Anaheim Council Approves Disneyland Expansion

After an hours-long meeting, the Anaheim City Council early Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a major Disneyland expansion project. The Disneyland Forward project is meant to expand development and add hotel rooms to the theme park by utilizing about 57 acres of parking and unused land. The plan is essentially a shuffling around of previously […]

Northridge Fatal Hit-And-Run Victim Identified

Police Wednesday circulated security video of a van that fatally injured a 31-year-old woman who was pushing a shopping cart on a road in Northridge, as detectives sought the public’s help to find the hit-and-run driver. The crash occurred around 2:55 a.m. Monday on Tampa Avenue and Business Center Drive, according to Detective Jonathan Otrosina […]

Senior Man Identified in Boyle Heights Hit-And-Run

Police Wednesday were investigating a hit-and-run collision that left a 77-year-old man dead in Boyle Heights. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division were called to the intersection of Mission Road and Plaza del Sol at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they learned a vehicle driving south on Mission struck a man […]

LA Council Approves Labor Contracts Costing $1 Billion through 2028

The Los Angeles City Council approved new contracts Wednesday with labor groups representing thousands of employees that would result in pay raises totaling 22% over the course of five years, as well as improved benefits. The council voted 14-0 in favor of contracts with the Coalition of City Unions, Engineers and Architects Association and the […]

AG Announced It Will Not Pursue Charges Against LAPD Officer Involved in Teen Shooting

The state Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday it will not pursue any criminal charges against a Los Angeles Police Department officer involved in a December 2021 shooting inside a North Hollywood Burlington store that killed an assault suspect and a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet inside a dressing room. The teen, […]

LA City Council Looks to Prevent Ellis Act Abuses

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved recommendations aimed at preventing the abuse of a state law that allows landlords to evict tenants when removing their property from the rental market. Council members voted 12-0 in favor of a motion introduced by Nithya Raman and Eunisses Hernandez last year, which called for “mechanisms” to ensure […]

Fatal Injury in Motorized Scooter Crash

Authorities Wednesday identified a man who was fatally injured when the motorized scooter he was riding crashed into a parked vehicle in the West Los Angeles area. The crash occurred at about 12:05 a.m. Tuesday on a residential street near Beloit and Missouri avenues, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. The man was found dead […]

Woman Charged with Murder for Suspected Fentanyl Deaths of 2 Young Covina Men

A San Bernardino County woman has been charged with murder for allegedly supplying fentanyl to two young Covina men who died within less than a week of each other in what are believed to have been drug overdoses. Isyss Ibisola Akerele, 21, of Colton, was charged with two counts of murder in connection with the […]

Freeway Crash That Killed LAFD Recruit Not Classified as Hit-And-Run

Authorities said Wednesday the crash on the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway that killed a Los Angeles Fire Department recruit was not believed to have been a criminal hit-and-run. The crash that occurred about 5:10 a.m. Monday near Vineland Avenue in Studio City took the life of 22-year-old Jacob Fuerte, who was driving a Jeep that […]

Port of LA Reports 30% Increase in Cargo Movement

The Port of Los Angeles saw more than 2 million shipments moved across marine terminals in the first quarter of 2024, a 30% increase over last year, officials announced Wednesday. The port handled 743,427 container units in March, a 19% increase over the same time last year, which was also the eighth consecutive month of […]

Influencer Wins Dismissal of Libel, Slander Suit on Free Speech Grounds

A judge Wednesday cited free-speech grounds in dismissing a lawsuit filed by a Koreatown plastic surgery and laser treatment center that alleged a social media influencer libeled and slandered the business on TikTok by suggesting the staff was rude and that customers should go elsewhere. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis granted Tina Kim’s […]