2 LAPD Officers Shot in Lincoln Heights Released from Hospital

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers injured during a gun battle with a parolee in Lincoln Heights were released from a hospital, while an investigation continued Friday into the police operation that led to the gunfire and left the suspect dead. Three LAPD officers were shot and wounded by the gunman during a search for […]

Second Man Behind Bars in Armed Robberies Linked to LA’s Chesapeake Bandits

A second Los Angeles man charged for his alleged involvement in the armed robberies of several armored vehicles over the past year is behind bars Friday. James Russell Davis, 34, was arrested late Wednesday in Rancho Cucamonga by the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force and ordered detained by a federal magistrate judge, according to Donald Always, […]

More Rain Heading for LA Area, but Brunt of Storm Will Stay to the North

More rain is heading toward the Southland Friday, but the Los Angeles area is expected to avoid the brunt of the storm. National Weather Service forecasters said the bulk of the rain from the storm will remain north of the Los Angeles area, as heavy precipitation falls in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. […]

Average Orange County Gas Price Records Largest Decrease Since Jan. 8

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the second consecutive day following a 35-day streak of increases totaling 39.7 cents, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $4.953. The average price is 3.9 cents more than one week ago and 26.9 cents higher than one month […]

Power Restored to University Park Campus at USC

Power has been restored to the University Park Campus at USC Friday ending an outage that was first reported around 9 p.m. Thursday. The power outage affected the Davidson Conference Center, MRF and Royal Street Structure at the University Park Campus. A power outage was also reported at the USC Health Sciences Campus on Thursday. […]

LA County Reports 790 New COVID-19 Infections

Los Angeles County reported 790 new COVID-19 infections Friday, along with 11 new virus-related deaths. The new cases reported Thursday lifted the cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 3,713,265. Daily case numbers released by the county are undercounts of actual virus activity in the county, due to people who use at-home tests and don’t […]

Rainstorm, High Winds to Envelope Riverside This Weekend

Rain and snow will close out the week, with a storm forecast to sweep across the Inland Empire Friday evening into Saturday morning. “Rainfall is expected … across Southern California, with higher rainfall totals in portions of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties,” the National Weather Service said in a statement. “The most widespread precipitation […]

State and Huntington Beach Announce Dueling Lawsuits Over Housing

The conflict between the state and Huntington Beach over the implementation of affordable housing laws boiled over Thursday with Attorney General Rob Bonta announcing a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court and city officials saying they will challenge the state laws in federal court. Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a news conference that […]

Man Convicted of Assaults on 2 Women in Laguna Niguel

A 53-year-old man was convicted Thursday of attempting to assault a jogger in Laguna Niguel and then breaking into the home of an 88-year-old woman and sexually assaulting her. Reginald Jamal Davis was arrested Aug. 13, 2019, in the home he had broken into, prosecutors said. A 48-year-old woman was jogging about 8:15 p.m. on […]

One Year Ago Today (March 10, 2022)…Senator Seeks Delay on Mayor Garcetti’s Ambassadorship Nomination

One Year Ago Today (March 10, 2022)…Mayor Eric Garcetti’s path to becoming U.S. ambassador to India hit a potential snag when a senior senator said he wants the confirmation vote delayed pending an investigation into whether the mayor knew about, and ignored, sexual harassment and assault allegations against his former senior advisor. In a letter […]

Average Riverside County Gas Price Drops After 34 Increases in 37 Days

A run of 34 increases in 37 days totaling 44.3 cents that lifted the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County to its highest amount since Nov. 30 ended Friday with a decrease of a half-cent to $4.871. The average price is 6.8 cents more than one week ago and […]