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Rowland Heights Doctor Charged With Murder After Patients Overdose On...
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Rowland Heights doctor has been charged with second-degree murder after three of her patients died from prescription drug overdoses. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng, 42, was arrested...
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Ventura Police Investigate 3rd Drug Overdose Death In 2 Days
VENTURA (CBS) — Ventura Police are investigating the third death in two days related to overdoses of opiate drugs combined with alcohol, according to authorities. The victims ranged from 22-34 years of...
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New Allegations Emerge About Marilyn Monroe’s Final Hours
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Fifty years after Marilyn Monroe’s death, questions still remain. “The Kennedys said that they didn’t want to see her anymore. It’s very easy for someone get away with that back in...
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Hearing Delayed For SoCal Doctor Accused In Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will begin presenting evidence next week in the case against a Southern California doctor accused of second-degree murder in the prescription drug overdose deaths of...
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Family Of Girl Who Died At LA Rave Settle Suit For $190K
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a 15-year-old girl who died of an ecstasy overdose at a rave at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will receive a $190,000 lawsuit settlement. Sasha Rodriguez collapsed...
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Rowland Heights Doctor Ordered To Stand Trial On Murder Charges
UPDATE 2:47 p.m.: Rowland Heights doctor Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on murder and other charges stemming from the prescription-drug-overdose deaths of three men. The...
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New Details Emerge In Sage Stallone’s Death
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — New details have emerged in the death of Sage Stallone suggesting use of pain killers following dental work may have led to an accidental overdose. The 36-year-old son of actor...
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Rowland Heights Doctor Accused Of Murder Pleads Not Guilty
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Rowland Heights doctor accused in the prescription-drug-overdose deaths of three men pleaded not guilty on Friday. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng is charged with three counts of...
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Conrad Murray Appeal Claims Legal Errors In Michael Jackson Manslaughter Trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eighteen months after his involuntary manslaughter conviction, Michael Jackson’s doctor on Monday appealed his case, claiming there were multiple legal errors at his trial. A lawyer...
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Death Of LA Clippers Owner’s Son Ruled Accidental
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The death of the son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was ruled accidental, according to coroner’s investigators. Scott Sterling, 32, was found dead at his...
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Driver Abandons Car After Her Passenger Dies Causing Traffic Mess On The 405
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) — A driver abandoned her car Sunday afternoon — after her passenger died – causing a major traffic nightmare on the 405 in Sherman Oaks. The 40-something driver apparently...
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Man Gets 14 Years For Role In Heroin Overdose Of Boy, 13, At Sleepover
VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — A man accused of injecting a 13-year-old with the heroin that caused him to overdose and die at a sleepover was sentenced to 14 years in state prison Monday. Woodland Hills...
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‘Glee’ Season Delayed By Cory Monteith’s Death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox TV says that production will be delayed on its series “Glee” because of the death of star Cory Monteith. In a statement Friday, Fox said the show will go into production in early...
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‘Glee’ Actor Says Monteith Was Show’s Leader
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) — “Glee” cast member Mike O’Malley say he remembers Cory Monteith, who died this month of an overdose, as a leader on the show. O’Malley says Monteith, who played quarterback Finn,...
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Buena Park Man, 45, Accused In 15-Year-Old Girl’s Fatal Meth Overdose
BUENA PARK (CBSLA.com) — Police in Buena Park have announced the arrest of a 45-year-old man they say supplied a 15-year-old girl with a fatal amount of methamphetamine. On Monday, around 3 p.m.,...
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Death Of ‘That ’70s Show’ Actress Ruled Accidental Drug Overdose
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The August 2013 death of “That ’70s Show” actress Lisa Robin Kelly has been ruled an accident caused by multiple drug intoxication, according to a report from the LA County...
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‘60 Minutes’ To Rebroadcast Philip Seymour Hoffman Interview Sunday
NEW YORK (CBSLA.com) “60 Minutes” will rebroadcast their Philip Seymour Hoffman interview Sunday (CBS2, 7-8 p.m. PT). In the 2006 interview with correspondent Steve Kroft, Hoffman was candidly open...
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Julia Roberts’ Half-Sister Found Dead
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The 37-year-old half-sister of actress Julia Roberts was found dead over the weekend. Nancy Motes was reportedly discovered in a bathtub Sunday afternoon at a home in the 1000...
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Newport Beach Doctor Under Investigation For Prescription Drug Overdoses
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com/AP) — An Orange County doctor was under investigation Wednesday in the deaths of two patients who died of prescription drug overdoses. KNX 1070′s Mike Landa reports the California...
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Woman Dies, 2 Hospitalized After Apparent GHB Overdose In Venice Beach
VENICE (CBSLA.com) — A 44-year-old woman died and two others were hospitalized early Sunday after an apparent overdose on GHB, known commonly as the “date rape” drug, fire officials say. Firefighters...
