Say It Isn’t So! Final Curtain Call at #HouseOfBlues on the #SunsetStrip
Posted: August 3, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: ABC7, Blues, House of Blues, L.A., Los Angeles, media, news, Nightclub, Robert Holguin, Sunset Strip, Twitter Leave a commentBuilding will be torn down for hotel. Final show tonight.
Robert Holguin @ABCRobert via Twitter
Officials Still Don’t Know What Caused a 75-Foot Tree to Fall at #Kidspace in #Pasadena. Two Critically Injured.
Posted: July 29, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Kidspace, media, news, PASADENA, Robert Holguin, Tree, Twitter Leave a commentRobert Holguin, ABC7, via Twitter
An arborist hired by #Pasadena is trying to figure out what caused a giant pine to fall down outside #Kidspace camp. pic.twitter.com/rlrXNH6olB
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) July 29, 2015
128-Years to Life: Family of 5-Year-Old Killed by Gang Member React to Sentencing
Posted: July 21, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: ABC7, Arraignment, Crime, Gang Member, media, murder, news, Prison, Robert Holguin, Twitter 1 Comment
The family of 5-yr-old who was killed by gang member react to the 128-year sentence handed down to killer. Story at 4 pic.twitter.com/ybA80LuOGa
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) July 21, 2015
Leonard Hall – convicted of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy on Halloween 2010 – sentenced to 128 years to life.
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) July 21, 2015
#NorthFire: ‘If you wrote this in a screenplay, you would be told to tone it down. Unreal’
Posted: July 17, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News | Tags: ABC7, Brush Fire, California, Fire, Freeway, Highway, Los Angeles, media, news, North Fire, Robert Holguin, Twitter Leave a comment
If you wrote this in a screenplay, you would be told to tone it down. Unreal. Continuing coverage on @ABC7#NorthFirepic.twitter.com/RHFk7Ods2j
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) July 18, 2015
REWIND: Charles Manson’s Murder Trial Started 45 Years Ago Today, June 15, 1970
Posted: June 15, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, History, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Abigail Folger, Associated Press, California, Charles Manson, District Attorney, Helter Skelter, Helter Skelter (book), Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Leslie Van Houten, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Robert Holguin, Sharon Tate, Vincent Bugliosi 1 Comment
Charles Manson’s murder trial started 45 years ago today. We talk to a veteran court reporter about it at 5:30. pic.twitter.com/EXrqA3z8xF
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) June 15, 2015

25 Jan 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA — Seven deputies escort Charles Manson from the courtroom after he and three followers were found guilty of seven murders in the Tate-LaBianca slayings. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

29 Mar 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA — Susan Denise Atkins, (left), Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten,(right), laugh after receiving the death sentence for their part in the Tate-LaBianca killing at the order of Charles Manson. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

19 Jun 1970, Santa Monica, California, USA — “I Don’t Have Any Guilt” said long-haired hippie chieftain Charles Manson, 35, in brief press conference in courtroom here, June 18, where a hearing to continue proceedings in the murder case of musician Dary Hinman was held. Manson’s trial for the slaying of actress Sharon Tate and four others last August 9th, and the killing of a wealthy supermarket chain owner and his wife the day after the Tate murder, began this week and forced postponement of the Hinman case. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
[VIDEO] Robert Holguin: Disruption at Board of Police Commissioners Panel to Vote on #EzellFord Shooting by #LAPD
Posted: June 9, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: ABC7, Board of Police Commissioners, California, Charlie Beck, Civilian Oversight, Ezell Ford, Glendale, LAPD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Mary O'Callaghan, Police car, Robert Holguin, Shooting Leave a comment
Some people at today’s Board of Police Commissioners start to sing. The panel to vote on #EzellFord shooting by #LAPD pic.twitter.com/nxzQMkgK0X
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) June 9, 2015
EXCEPTIONALISM! L.A. Controller Ron Galperin Says New Audit Reveals ‘Exceptionally High Overtime Use’ in Department of Transportation
Posted: May 26, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, California, Dept. of Transportation, Los Angeles, media, news, Robert Holguin, Twitter Leave a comment
