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34+ min ago (475+ words) LOS ANGELES " When the Kings and Ottawa Senators have gotten together this season, there's been more fizzle than sizzle. That was true again at Crypto.com Arena for much of Monday night, when the Kings prevailed, 2-1, to sweep the season series, end a three-game losing streak and win for just the second time in nine home games. All three goals came in the final 14:29 of the contest. The Kings defeated the Senators, 1-0, in Ottawa on Nov. 15 in a game with 35 combined shots on goal and little dynamism to speak of across 60 minutes. Monday's game followed suit, with the most excitement through most of the first 40 minutes coming during the scoreboard acknowledgement of former Kings defenseman Jordan Spence, who was traded to Ottawa this summer. Warren Foegele and Brandt Clarke each scored for the Kings with Joel Edmundson adding two assists....

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (397+ words) The driver of an allegedly stolen SUV that collided with a police cruiser, killing one of his passengers and a 28-year-old'Alhambra police officer, was charged Monday with murder and other counts. Steven Ara Zapata, 27, of El Monte, was charged with two counts of murder, one count of reckless driving on a highway causing a specified injury and two counts of fleeing a peace officer's motor vehicle causing death. The charges stem from a Thursday pursuit and crash that killed'Alhambra'police officer Alec Sanders, 28. One of Zapata's passengers, 42-year-old Gabriela Moreno, was ejected from the silver Hyundai SUV in the crash and died at the scene, officials said. It was unclear when Zapata -- who was also injured along with another passenger in the Thursday crash -- would appear in court for arraignment. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Edgewood Street…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago (157+ words) LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An actor charged in connection with the 2021 deaths of a model and her friend in Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to community service and probation. Brandt Osborn was charged with being an accessory after the fact. He pleaded no contest in court and was sentenced to two years of formal probation and 480 hours of community service. Co-defendant David Pearce, a Hollywood producer, was sentenced in October to 146 years to life in state prison for seven sexual assaults and the fentanyl-induced murders of model Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, according to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors argued Pearce gave Giles and Cabrales-Arzola fentanyl and then dumped their bodies outside two hospitals. Osborn was allegedly with Pearce when he did this. Earlier this year, a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict against Osborn for two…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago (763+ words) Mayoral candidate Austin Beutner on Monday unveiled new campaign analysis that he says shows Los Angeles" 911 system is sending paramedics to too many non-medical calls " slowing response for Angelenos experiencing life-threatening emergencies. Speaking outside of Los Angeles Fire Department"s Station 63 in Venice, Beutner said L.A."s median response times have risen to almost eight minutes, roughly a minute and a half slower than a decade ago. "Today, there"s too much work for too few people " about five times as many calls as a generation ago for a department that"s about the same size," he said. Beutner attributed the delay not just to staffing or equipment shortages but to the way 911 calls are screened and dispatched. He said firefighters and paramedics are regularly dispatched to calls that are not medical emergencies"anything from leg cramps to someone asking for…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago (276+ words) November 24, 2025 / 11:36 PM PST / CBS Sacramento California's crowded 2026 governor's race narrowed Monday night as Democratic businessman Stephen Cloobeck ended his campaign and endorsed Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who entered the race last week. Cloobeck announced his decision during an interview on CNN, putting his full support behind Swalwell. Cloobeck said his confidence in Swalwell stems from what he described as the congressman's integrity, focus and willingness to "fight the fight and protect people." "If Eric weren't in this race, I'd still be in it," he added. "But I am leaving this race because the most qualified person in the state is now running for governor." Swalwell, who represents California's 14th Congressional District in the East Bay, called the endorsement "a real honor," noting Cloobeck's philanthropic record and long involvement with labor groups such as the United Farm Workers. "The next Governor has…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (227+ words) The Lakers will sign 6-foot-10 center Drew Timme to a two-way contract from their South Bay G League affiliate, a source confirmed to the Southern California News Group on Monday. The Lakers will waive two-way big man Christian Koloko to make room for Timme's expected signing, ESPN's Shams Charania reported, with Timme joining Nick Smith Jr. and Chris Manon as the Lakers' three two-way players. Timme, a three-time consensus All-American selection at Gonzaga who is the Bulldogs' all-time leading scorer, played for the Brooklyn Nets to finish last season after going undrafted in 2023. He averaged 12.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in nine games (28.2 minutes) with the Nets in 2024-25. After joining the South Bay Lakers, Timme averaged 25.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, four assists and 1.2 steals in six games in the G League. Timme, 25, started his professional career by playing for the G League's Wisconsin…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago (979+ words) Six of the 13 LA Metro board members joined a motion that asks the transit agency to do a better job funding "open streets" events, including CicLAvias and others rejected by staff planned for the San Gabriel Valley and the Westside. Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who led the motion, was joined by fellow supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis, and Metro Board Chair and Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra, Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval and L.A. City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, during an LA Metro Planning and Programming Committee on Nov. 19. Besides the six, Horvath's amendment picked up votes from other committee members: Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Inglewood Mayor James Butts and Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian. The motion asks Metro to find a minimum of $1 million to help fund those "open streets" events placed on a wait list or rejected altogether by Metro staff. These…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago (164+ words) Updated on: November 24, 2025 / 10:32 PM PST / AP Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic, the two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star announced on social media Monday night. Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament. Ohtani'won his fourth MVP award'this month, shortly after he helped the Dodgers win their second straight World Series title. He returned to the mound this season after not pitching in 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. In the postseason, he had arguably the best game in major league history, striking out 10 batters and hitting three homers as the Dodgers completed a four-game NL Championship Series sweep of Milwaukee. Ohtani did not specify in his post whether…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago (510+ words) November 24, 2025 / 10:28 PM PST / CBS LA Disturbing video captured the moments that a group of teenagers on e-bikes attacked a man seemingly at random outside of a pizza shop in Hermosa Beach last week." Locals say that the group targets people at random, surrounding them in a circle before harassing or assaulting them. They believe that the teens are being protected because they're minors, even as the encounters become increasingly violent." The latest incident happened in an alley near the pizza shop, as the victim, a man in his 60s, was walking home with a slice of pizza. The violent encounter saw six teenagers attack the man, ending the beating by stomping on him while he laid on the ground." "He was fighting back as best he could, but you could tell he was gonna be facing severe injuries and he needed…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago (30+ words) The cargo ship fire that sparked at the Port of Los Angeles continues to burn after three days. Cargo ship fire continues to burn off the Los Angeles County coast...