Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Minneapolis Police Department on Tuesday released personnel records for Derek Chauvin, the now-fired officer accused of killing George Floyd, a black man whose death has sparked protest nationwide. The records provide some insight into Chauvin’s background, starting as a military police officer with the U.S. Army from September 1996 to February 1997 and again from September 1999 to May 2000.However, the records included little detail about the at least 17 times that Chauvin was the subject of internal affairs investigations by...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Minneapolis Police Department on Tuesday released personnel records for Derek Chauvin, the now-fired officer accused of killing George Floyd, a black man whose death has sparked protest nationwide. The records provide some insight into Chauvin’s background, starting as a military police officer with the U.S. Army from September 1996 to February 1997 and again from September 1999 to May 2000.However, the records included little detail about the at least 17 times that Chauvin was the subject of internal affairs investigations by...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Millions of American homeowners who are eligible for relief under the CARES Act were provided inconsistent or confusing information by more than two dozen banks that hold federally backed mortgages, a federal watchdog has found. And even after federal officials contacted some of the banks, they failed to change their messaging.The findings, released in late April by the inspector general’s office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, were from a survey of the websites of 30 financial institutions. The Times obtained the...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Millions of American homeowners who are eligible for relief under the CARES Act were provided inconsistent or confusing information by more than two dozen banks that hold federally backed mortgages, a federal watchdog has found. And even after federal officials contacted some of the banks, they failed to change their messaging.The findings, released in late April by the inspector general’s office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, were from a survey of the websites of 30 financial institutions. The Times obtained the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The driver of a car was killed early Tuesday after careening into a home in Paramount, authorities said.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the scene in the 16600 block of Downey Avenue around 1 a.m. to find the vehicle on its roof and the driver trapped in the wreckage, Deputy Trina Schrader said.Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department freed the man from the wreckage, but he died from his injuries at the scene. The man was identified by City News Service as James Lee, 20.AdvertisementThe crash damaged a...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The driver of a car was killed early Tuesday after careening into a home in Paramount, authorities said.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the scene in the 16600 block of Downey Avenue around 1 a.m. to find the vehicle on its roof and the driver trapped in the wreckage, Deputy Trina Schrader said.Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department freed the man from the wreckage, but he died from his injuries at the scene. The man was identified by City News Service as James Lee, 20.AdvertisementThe crash damaged a...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement Caltrans officials say landslide repairs will keep south of Big Sur closed for months, rewriting travel plans for anyone who had been hoping to make a coastal road trip from Southern California in early spring.Beyond that, “It is too early to establish a timeline,” Caltrans spokesman Kevin Drabinski said. Though Monterey County officials partially lifted a storm-related evacuation order in the area Monday afternoon, the debris flow in some places “is still active. … And we have rain coming as soon as tonight.”The...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement Caltrans officials say landslide repairs will keep south of Big Sur closed for months, rewriting travel plans for anyone who had been hoping to make a coastal road trip from Southern California in early spring.Beyond that, “It is too early to establish a timeline,” Caltrans spokesman Kevin Drabinski said. Though Monterey County officials partially lifted a storm-related evacuation order in the area Monday afternoon, the debris flow in some places “is still active. … And we have rain coming as soon as tonight.”The...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement The second in a rolling through California closed the Grapevine area of the 5 Freeway in Southern California on Monday and forced evacuations along the Central Coast. The wild weather brought hail and snow to areas that do not typically see such conditions. Mountain highways were clogged with traffic; they finally closed as plows worked to keep up with the snowfall. The heavy rain and high winds in coastal Santa Cruz County prompted , with officials warning of the increased potential for debris flows in the San Lorenzo...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement The second in a rolling through California closed the Grapevine area of the 5 Freeway in Southern California on Monday and forced evacuations along the Central Coast. The wild weather brought hail and snow to areas that do not typically see such conditions. Mountain highways were clogged with traffic; they finally closed as plows worked to keep up with the snowfall. The heavy rain and high winds in coastal Santa Cruz County prompted , with officials warning of the increased potential for debris flows in the San Lorenzo...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement As a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in support of President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, several people were arrested in downtown Los Angeles as Trump supporters clashed with counter-protesters and police.A crowd of about 200 gathered near Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, waving U.S. flags and chanting, “Do your job,” as officers tried to control them. Police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly about 1 p.m.One Trump supporter screamed at officers who escorted her off the steps...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement As a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in support of President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, several people were arrested in downtown Los Angeles as Trump supporters clashed with counter-protesters and police.A crowd of about 200 gathered near Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, waving U.S. flags and chanting, “Do your job,” as officers tried to control them. Police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly about 1 p.m.One Trump supporter screamed at officers who escorted her off the steps...WW…