Catherine Kieu, the Garden Grove woman accused of taking a kitchen knife to her husband's penis and tossing the severed genitals in the garbage disposal, has entered a not guilty plea in court today. more ›

Suspected serial arsonist Harry Burkhart was in court today for arraignment on 100 criminal counts stemming from his alleged role in 49 arson fires that were set in Los Angeles during four nights in December and January. more ›

The 18-year-old alleged gang member accused of fatally shooting a 25-year-old pizza deliveryman in an August 2011 Silver Lake incident considered "road rage" has been ordered to stand trial for murder. Jose Beltran is "already behind bars on a weapons case," according to CNS. more ›

Dorothee Burkhart, the 53-year-old German mother of arson spree suspect Harry Burkhart, made another appearance in court today, and also made a spectacle of herself as she spouted off about her son and her treatment by authorities. more ›

Harry Burkhart will face 37 felony counts of arson when he is arraigned in a Los Angeles court this afternoon. Burkhart, 24, is suspected of setting cars and carports ablaze during a four-night spree in Hollywood, West Hollywood, North Hollywood, and Burbank. more ›

Harry Burkhart, the suspected arsonist behind 53 car fires set over a four-day period last week in Los Angeles, is likely to be arraigned today, and prosecutors will reveal this morning just what and how many charges he will face. more ›

Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of suspected spree arsonist Harry Burkhart, is "wanted in Germany on 19 counts of fraud, most stemming from allegations that she bilked apartment renters out of security deposits," reports City News Service. more ›

Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of Harry Burkhart, the 24-year-old suspected arsonist who set cars and carports ablaze all over Los Angeles on a 4-day spree, is due in court this afternoon for a detention hearing. more ›

In a refreshing change of pace, Lindsay Lohan has had a good day in court. Judge Stephanie Sautner, who in the past has had no qualms about delivering smackdowns to the errant starlet, told LiLo today: "Miss Lohan, you have actually done the work, and done it not only on time, but early," reports KLTA. more ›

Former Los Angeles Unified School District police officer Jeffrey Stenroos was sentenced today to two years in jail and five years probation for perpetrating a shooting hoax that shut down a Woodland Hills high school and neighborhood during an unnecessary manhunt. more ›

After less than a day and a half of deliberation, the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial for Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has reached a verdict: GUILTY. more ›

Actress Lindsay Lohan appeared in Judge Stephanie Sautner's court today for a formal hearing to determine if she has violated the terms of her probation. Lohan opted to waive her right to the hearing, and therefore Sautner is imposing a sentence on the starlet for probation violation that includes 30 days of jail time. more ›

As far as Lindsay Lohan goes, one thing has been confirmed today: she's not yet broke. After being harangued by Judge Stephanie Sautner in court today, hauled off in handcuffs and assigned to do community service at the morgue, TMZ reports that Lohan posted $100,000 bail. more ›

When it comes to probation, it's always best not to look a gift horse in the mouth. Actress Lindsay Lohan was in court this morning for a check-up visit with Judge Stephanie Sautner to determine if the conditions of her probation are being met. more ›

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Melissa Widdifield has ruled that Halle Berry's alleged stalker will stand trial. Richard A. Franco, a mid-20s college student, was arrested on the night of July 11 after scaling a concrete wall along the perimeter of Berry's Hollywood Hills home. more ›

It turns out actress Lindsay Lohan's lackadaisical 'tude towards her addiction and recovery is translating to her time put in doing court-ordered community service, and now her lame efforts have gotten her booted out of one program where Lohan was meant to complete over 300 hours of work. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the former Los Angeles Unified School District cop who initiated a massive manhunt and community lockdown after falsely claiming he was shot outside a West Valley campus, has been found guilty of lying about the shooting. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the LAUSD police officer charged with faking his own shooting, created the elaborate hoax to look like a hero, prosecutors said in their opening statement yesterday. On the opening day of the non-jury trial against Stenroos, prosecutors painted the former school cop as a serial liar, who was hoping to make a buck by staging the hoax. more ›

Oh, you didn't think we meant actual world peace, did you? We're talking about L.A. Lakers star Ron Artest, who is petitioning the court to change his name to the more mellifluous Metta World Peace. Alas, the big change has been postponed by at least three weeks. more ›

It's three years' probation for a young woman who took the life of an elderly pedestrian in Glendale last year while she used her cellphone to text message while behind the wheel. When then-20-year-old motorist Ani Voskanian of Tujunga was arrested in December for her role in the September, 2010 death of an elderly pedestrian, Glendale mayor Ara Najarian said their city was suffering from a "distracted driver epidemic." more ›

Court papers filed this week by attorneys for the Los Angeles Dodgers and team owner Frank McCourt indicate the baseball franchise is looking to have a request for punitive damages dismissed in the lawsuit filed by the family of beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow. more ›

Former Los Angeles Unified School District police officer Jeffrey Stenroos, the guy who faked being shot outside a Valley high school and caused a lengthy and fruitless manhunt, will only face a judge later this month when his case goes to trial. His attorney told the court today that his client was waiving his right to a jury trial. more ›

Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, the two men accused of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium, were arraigned today, with both entering pleas of "not guilty" on multiple charges, reports L.A. Now. Reports indicate the men were not revealing any emotion while in the courtroom this morning. more ›

This morning, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the dispute between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and long-standing Golden Globes producer, Dick Clark Productions, should go to trial over "the issue of rights to the Golden Globes franchise," says Deadline Hollywood. more ›

Check your channel lineup to make sure you know where to find California Channel, if you're interested in watching the live broadcast of the next hearing of the same-sex marriage ban (aka Proposition 8) case. The court date, September 6th, is when "a crucial procedural issue in the legal battle over Proposition 8 will go before the California Supreme Court in San Francisco," explains SFAppeal. more ›

The two men suspected of delivering a near-fatal beating to Giants fan Bryan Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium are due in court today for arraignment. Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, both of Rialto, face multiple charges of mayhem, assault, and battery for their alleged role in the March 31 incident. more ›

In the throes of bankruptcy proceedings, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been delivered a big old strike out, as a Delaware judge rejects their proposed $150 million financing plan. The decision was part of an eight-page document released by the judge following two days of hearings about the Dodgers' plan and Major League Baseball's plan. more ›

Our once idyllic Governor and First Lady are now just two more players in the divorce game, and things don't seem to be getting any prettier. According to papers filed with the courts, Arnold Schwarzenegger has indicated he's not willing to pay spousal support or attorney's fees for his estranged wife, Maria Shriver. more ›

480 hours of community service is a lot of work, and actress Lindsay Lohan has barely scratched the surface of her sentence. LiLo has logged a mere four of the 60 days--just 33 hours of work--ordered in conjunction with the necklace theft case that had her in and out of the courtroom recently. more ›

John Levin, 47, was found guilty last month of murdering his wife Michelle and microwaving his Pomeranian to death, and yesterday he was sentenced to 16 years in prison, plus parole for life after release, according to the Glendale News-Press. more ›