John Verzi News Today

A pair of custom Air Jordans like the ones Spike Lee wore on Oscar night in 2019 are up for sale. The rare sneakers surfaced in a homeless-shelter donation bin.

The amateur photographer spent decades tracking down and photographing Hollywood elite, like Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

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LOS ANGELES — Christina Rice s obsession with a 1930s movie star led the Los Angeles Public Library last year into an auction for 12,500 celebrity photographs — the vast

Despite the increase in coronavirus transmission, there hasn’t yet been a corresponding increase in COVID-19 deaths, which remain at one per day in L.A. County.

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A mysterious LLC spent nearly $900 million acquiring land in Solano County. Local representatives are concerned about their plan and "mobster tactics."

A bill in the California Legislature would add uniform rules about when solitary confinement can be used in jails.

John Verzi was obsessed with celebrities for years, taking 12,500 photos and gathering 'the greatest autograph collection ever seen.' He kept them all to himself — until his death.

John Verzi was obsessed with celebrities for years, taking 12,500 photos and gathering 'the greatest autograph collection ever seen.' He kept them all to himself — until his death.