#LA Controller @RonGalperin says new audit reveals ‘exceptionally high overtime use’ in Dept. of Transportation. pic.twitter.com/D2klVQlIsY
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) May 26, 2015
West Coast Desk: #LACounty Sheriff’s Lt. Eddie Hernandez Updates Reporters on Fatal Deputy-Involved Shooting in #Cerritos
Posted: May 8, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: ABC7, Cerritos, Deputy, Eddie Hernandez, Law Enforcement, Los Angeles, media, news, Robert Holguin, Shooting Leave a commentDeveloping…
Luke Fabela Arrested in Connection to Fatal Stabbing and Beating of Elderly Couple
Posted: May 6, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, California, L.A., La Verne, Law enforcement agency, Los Angeles, Luke Fabela, media, murder, news, Robert Holguin, Stabbing, Twitter 1 Comment
#LASD says it arrested Luke Fabela in connection to fatal stabbing and beating of elderly couple in La Verne. pic.twitter.com/hTPKB0rZAb
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) May 6, 2015
West Coast Desk: Attorney for #SugeKnight Says He is Hoping Floyd Mayweather Will Help Pay for His Client’s $10 Million Bail
Posted: April 30, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, Mediasphere | Tags: ABC7, Floyd Mayweather, Los Angeles, media, news, Robert Holguin, Suge Knight, Twitter Leave a comment
LA Desk: Supporters of an NFL Stadium in Carson Deliver 15,000 Signatures to City Clerk in Support of Ballot initiative
Posted: March 25, 2015 Filed under: Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, AEG, Carson City, Downtown Los Angeles, Farmers Field, Los Angeles, National Football League, Nevada, Oakland Raiders, Robert Holguin, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, Stan Kroenke Leave a commentSupporters of an #NFL stadium in #Carson deliver 15,000 signatures to city clerk in support of ballot initiative. pic.twitter.com/bAvCvCatY2
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) March 25, 2015
Security Guard at Marijuana Dispensary in South LA Brings his Pet Snake to Work
Posted: March 18, 2015 Filed under: Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Cannabis, Los Angeles, Marijuana, media, news, Pet Snake, Robert Holguin, Snake, Twitter Leave a commentSecurity guard at #marijuana dispensary in #SouthLA brings his pet snake to work. No biggee. #mydayinLA pic.twitter.com/1vjRoEhSPR
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) March 18, 2015
BREAKING: Man shot by LAPD on Skid Row was Charley Robinet, Convicted of Bank Robbery and Recently Paroled
Posted: March 3, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Bank Robbery, Charley Robinet, LAPD, Law Enforcement, Police, Robert Holguin, Skid Row Leave a commentEyewitness News: Man shot by #LAPD on #SkidRow was Charley Robinet, convicted of bank robbery and recently paroled. pic.twitter.com/miA97OqAEm
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) March 3, 2015
Two LAPD officers involved in skid Row shooting were wearing body cameras, but video will not be released today
Posted: March 2, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, LAPD, Robert Holguin 1 Comment
[VIDEO] ABC 7 Modern Family iPhone
Posted: February 27, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, media, Robert Holguin, TV, video 1 CommentWith No Public Vote, Inglewood City Council Votes Unanimously to Approve a Plan for an 80-Thousand Seat NFL Stadium at Hollywood Park
Posted: February 24, 2015 Filed under: Mediasphere, Politics, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Hollywood, media, news, NFL, Robert Holguin Leave a commentINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Inglewood City Council on Tuesday night approved plans to build a proposed NFL stadium in the Los Angeles area that includes St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke as a partner.
With a 5-0 vote, the council approved the $2 billion plan at a meeting Tuesday night.
The vote fast-tracks construction by allowing the city to avoid a public vote and long environmental review, and clears a path for a return of the NFL to the area for the first time in more than 20 years.
The project now depends on the partnership seeking to build a stadium on the site of the former Hollywood Park horse track and on the NFL, which has emphasized that any decision to return to the LA-area ultimately lies with the league.
Woman Who Bailed from High-speed Pursuit: Detained!
Posted: February 23, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, California, LA, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, media, news, Palmdale, Robert Holguin, Twitter Leave a commentWoman who bailed from high-speed #pursuit in #Palmdale is detained. Not clear if she will be charged/arrested. pic.twitter.com/qehM14r9Ce
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) February 24, 2015
What’s Your Pick for #Oscars Best Picture?
