Crime
April 14, 2026 11:01 a.m.Former UCLA gynecologist waives retrial to accept guilty plea, 11 year sentence
This post was updated April 14 at 10:51 p.m.
Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery.
Heaps was accused of sexually abusing multiple patients during his time as a doctor at UCLA Health.
By Maggie Konecky
Crime
March 24, 2026 4:11 p.m.Santa Monica man arrested twice by UCPD for alleged kidnapping, rape
This post was updated March 24 at 4:22 p.m.
UCPD arrested a Santa Monica man Friday after he allegedly trapped two UCLA students in his vehicle and threatened them earlier this month.
The man allegedly drove half a mile through Westwood while refusing to let the students leave his vehicle, according to a Tuesday UCPD press release.
By Maggie Konecky
Higher Education
March 20, 2026 11:20 p.m.UC basic needs programs might be in danger. What now?
SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly half of all UC undergraduates and one-third of graduate students are currently facing food insecurity, according to data presented at a UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday.
By Maggie Konecky
News
March 18, 2026 4:01 p.m.UC Regents committee recommends $351 million for UCLA student housing project
This post was updated March 19 at 1:15 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents’s Finance and Capital Strategies Committee recommended a budget of $351 million to build new UCLA student housing on Levering Ave.
By Maggie Konecky
Campus
March 10, 2026 5:23 p.m.ECE parents say UCLA isn’t updating them on ex-teacher convicted of sexual abuse
This post was updated March 11 at 9:45 p.m.
When a UCLA Early Care and Education teacher was arrested for child sexual abuse in 2024, the families of his former students expected the university to keep them informed about the case.
By Maggie Konecky
Campus
Feb. 20, 2026 1:57 p.m.2 people reportedly experienced attempted sexual assault on the Hill
A person allegedly attempted to sexually assault two people on the Hill in the past week, UCPD said in a Friday morning Clery Timely Warning.
UCPD first learned about one attempted rape at midnight Feb.
By Maggie Konecky and Josephine Murphy
Campus
Feb. 18, 2026 11:12 p.m.Warrant issued for former UCLA employee convicted of child sexual abuse
The Los Angeles County Superior Court issued a warrant Feb. 9 for a former teacher at the UCLA Krieger Early Care and Education Center after he failed to appear in court while attempting to appeal a child sexual abuse conviction.
By Maggie Konecky
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