California Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird on Thursday accused Gov.
Henry C. Soto, an innovator in the Southern California landscape industry, died May 7. He was 65.
Wednesday sentenced him to death for the 1984 execution-style murder of the mother of former pro
Nine-month-old Alex Girard died the day before Mother's Day in Massachusetts from a rare strain of hepatitis.
The world's most famous political prisoner is 65 years old today. For Andrei D.
A University of Texas student who died of cyanide poisoning last month probably committed suicide, Medical Examiner Robert Bayardo said today.
Oceanside woman was shot to death Thursday when she and her boyfriend attempted to make a citizen's
Marlboro, Md., investigating the cocaine-induced death of his star player, Len Bias.
Public and private agencies contributed to the beating death of a 14-month-old boy adopted by a man
Angeles Superior Court judge today sentenced Cox to death for the 1984 execution-style murders of the
Rescuers said Tuesday that they recovered the bodies of two avalanche victims in the Swiss Alps, raising this winter's death toll to 24.
The death of author Bernard Malamud was attributed Wednesday to a heart attack.
Fullerton police are investigating the shooting death of Rex Mark Coday, 47, found in the front yard of his home at 1044 La Cresta Place.
The transit authority issued a report Thursday saying that it had not been negligent in the death
Death threats identical to the one received by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has reversed a $2.1-million jury award to the family of a victim of assault and robbery who died in police custody six years ago, ruling that the evidence did not support the finding of liability.
Three people were arrested Wednesday night in connection with the April 17 beating death of Chester
Convicted murderer Kevin Cooper was sentenced Wednesday to die in California's gas chamber for the June murders of three members of a Chino Hills family and their 11-year-old neighbor.
A former San Fernando Valley electrical contractor accused of faking his own drowning two years ago to collect on life insurance policies has been arrested in Florida along with his wife, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Wednesday.
When 51-year-old Steve Marinkovich died of a heart attack at the controls of a giant port crane in Long Beach last year, concern rippled through the ranks of crane drivers on the San Pedro Bay waterfront.