Reputed Mexican Mafia Chief Johnny Martinez Charged With Having A Drug In Jail
Reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez Monday pleaded not guilty to possessing an opioid while in Orange County Jail.
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Reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez Monday pleaded not guilty to possessing an opioid while in Orange County Jail.
The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.
Authorities asked the public Saturday to come forward with information about possible additional incidents involving firearms and the two suspects charged in the murder of a 6-year-old boy who was fatally shot during a road rage incident on the Costa Mesa (55) freeway.
A 61-year-old Newport Beach man has been sentenced to four years in prison, or credit for time served in jail, for posing as an attorney to steal from several clients he promised to help with debt consolidation and mortgage payments, according to court records obtained Wednesday.
A man will spend 105-years-to-life in state prison for sexually abusing four children over a span of nearly 20 years, a state appeals court ruled after upholding the sentence.
A group of Democratic congressional representatives visited ICE detainees at a Southern California desert facility to check out their living conditions. Tina Patel reports.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has lost his latest bid to stay out of prison.
"The Goldmans are devastated," family spokesman Michael Wright said of Thursday ruling.
A Nevada parole board will hear arguments tomorrow about whether or not the former football star should be released.
Andre Bautista was ordered to spend 13 years in jail.
The student was left aboard a bus on a 96-degree day.
Jennifer Choi, 39, of Valley Village, pleaded guilty in 2016 to a pair of wire fraud counts and one count of tax evasion.
The high court acted Friday after Brown warned that further delay could push voters' consideration to 2018.
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was found with a shank-like weapon in his prison cell on Friday.
California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety.
California restored voting rights Tuesday to tens of thousands of criminals serving sentences under community supervision, reversing a decision by a state official that they could not participate in elections.
A recent change in California law making certain drug and property crimes misdemeanors instead of felonies played "a significant role" in the rising crime rate in Los Angeles County and has taken away the incentive for addicts to seek treatment, Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Thursday.
Officials Monday announced two men were sentenced to prison for the murder of their accomplices during an attempted robbery at a jewelry store.
A scam artist was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for staging traffic collisions and demanding thousands of dollars in compensation from elderly victims.
Authorities said a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who carried on a sexual liaison with a 13-year-old Jurupa Valley girl was sentenced Friday to three years in state prison.
A 59-year-old man was sentenced to prison Thursday in the cold case murder of a man in Victorville.
Kamala Harris said this was the first such criminal prosecution of a cyber-exploitation website operator in the country
A federal judge has ordered California's corrections department to provide a transsexual inmate with sex change surgery, the first time such an operation has been ordered in California.
Stanley Dan Reczko III was convicted by a judge Tuesday of producing child porn while registered as a sex offender.
The settlement was filed Friday in federal court, where judges would need to approve it before any changes take effect.
Detectives said that the 51-year-old man's body was found underneath other refuse on a recycling conveyor belt at the West Valley Material Recovery Facility on Monday afternoon.
Grossman's attorney had tried to convince the court panel that the socialite should have been convicted of manslaughter, rather than second-degree murder, for the 2020 deaths of two young brothers as they were walking with their family in a Westlake Village marked crosswalk.
Demetrius Doukoullos was a noted local developer of beachfront homes. The examiner listed his cause of death as deferred, pending additional tests.
Serious allegations against late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez have prompted the union he co-founded to abstain from this year's Cesar Chavez Day activities.
Iran is slated to play two of its three group play games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
High temperatures for the rest of the week will be in the mid 90s to low-100s, with minimal day-to-day changes.
Detectives said that the 51-year-old man's body was found underneath other refuse on a recycling conveyor belt at the West Valley Material Recovery Facility on Monday afternoon.
Grossman's attorney had tried to convince the court panel that the socialite should have been convicted of manslaughter, rather than second-degree murder, for the 2020 deaths of two young brothers as they were walking with their family in a Westlake Village marked crosswalk.
Demetrius Doukoullos was a noted local developer of beachfront homes. The examiner listed his cause of death as deferred, pending additional tests.
