A Los Angeles judge Friday reduced the life sentences of Erik and Lyle Menendez, giving the brothers hope for freedom after serving 35 years in prison for murdering their parents in 1989, according to AP.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’ sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

Lyle and Erik Menendez, serving life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home 35 years ago, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom by video on Tuesday for a key hearing in their bid to win release from prison.

The incident occurred just after 5 a.m. local time on May 11 on State Route 60 near Hacienda Heights, a suburban community in Los Angeles County.

Authorities say one person was killed and 32 people were injured when a tour bus and an SUV collided on a Los Angeles area freeway.

A tour bus carrying 63 passengers collided with a broken-down Nissan Pathfinder on State Route 60 in the Hacienda Heights area just after 5:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, May 11, ABC News and the Assoc

Following a judge's ruling, State Farm customers in California are one step away from paying more on their insurance to alleviate the company's "dire" financial situation after the Los Angeles fires.

California’s top insurance regulator said Tuesday that State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for all of its home insurance customers in the state to help the insurer rebuild its capital following the Los Angeles wildfires.