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Black jaguar Samba dies following rattlesnake bites at California sanctuary
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Samba, a black jaguar at Project Survival's Cat Haven in the Central Valley, was bitten twice by a rattlesnake and died after receiving treatment. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
'I will never understand why:" Jake Reiner opens up about parents' slaying and brother's arrest
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. 'I will never understand why:" Jake Reiner opens up about parents' slaying and brother's arrest Honoree Rob Reiner poses with his wife, Michele, and children Jake, center, Romy and Nick at the Chaplin Award Gala in 2014. Nick was indicted after his parents were fatally stabbed in December. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Eight months after Rob and Michele Reiner were fatally stabbed in their Brentwood home, son Jake opens up, describing his parents' deaths and brother's arrest as a "living nightmare." A grand jury has indicted younger son Nick Reiner on double-murder charges with special allegations of lying in wait, leaving him facing life without parole or the death penalty. Jake recalls learning of the killings during a memorial, confronting the surreal crime scene at his childhood home and honoring his parents with sister Romy in an emotional Dodger Stadium first pitch. Eight months have passed since Rob and Michele Reiner were killed and their youngest son was arrested and charged with murder, but the couple's eldest son still feels he "will never understand why this happened." The children of film director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Reiner mostly have kept mum despite extensive coverage of the brutal stabbings of Dec. 14, 2025. In a television interview with ABC News, Jake Reiner, the eldest son, described the aftermath of the slayings and the arrest of his brother, Nick, as a "living nightmare." "Nobody really understands what it's like to go through something like that until you're living it," said Jake, 34. It feels like eight years at the same time. And it also feels like eight minutes because every moment that I wake up, I'm reminded of my reality."
State lawmakers pass bills to punish unethical lawyers, limit hedge funds that influence cases
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. California legislators advanced bills aimed at policing the state's legal industry, which has been bruised by "a wave of inappropriate attorney conduct" highlighted by the L.A. Times. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
California legislature passes bill to track use of 'forever chemicals' by farms
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. California legislature passes bill to track use of'forever chemicals' by farms This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. SACRAMENTO -- The California legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would require the state to track the use of pesticides that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS chemicals, which can be harmful to humans.
Historic Newhall survived so much calamity. Then a fire ripped out its heart
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Historic Newhall survived so much calamity. Carolyn Tucker stands for a portrait in the wreckage from a building fire that destroyed her business, Care Tucker Boutique, on Santa Clarita's North Main Street on Wednesday, Aug. 26. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .
Bodysurfer dies after being pulled from water in Laguna Beach
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. A 41-year-old man died after he was pulled out of the surf by lifeguards in Laguna Beach, officials said.
How an alleged fake 49ers wideout wooed women and took 1.3 million: 'That's Google, not me'
Things to Do in L.A. How an alleged fake 49ers wideout wooed women and took $1.3 million: 'That's Google, not me' An image used in a U.S. Attorney's Office press release shows a social media page used by Daejon Labrayae Love to allegedly create fictitious personas, including that of an NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Federal prosecutors say two men led a multistate romance-and-investment scam, posing as a San Francisco 49ers player and an adviser to steal $1.3 million from at least 26 women.