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A state appeals court panel Tuesday rejected a bid for re-sentencing by a Panorama City man who was convicted of murdering his wife with a machete in an attack caught on surveillance video, then forcing his way into his neighbors' apartment where a couple and their teenage son were injured.

Katy Young Yaroslavsky jumped out to a lead Tuesday evening in early voting to succeed termed-out City Councilman Paul Koretz in the Fifth District -- garnering 19,386 votes, or 60.88%, to Sam Yebri's 12,456 votes, or 39.12%, according to initial numbers released by the LA County Registrar..

A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy accused of falsely claiming to have been shot outside the Lancaster sheriff's station was convicted Tuesday of a misdemeanor charge of making a false report of a crime, but acquitted of two felony counts of insurance fraud.

A ballot measure that would give the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors the authority to remove a publicly elected sheriff from office for cause was being strongly supported by voters Tuesday evening.

Some lucky person in the Los Angeles area is now practically a billionaire. A Powerball ticket with all six winning numbers was sold at an Alta Dena gas station by the name of Joe's Service Center. Even with the hefty taxes taken out, the upfront cash payout will total $997 million dollars.

Traci Park took the lead over Erin Darling Tuesday evening in the race to replace City Councilman Mike Bonin in the 11th District -- garnering 19,391 votes, or 53.24%, compared to Darling's 17,032 votes, or 46.76%, according to initial numbers.

The Disney+ streaming service added 12.1 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of the company's fiscal year, continuing a major upswing in its direct-to-consumer entertainment business, but the company's operating losses for streaming services doubled from the same quarter the previous year.

Los Angeles County voters Tuesday evening appeared to be strongly behind a proposal that would impose business taxes on cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, once such businesses are permitted.

A lawsuit filed against a woman by an author of horror fiction books -- alleging she libeled him on Twitter in 2021 by falsely saying he had sexually harassed multiple women -- was dismissed by a judge Tuesday on free-speech grounds.

Bus service will continue Wednesday in Orange County as negotiators agreed to return to the bargaining table.