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Issue Of Deadly Overdoses Raised At Event In Orange County
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) — The issue of deadly overdoses was the theme of an event held Saturday night in Orange County. The event was designed to raise awareness of the growing epidemic. KCAL9’s...
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Rowland Heights Doctor Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder For 3 Overdose Deaths
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Rowland Heights doctor was convicted of second-degree murder Friday for the drug-overdose deaths of three of her patients. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng was convicted for the...
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Huntington Beach Police Hope Public Can Lead Them To Men Who Left Overdosed...
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Police in Huntington Beach are hoping the public can help them identify two men they said dropped off an unconscious , overdosed woman at a hospital last month. The...
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At Least 6 Homeless Men Overdose On Drug Believed To Be Spice On Skid Row
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Six adult men, all believed to be transients, overdosed on the synthetic drug Spice Friday evening near Skid Row. A police officer who responded to the scene was also...
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3 More People Sickened By Unknown Drug In Same Section Of Skid Row Where...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Three people were sickened by an unknown drug Saturday in the same section of Skid Row where at least six others became ill the previous night. On Friday evening, six adult...
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AP: Investigators Looking Into Whether Prince Died From Overdose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead at his home in suburban...
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4 Men Hospitalized Following Apparent Overdose At Newport Beach Club
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Four men who overdosed on an unknown substance were found unconscious Friday at a nightclub in Newport Beach. Officers responded just after 1 a.m. to American Junkie,...
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1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized After Overdosing On Drug At Newport Beach Bar
NEWPORT BEACH (AP) — One man is dead and three more have been hospitalized after overdosing on a drug at a Newport Beach bar. Authorities say an employee of the Newport Beach bar American Junkie was...
View ArticleStudy: Many ‘Accidental’ Opioid Deaths Actually Suicides
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A new study finds incidents of suicide through opioid overdose are more prevalent than what is reported in national statistics. The study from the Luskin School of Public Affairs...
View ArticleLegendary Rocker Tom Petty Died From Accidental Overdose Of 7 Mixed...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Rock icon Tom Petty’s death last year was caused by an accidental overdose of prescription medicine, his family said in a statement Friday. According to the statement on the...
View ArticlePolice Taking Measures To Protect K-9s From Potential Opioid Overdoses
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — It’s no secret that being a police officer can be a dangerous job, but now, officers are facing a new enemy that can be virtually invisible and deadly to their closest allies....
View ArticleDemi Lovato ‘Doing Much Better’, Expected To Leave Hospital Soon
BEVERLY GROVE (CBS News) — Demi Lovato is reportedly expected to leave Cedars-Sinai Medical Center sometime this week. A source told ET that the 25-year-old singer is “doing much better” after her...
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Demi Lovato Breaks Silence After Reported Overdose
LOS ANGELES (CBS News) — Demi Lovato has broken her silence after a reported drug overdose in July. Lovato said in a post on Instagram that she’s “forever grateful” for her millions of fans and will...
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Goose, Gull Recovering After Eating Prescription Pills Dumped At Huntington...
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) — A goose and a gull are being nursed back to health Friday after eating some of the hundreds of prescription pills that were dumped at Carr Park in Huntington Beach. (credit:...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Men Who Believed They Were Taking Cocaine Overdose On Fentanyl
PLACENTIA (CBSLA) — Three men who police say thought they were ingesting cocaine actually overdosed on fentanyl. Officers were called to the parking lot of Mr. K’s Liquor, 615 W. Orangethorpe Ave., at...
View ArticleFeds: San Gabriel Woman Allegedly Sold ‘Purported Cocaine’ That Caused...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A San Gabriel woman faces a federal charge for allegedly selling drugs that caused several overdoses in Pasadena. Marisol Bolanos Hernandez, 35, was charged Friday with one count...
View ArticleProsecutor Describes`Party and Play’ Sessions At Ed Buck’s West Hollywood...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A federal prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that political fundraiser Ed Buck gave large amounts of methamphetamine to two men who overdosed and died at his West Hollywood...
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Inland Empire Parents Charged In Death Of Toddler Who Overdosed On Fentanyl
Adler Metcalf (left) and Sandy Acuna (right) have been booked on suspicion of murder in the death of their 15-month old child. (Photo courtesy of Riverside Sheriff.) JURUPA VALLEY (CBSLA) – Two people...
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LAPD Officer, 2 Others Hospitalized After Possible Fentanyl Exposure In...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — At least three people, including an LAPD officer and a parole officer, were rushed to a hospital Monday after possibly being exposed to fentanyl in Porter Ranch. (credit: CBS)...
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2 Ventura County Detectives Hospitalized After Exposure To Unknown Substance...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Two Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives were hospitalized after being exposed to an unknown substance while conducting an investigation at an apartment in the San Fernando Valley...
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