Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards.
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El Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles está investigando la muerte de una niña de cuatro años que, al parecer, fue abandonada dentro de un vehículo al sol en Valley Village.
Immigrant detainees are on a hunger strike to call attention to complaints about medical neglect, mold, dirty water and a reduction of food rations.
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was apparently left inside a hot vehicle in Valley Village.
A Santa Clara County correctional officer will spend 45 days in jail after helping two inmates carry out an attack against another inmate, then conspiring with them to cover it up.
Court records show the suspect in the May 3 crash in Playa del Rey that killed a 1-year-old and his uncle had been arrested twice for DUI and had two outstanding arrest warrants.
The theme park was set to open early Monday afternoon after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department concluded a sweep of the property.
A federal judge sentenced a man to more than two years in prison after he was arrested at a downtown L.A. protest with a Molotov cocktail.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a person in connection with a hit-and-run collision in Playa del Rey that killed a 1-year-old boy and his young uncle over the weekend.
Cole Tomas Allen, ‘a godly person’ and indie video game developer, allegedly attempted to assassinate President Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
A Salvadoran man who was shot multiple times by ICE agents has been charged with assault on a federal officer. Federal officials say the man drove his car at agents, prompting defensive shots. His attorney claims agents opened fire first, prompting him to flee.