wallis Annenberg Building at the California Science Center in Exposition Park, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts …
Read More »Jax Taylor Stepping Away from L.A. Bar to Prioritize Health
Jax Taylor See Ya Later, L.A. Bar! Bravo Star Stepping Away From Namesake Pub Published July 26, 2025 3:39 PM PDT | Updated July 26, 2025 4:41 PM PDT Jax Taylor is stepping away from his Los Angeles bar Jax’s Studio City … TMZ has learned. A rep for the “Vanderpump Rules” alum tells us … he made the decision …
Read More »Grenade recovered ahead of blast that killed 3 L.A. deputies missing
One of the two hand grenades found in a Santa Monica townhome complex ahead of the deadly blast that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives is currently missing, authorities said Friday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that one of the two grenades detonated July 18, “and one of the grenades is unaccounted for at …
Read More »Death Toll From L.A. Fires Reaches 31 After Remains Are Found – The New York Times
Death Toll From L.A. Fires Reaches 31 After Remains Are Found The New York Times Six months after L.A.’s firestorms, the remains of a 31st victim are found in Altadena Los Angeles Times Death toll from January’s Los Angeles wildfires rises to 31 after human remains found in Altadena ABC7 Los Angeles Remains found in Altadena home brings January wildfire death toll to …
Read More »Teddi Mellencamp’s L.A. Home Targeted in Attempted Burglary
TEDDI MELLENCAMP ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT L.A. HOME Published July 22, 2025 5:46 AM PDT | Updated July 22, 2025 6:29 AM PDT Teddi Mellencamp is dealing with some trouble at home … because there was an attempted burglary at her Los Angeles pad. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … two people attempted to enter the premises of the Encino …
Read More »Marina del Rey boat searched in probe of blast that killed 3 L.A. County sheriff’s deputies
Investigators executed a search warrant on a boat in Marina del Rey as they continue their probe into the deaths of three bomb technicians who were killed when ordnance collected in Santa Monica exploded at a training center on Friday. It is not clear what, if anything, was found on the boat located in the 13900 block of Marquesas Way. …
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