Serious allegations against late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez have prompted the union he co-founded to abstain from this year's Cesar Chavez Day activities.
Grossman's attorney had tried to convince the court panel that the socialite should have been convicted of manslaughter, rather than second-degree murder, for the 2020 deaths of two young brothers as they were walking with their family in a Westlake Village marked crosswalk.
Demetrius Doukoullos was a noted local developer of beachfront homes. The examiner listed his cause of death as deferred, pending additional tests.
The collision occurred at East Olympic Boulevard and South Arizona Avenue around 11:02 p.m. on Monday. The pedestrian was crossing the intersection at the time of impact.
High temperatures for the rest of the week will be in the mid 90s to low-100s, with minimal day-to-day changes.
Federal officials appealed a judge's decision to dismiss a deportation case against Narciso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines in Orange County.
After Bill Kerwin's health saw a rapid decline while battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, 16 of his family's closest friends came together to make sure that he could see his daughter, Abbi, graduate from Huntington Beach High School with an early ceremony on Monday evening.
Federal officials appealed a judge's decision to dismiss a deportation case against Narciso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines in Orange County.
A Seal Beach woman in her 70s was hospitalized after she was hit by a young man on an electric motorcycle.
Investigators said Jose Angel Aguilar cut off his ankle monitor and escaped while attending classes at an Orange County community college.
Two new polls have conservative commentator Steve Hilton, billionaire Tom Steyer and Rep. Eric Swalwell as the front-runners for California governor.
Detectives said that the 51-year-old man's body was found underneath other refuse on a recycling conveyor belt at the West Valley Material Recovery Facility on Monday afternoon.
One person was killed and two others were critically injured in a three-car crash on Highway 74 in Lake Elsinore on Sunday night.
Federal officials appealed a judge's decision to dismiss a deportation case against Narciso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines in Orange County.
A 46-year-old Riverside County woman was killed in a head-on crash after she lost control of her vehicle while she allegedly tried to pass another car on Sunday night.
The Murrieta parents who were arrested last week for a fire that killed two of their daughters in late 2025 were allegedly high on meth and marijuana when the blaze broke out, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.
Costco is recalling a meatloaf and potato meal kit because one of its ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
Travelers continue to face long lines at airports across the U.S. due to the partial government shutdown affecting TSA agents.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Saturday, Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr doubled down on his warning that broadcast licenses could be revoked amid President Trump's criticisms of media coverage of the war in Iran.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
LA County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave arrives in Southern California.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
A nonprofit that booked a Social Agent said it's a lot cheaper than hiring someone to do their social media full-time. A typical job runs about $200, with same-day delivery, and if clients already have footage, they can upload it and get a finished piece.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
The Spurs rallied from an early hole, then survived a late scare to beat the Clippers 119-115 and reach 50 wins for the first time since 2016-17.
Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position.
Alex Laferriere had a goal and two assists to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night.
The Los Angeles Rams have signed linebacker and special-teams standout Grant Stuard in their latest move to overhaul a unit that struggled badly last season.
More details were provided on Monday about the LA28 Soccer Tournament, including dates, with tournament play starting four days ahead of the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Singer-songwriter John Mayer and film director-producer McG have teamed up to buy and renovate the legendary movie studio built by Charlie Chaplin, to preserve as a soundstage, recording studio, and a campus for artistic collaborations.
Hollywood's biggest stars were honored at the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Here is what to know and how to watch the 2026 Oscars.
Gas prices in California and across the U.S. continue to spike. Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy, breaks down the sudden rise amid the war in Iran.
A look at the need to match donors with recipients, as the BreedLife Foundation fundraiser takes place March 28 in Beverly Hills.
Veteran volunteers with Team Rubicon carried out wildfire mitigation work recently.
Betty Belts in Ventura buys sea glass from collectors, turns it into jewelry, or sells it.
The heat is just getting started in Southern California and it will stay through Friday. Temperatures are expected to be 25 to 30 degrees above normal for this time of year.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