Posted: February 22, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: #MyRedCarpet, ABC7, Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Oscars, Robert Holguin, Twitter Leave a commentWhat flick is your pick for #Oscars Best Picture? Tweet answer using #MyRedCarpet to cast your vote! #AcademyAwards pic.twitter.com/AvB42A4137
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) February 22, 2015
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Posted: February 14, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere | Tags: ABC7, Bell Gardens, California, California State Route 1, Chesterfield County, Dana Point, International Union of Food, Robert Holguin, Sex Scam, South Carolina, Texas, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association 2 CommentsTwo people have been arrested of running a sex scam where they would lure victims to hotel rooms and then rob them.
Authorities believe Christopher Herrera, 27, of Bell Gardens, and Sandy Cacero, 24, of La Palma, along with other women, may be responsible for additional robberies.
On Wednesday, Herrera and Cacero allegedly assaulted and pepper sprayed a victim they contacted on Backpage.com, which advertises escort services, at a Best Western Hotel in the 24200 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point.
They then stole the victim’s cash, phone and tablet before fleeing in a white 2013 Nissan Maxima with the license plate 6XCC446.
Orange County sheriff’s deputies arrested Cacero and Herrera the same day.
“The women get there, then the male suspect shows up and robs the victim,” Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. Read the rest of this entry »
Some fellas used the Internet, hoping to find a #Valentine. But cops say the men got robbed by this guy instead
Posted: February 13, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, LA, Robert Holguin, Twitter, Valentines Day 1 CommentSome fellas used the Internet, hoping to find a #Valentine. But cops say the men got robbed by this guy instead. pic.twitter.com/jXGn1UuPlH
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) February 14, 2015
Suge Knight Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Posted: January 30, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Cle Shaheed Sloan, Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, Entertainment Weekly, Ice Cube, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Times, Robert Holguin, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Terry Carter, TMZ (website), Tupac Shakur 1 CommentTerrence McCoy and J. Freedom du Lac report; Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of a man in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.
“Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again. The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act.”
— Lt. John Corina, sheriff’s office spokesman
A spokesman said late Thursday that it appeared Knight, the notorious Death Row Records founder, had run over two men with his truck after an argument on a movie set. One was killed; the other was injured. Authorities have not yet identified the victims, though the sheriff’s department said both men were in their 50s and that at least one was a member of the film crew.
Outside jail in #DTLA where #SugeKnight is being held, bail set at $2 mil. Atty says Suge does NOT plan to make bail. pic.twitter.com/pSftNIZQMO
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) January 30, 2015
“Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again,” Lt. John Corina, a sheriff’s office spokesman, told reporters. “The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act.”
Authorities said Knight left the scene following the afternoon incident but turned himself in early Friday morning in West Hollywood. He was arrested a short while later and is being held on $2 million bail, according to the sheriff’s office.

This image from video shows Suge Knight arriving at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood station. (OnSceneVideo via AP Television)
The incident reportedly occurred following a dispute on the set of a movie called “Straight Outta Compton,” about the rise and fall of N.W.A., the pioneering rap group that included Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E.
“Mr. Knight was attacked by a group of men while he was in his vehicle. They were beating him, threatening to kill him and attempting to drag him outside of the vehicle. He made an effort to escape, he was in fear for his life. And that’s exactly what he did…He was the victim, he was not the aggressor.”
— Knight’s attorney James Blatt
Knight’s attorney acknowledged that his client ran over two people while driving a red pickup truck in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Compton. But, he said, it was an accident.
The attorney, James Blatt, told the Los Angeles Times that the man killed was Terry Carter, a friend of Knight’s. The second victim, who suffered injuries, was actor Cle “Bone” Sloan, Blatt told the Times.

Tupac Shakur, left, and Suge Knight, one month before Shakur’s 1996 death. (Frank Wiese/AP file)
Blatt told the Times that Carter was trying to break up a fight between Knight and others when he was run over — and that Knight “had no knowledge whatsoever he ran over anyone.”
