Ghost Ship Fire Defendant to Take Stand at Trial
One of the defendants charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly 2016 Oakland warehouse fire is expected to take the stand today.
Reporter: Don Clyde
UCLA Failed to Warn the Public About Gynecologist Accused of Sexual Battery
A gynecologist who practiced at UCLA is accused of sexual misconduct with multiple women, behavior that was reported to University officials months before they notified the public. Dr. James Mason Heaps maintains his innocence.
Guest: Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Reporter
25 Years Ago Today: O.J. Took to L.A.'s Freeways in a White Ford Bronco
Do you remember where you were when that white Ford Bronco drove down the 5, the 91 and the 405? The slow-speed chase dragged on for two hours, with O.J. in the back, a phalanx of cop cars behind and a nation transfixed to the live broadcast.
Coachella Church Serves as Migrant Processing Center
Customs and Border Protection used to help asylum seekers make travel arrangements once they were released from detention. But that stopped a few months ago. Non-profits have picked up the slack, including a church in the Coachella desert that’s become a de facto migrant processing center.
Reporter: Benjamin Gottlieb, KCRW
UC Merced Students Try to Recreate Miracle Heat-Resistant Substance
Thirty years ago, an enigmatic British inventor claimed to have created a mysterious fire-resistant material that could have changed the world – but it didn’t. And then he died without sharing his formula. Now UC Merced students want to recreate the substance.
Reporter: Kerry Klein, Valley Public Radio