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At a news conference on Feb 21, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office will oppose a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Erik and Lyle Menendez seeking a new trial for the brothers.

Two attorneys working for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office have filed a claim alleging they were both retaliated against by their superiors and demoted to junior positions.

The long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19.

Oscar-nominated director David Lynch, best known for films such as “Blue Velvet” and “The Elephant Man” and the quirky television drama “Twin Peaks,” has died at age 78, his family announced on Jan. 16.

With the new year upon us, new laws in a variety of categories may affect residents of Beverly Hills, either directly or indirectly.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will wait until at least late January for a decision on their bid for release from life sentences without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills.

Voting season is in full swing, and vote-by-mail ballots from cities throughout Los Angeles County are already being processed. This is a high-stakes election year, and officials want to ensure that every eligible vote is counted.

On Oct. 21, the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts hosted the United States premiere of “Oz’s List,” a documentary film about Oz Davidian.

The decision, announced at an Oct. 24 press conference, comes after the brothers, now in their 50s, have served 35 years in prison.

As voting gets underway in the November general election, millions of ballots will make their way to Los Angeles County’s new ballot processing center in the city of Industry.