Salvador Hernandez is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, he was a senior reporter for BuzzFeed News, where he covered criminal justice issues, the growing militia movement and breaking news. He also covered crime as a reporter at the Orange County Register. He is a Los Angeles native.
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Jovan Thomas, a former victims advocate with the San Francisco district attorney’s office, was fired after he sent an office email reply asking “What color panties you have on.” Thomas is now suing the DA and her office.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on Wednesday fully exonerated 258 Black sailors who were charged with mutiny and refusing orders after they were being forced to return to do dangerous work loading munitions, while white officers were given hardship leave.
July 17, 2024
Winston, a beloved and ailing gorilla believed to have been the second-oldest in a U.S. zoo, died Saturday, park officials said.
July 16, 2024
Nicole Linton, a nurse charged in the killing of five people and an unborn fetus during a fiery L.A. crash, made online searches about death and suicide before the deadly collision, prosecutors said.
July 15, 2024
A Justice Department subpoena confirms a federal grand jury investigation involving Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and donations made by the owners of Cal Waste Solutions.
July 9, 2024
Summer Wheaton, a social media influencer and ‘wellness advocate,’ was identified as the driver in a crash that killed one person and injured two along Pacific Coast Highway.
July 9, 2024
Police say a man who drove off a pier in San Diego was involved in a stabbing in La Jolla. His body was pulled from the ocean.
July 8, 2024
The French fire started Thursday night and had grown to 842 acres by Friday morning amid warm temperatures and gusty terrain-driven winds.
July 6, 2024
Cooling stations, including libraries and recreation centers, could save lives during the heat wave this holiday weekend.
July 3, 2024
Maj. Gen. William Mullen, 59, was found dead at Twentynine Palms military base Saturday. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating.
July 2, 2024