“Mr. Knight was attacked by a group of men while he was in his vehicle,” Blatt said, according to the Times. “They were beating him, threatening to kill him and attempting to drag him outside of the vehicle. He made an effort to escape, he was in fear for his life. And that’s exactly what he did.”
The attorney said he expects Knight to be exonerated.
“He was the victim, he was not the aggressor,” Blatt said, according to the Times.
The incident in question occurred Thursday afternoon at Tam’s Burgers in Compton. Homicide detectives were dispatched to the scene to investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident, according a sheriff’s office news release. Read the rest of this entry »
Are Netflix and iTunes to Blame?
Posted: January 27, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: ABC7, Amazon.com, Apple Inc, DVD, iTunes, L.A., Movies, Netflix, Robert Holguin, Twiiter, Video Store, Videots 1 CommentAre #Netflix and iTunes to blame? Beloved video store – Vidiots – closing down later this year. My story on @ABC7 @ 5 pic.twitter.com/qOS0V97wQI
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) January 27, 2015
California’s Neo-Prohibitionists: L.A. City Council to Vote on an Ordinance Banning Alcohol Advertising on City Property
Posted: January 20, 2015 Filed under: Food & Drink, Law & Justice, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Advertising, Alcohol, California, LA City Council, Legal drinking age, Liquor, Los Angeles, media, news, Progressivism, Prohibition, Public Transportation, Robert Holguin, Twitter 1 CommentToday, @LACityCouncil will vote on an ordinance banning alcohol advertising on city property, including buses. #mapit pic.twitter.com/12KdThcvht
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) January 20, 2015
Los Angeles: Failed Aviation Experiments
Posted: January 9, 2015 Filed under: Space & Aviation, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Aircraft, Aviation, L.A., media, news, Robert Holguin, Twitter 1 CommentPlane wreckage scattered on Van Owen and Havenhurst in #VanNuys. The word ‘experimental’ visible on debris. #Mapit pic.twitter.com/uiTvpwMY9N
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) January 9, 2015
Family in Mar Vista loses everything in fire, LAPD Pacific Division steps in with generous donations
Posted: December 24, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, California, charity, Donation, LAPD, Law Enforcement, Mar Vista, Robert Holguin, Twitter 2 CommentsFamily in Mar Vista loses everything in fire. But @LAPDPacificDivi steps in with generous donations. My story at 5. pic.twitter.com/AHWLa1gNSC
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) December 24, 2014
West Coast Bureau Balcony View
Posted: December 2, 2014 Filed under: Mediasphere | Tags: ABC7, December, Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, Robert Holguin, Twitter 1 CommentSneaking a snapshot off my balcony in #DTLA, where it’s starting to feel like December. #LARain #ABC7Eyewitness pic.twitter.com/tA11MlLgHW
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) December 3, 2014
Comedian Artie Lange Banned from ESPN After Controversial Tweets
Posted: November 6, 2014 Filed under: Censorship, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Artie Lange, comedy, ESPN, media, Robert Holguin, Twitter Leave a commentComedian Artie Lange loses Comedy Central gig & banned from #ESPN after controversial tweets. http://t.co/4FGQW3pqJw pic.twitter.com/WocZDVQgHl
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) November 6, 2014
LAPD Body-Worn Camera Update
Posted: November 4, 2014 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, Body Cameras, LAPD, Law Enforcement, media, Robert Holguin, Surveillance Cameras 2 CommentsThe #LAPD selects the company that will provide the department with body-worn cameras. My story at 5 on @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/CagKeoJH0C
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) November 4, 2014
LA Desk: ‘The Pope of Broadway,’ Towering Mural of Actor Anthony Quinn, to be Restored
Posted: October 29, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Anthony Quinn, Architecture, Los Angeles, Mural, Robert Holguin, Street art, Urban 1 Comment
‘The Pope of Broadway,’ a towering mural of actor Anthony Quinn in DTLA, will be restored as part of revitalization.
LA Desk: Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos
Posted: October 27, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Centro Cultural de la Raza, Cleveland Public Theatre, Day of the Dead, Descanso Gardens, Frida Kahlo, Robert Holguin, San Diego, Yakima Herald-Republic 1 CommentCelebrating Dia de Los Muertos @molaa gala in #LongBeach pic.twitter.com/sxtVkmR8sW
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) October 26, 2014