Melissa Gomez is an enterprise reporter on the State Team who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2018. She reports on a range of news and issues, with a special focus on the Central Valley.

BOGALUSA WITH HOW PEOPLE ARE COPING. FOR SOME, BOILING WATER IS JUST ANOTHER STEP IN THEIR ROUTINE. SINCE FRIDAY. BUT FOR OTHERS IT’S A BURDEN THEY CAN’T AFFORD. THE CITY’S HOSPITAL.

But in November, police contacted Dobson because there was “an issue with the source of the money Melissa Fireside used to pay me back,” she said. “I did not hesitate to share all the ...

The at least half-naked grandson of President John F. Kennedy asked Cheryl Hines to apologize to the Texas family whose unvaccinated child died from measles last week. Jack Schlossberg made his ...

The 32-year-old grandson of John F. Kennedy took to Instagram on Thursday, March 6, to call out actress Cheryl Hines. Hines is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is Schlossberg's first cousin ...

Take it or leave it! Actress Cheryl Hines reportedly gave her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an ultimatum to move her to Washington, DC, or else, following his messy sexting scandal with ...

The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star’s mistrust of her womanizing husband runs so deep that she had to give him a “strict ultimatum,” insiders said. Breaking News Intern Breaking News Intern ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside was indicted last month in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars as well as identity theft and forgery ...

William Hines pleaded guilty on March 4 for his role in the death of East Valley teen Preston Lord. Lord was badly beaten at a Halloween party on Oct. 28, 2023, and died two days later.

William Owen Hines became the first suspect in the Preston Lord case to take a plea agreement, following a court hearing Tuesday. Hines was arrested along with six others in connection with Lord's ...

Gladwin City Council voted unanimously to hire Kimberly Hines as its interim city administrator during a meeting on Monday night in City Hall. Former Gladwin city administrator Chris Shannon ...