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LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) — A man whom authorities say was caught on video slamming his puppy to the ground by her leash, kicking her as she lay motionless and then dragging her away in an attack in Long Beach pleaded no contest Wednesday to a felony animal cruelty charge and was sentenced to three years in state prison.Alexander Cueva, 28, of Westminster, was also banned from possessing animals for 10 years, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.Cueva hoisted his 6- to 8-month-old German Shepherd mix, Inara, by the neck with a leash early April 21, slammed…
PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The FBI has busted a Pacoima man for targeting children as part of the sexual exploitation and self-harm network known around the world as “764.”Federal agents arrested 28-year-old Jose Henry Ayala Casamiro in early April, charging him with possession of child pornography.Ayala is accused of causing minors to produce child sexual abuse material as well as other video content depicting themselves engaging in self-harm.”The facts alleged in this complaint are disturbing,” said U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “Criminals lurk in the internet’s dark corners to prey on and do lasting damage to children. Let this arrest…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Former Los Angeles City Councilman Nate Holden died Wednesday at the age of 95.Holden was a state senator for four years beginning in 1974. He then went on to serve for nearly two decades on the L.A. City Council, from 1987 until 2003.News of his death was announced on social media by L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn.”Nate Holden was a legend here in Los Angeles. He was a lion in the State Senate and a force to be reckoned with on the LA City Council,” Hahn said in a post on X. “I learned a lot…
ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) — Four months after the Eaton Fire ignited, a tower suspected of starting the devastating blaze was removed by Southern California Edison.AIR7 was at the scene Wednesday afternoon as a helicopter lifted a part of the transmission tower out of Eaton Canyon. About an hour later, a second part of the tower was moved.The parts will be moved to a warehouse where they will be dismantled and then undergo lab testing, according to Southern California Edison.”This is all part of an effort to get as much information as we can to have a thorough and transparent investigation…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The National Brain Tumor Society will be hosting its annual 5K walk in an effort to raise awareness and conquer brain tumors in Griffith Park, Crystal Springs. This event will take place on Saturday, May 10, 8 a.m.Join over a thousand local volunteers, survivors, and medical researchers to walk for a critical cause that is impacting more than 90,000 individuals in the U.S. This walk is the epitome of strength of the brain tumor society and honors those who have fought, or who are currently battling the diagnosis.This family-friendly event is expected to raise more than…
CENTURY CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Anthony Anderson and Cedric The Entertainer are best known for their comedy. Now, they also want to be known for something culinary.They already have a line of rubs and sauces for barbecue lovers. On Wednesday at the Westfield Century City Mall, the two cut the ribbon to officially open their first restaurant, AC Barbeque.They quickly got to work cutting up some beef for the customers ready to try out their menu.The two performers are barbecue lovers. And while they’ve both been behind a barbecue on their TV sitcoms, “The Neighborhood” and “black-ish,” it’s now…
PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — On January 7 and 8, our ABC7 teams in the field covering the Palisades Fire interviewed desperate homeowners who reported that they, along with firefighters, didn’t have water.”They’re out of water,” said one man. “It does feel helpless when you’re watching it burn and there’s nothing you can do.”The video featured in the media player above is the ABC7 Los Angeles 24/7 streaming channelAnother homeowner said all the water was off, forcing him to take drastic measures.”I was bucketing out of my Jacuzzi and a pool across the way.”As residents watched their homes burn,…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an investigation after two bodies initially went undiscovered by officers responding to 911 calls in separate incidents.Officers who were dispatched to homes in the San Fernando Valley did not locate the bodies because they did not go inside.The grim discoveries were later made at the two residences — one in Valley Village, the other in Woodland Hills.The bodies were found hours — and in one case — days after 911 calls were placed.With two people murdered and one killer still on the loose the LAPD is facing a lot…
BEL AIR, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man has been identified and booked for felony vandalism after he crashed through the front gate outside Jennifer Aniston’s Bel Air home, authorities said Tuesday.Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, has not been formally charged in the case, the Los Angeles Police Department told ABC News. The L.A. County district attorney’s office is expected to decide which charges to file after the LAPD submits its case in the next few days.On Monday afternoon, Carwyle was initially described as a 70-year-old man by a 911 caller and in a police radio broadcast. It was unclear what…
WASHINGTON (KABC) — President Donald Trump met in the Oval Office with Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American woman and former ballet dancer who was freed in a prisoner swap last month.”It’s a great honor,” the president said while shaking Karelina’s hand, as seen in a video clip posted by the White House on social media. He prompted laughter when he said to someone who was off-camera: “Now I know why you fought so hard to get her out of there.”Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February 2024 and convicted of treason. She…