LeBron James Target Of Hate Crime; Midair Crash: Tonight Around Woodland Hills

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch stories people are talking about today:

Crash That Killed Unborn Baby Leads To Murder Charge A 25-year-old Valley man was charged with murder in last week's crash that caused an 8-month pregnant woman to lose her baby

LeBron James' West L.A. Home Spray-Painted With Racial Slur The Cleveland Cavaliers star was not home at the time, as he is in the Bay Area preparing for the NBA finals

Ventura Plane Crash: One Fatality Confirmed, No Other Injuries Reported One plane has been located, and at least one death was reported.

LA Defiant As Trump Pulls Out Of Paris Accord Los Angeles and California leaders vow to adhere to the accord, putting the nation's largest state in defiance of the president

Off Duty Cop Shoots Pit Bull In Hollywood Tourist Destination An off-duty LAPD officer working as a security guard shot and killed a pit bull inside a business at Hollywood and Highland

$100K Worth Of Suspected Stolen Jewelry In Palos Verdes Estates, Are They Yours? The pieces were found during a traffic stop in the city in February.

Elon Musk Resigns From Trump's Advisory Panels Following President's Withdrawal From Paris Agreement The founder of the South Bay-based SpaceX served on the president's Strategic and Policy Forum, a business advisory group, and other panels.

Man Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Killing Pregnant South Bay Woman Derek Paul Smyer was convicted of arranging for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn son in her Hawthorne apartment.

Celebrity Medical Records May Have Been Stolen From Beverly Hills Surgery Clinic A disgruntled employee stole patient records, including photos patients during surgeries and posted them on social media, the clinic said.

LA Mayor Garcetti Goes To Wisconsin, But It's Not What You Think LA Mayor Eric Garcetti heads to a swing state to speak on the national stage amid persistent rumors of a 2020 presidential bid

LA Kings Pick Up-And-Comer To Replace Broadcast Legend Bob Miller The LA Kings chose Alex Faust, 28, to replace retired legend Bob Miller, who retired after 44 seasons as the voice of the Kings

L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Save Suicidal Woman From Jumping Off Bridge: WATCH The woman told deputies she wanted to end her life because of the recent passing of a close friend.

Motorcyclist Killed In Glendale Crash ID'd As La Crescenta Teen The teen was the second motorcyclist killed in a crash this year in Glendale. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Homelessness Jumps In Los Angeles The homeless population in the county increased by 23 percent, according to the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count released Wednesday.