Suspect charged in veteran shooting
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Ruben Ray Jurardo, 19, is being charged for the attempted murder of war veteran and Purple Heart recipient Christopher Sullivan, 22. Sullivan was shot at a house party and is currently...
Bulger’s apartment: Rent controlled and three blocks to the beach
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Former Boston crime boss and the FBI's new and former Number 1 Most Wanted man was arrested outside his Santa Monica apartment complex late Wednesday night after 16 years on the run....
Bulger ordered back to Massachusetts
LOS ANGELES -- Former Winter Hill Gang boss James J "Whitey" Bulger was remanded back to Massachusetts to face a litany of charges against him.
Appearing in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, Bulger h...
FBI: Daytime commercial campaign worked in capturing Bulger
The FBI confirmed Thursday that its recent spike in publicity, including commercials during daytime television shows, helped lead to the successful capture of James J. "Whitey" Bulger.
The arrest caps a 16-y...
Whitey Bulger arrested in California
James J. "Whitey" Bulger, the South Boston gangster charged with 19 murders, who was one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives, was arrested in Southern California Wednesday night.
The 81-year-old was c...
Woman sues Match.com after being matched with sex offender
How do you know the people you meet online are who they say they are? Even in the modern age, e-dating remains a risky business, a reputation fueled, no doubt, by such high-profile cases as the “Craigslist Kill...
“Clark Rockefeller” charged in 1985 murder
LOS ANGELES -- The man who calls himself "Clark Rockefeller" has been charged with the 1985 murder of a California man.
The Boston Globe reports that Christian K. Gerhartsreiter, 50, a German national, is ac...
88-year-old woman dies after house burns
LOS ANGELES -- An elderly Pinon Hills, Calif., woman died after being rescued from a house fire on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
June Nichols was rescued from the blaze, but she ...
List of cities getting Verizon 4G service this year
Verizon released a list of cities it says will have a new, ultra-fast 4G mobile phone and data network by the end of the year.
The list is fantastic news for Blast readers. If you're in one of our bureau cit...
Drunk man killed after crashing into LA fire truck
A Los Angeles man was killed early Monday morning after he crashed into a stopped Los Angeles Couunty Fire Department firetruck on the 105 Freeway, according to FirefighterCloseCalls.com.
According to offici...
86-year-old killed in Watts house fire
An elderly man died on Sunday in a house fire in Watts, a mostly residential neighborhood in South Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Fire Administration, which reports on fire deaths.
The fire broke out at ...
Orange County firefighter dies in training
An Orange County Fire Authority firefighter died Thursday during a training operation.
James M. Owen, 56, was on a break from rescue drills at the OCFA Headquarters in Irvine when he collapsed and went into ...
Russell Brand gets arrested by a paparazzo
Russell Brand tangled with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday afternoon, and then was placed under arrest by one of the photographers.
According to TMZ, the photographer reportedly m...
