Topic: Los Angeles

Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy sale sparks bidding war

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The bankruptcy sale of Crystal Cathedral, the glass-walled Orange County church known for its "Hour of Power" broadcasts, has touched off a bidding war between a Roman Catholic diocese and a local university.The church's ministry, meanwhile, has announced ...

Wayne Newton knighted by Catholic order

Wayne Newton is "Mr. Las Vegas," but he could be the "Mister" of wherever he is. "Mr. Rollins" or "Mr. Bighorn" or "Mr. Polson" or "Mr. Whitefish." "Mr. Montana," even. He sort of takes over the scene, be it a breakfast nook ...

L.A. Chabad House suspect indicted on federal charges

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A homeless man accused of using an improvised projectile to damage a Los Angeles-area Jewish community center was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, prosecutors said.Ron Hirsch, 60, was charged in a four-count indictment that could ...

Synagogue blast suspect sent back to LA

A 60-year-old man charged in an explosion that damaged a Los Angeles-area synagogue is being sent back there for trial after he was arrested in Ohio, officials said Wednesday.Ron Hirsch, who had been described as "extremely dangerous," boarded a Greyhound bus bound ...

LA synagogue blast suspect charged

A 60-year-old man has been charged over an explosion that damaged a Los Angeles-area synagogue last week, after he was arrested while allegedly trying to flee to New York, police said.Ron Hirsch, who had been described as "extremely dangerous," was arrested late ...

L.A. Chabad blast suspect charged after fleeing to Ohio

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man suspected of firing a makeshift missile into a Los Angeles-area Jewish community center was charged on Tuesday with launching the projectile and fleeing to Ohio in a bid to avoid prosecution.Ron Hirsch, 60, was arrested in ...

Synagogue blast suspect arrested in Ohio - FBI

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities on Monday arrested a man believed to be responsible for a bomb blast outside a Los Angeles-area synagogue, after a manhunt that began in California and ended in Ohio, the FBI said.Ron Hirsch, 60, was wanted for ...

LA synagogue suspect headed for New York: FBI

A suspect wanted over a homemade bomb blast outside a Los Angeles-area synagogue last week has headed for New York, traveling across the United States by Greyhound bus, police said Monday.Ron Hirsch, described as "extremely dangerous," boarded a bus bound for the ...

Synagogue blast suspect thought headed east: FBI

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities hunting for a transient suspected in a bomb blast outside a Los Angeles-area synagogue said on Monday they now believe he left town later that day on a Greyhound bus.Ron Hirsch, 60, is wanted for questioning in ...

Police watch LA synagogues, seek suspect after blast

Police have stepped up patrols around synagogues and Jewish centers in the west Los Angeles area after a homemade bomb blast triggered a hunt for a suspect described as "extremely dangerous."Detectives issued a mugshot of a 60-year-old homeless man, Ron Hirsch, wanted ...
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