Anne Heche Dies From Injuries Suffered in Mar Vista Crash into Home

One week after a bizarre crash into a Mar Vista home, Anne Heche was declared brain dead at Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center, the family announced Friday, although the actress was kept on life support so her organs could be harvested for donation. A family representative said Heche, 53, was […]

OC COVID-19 Hospitalizations Inch Up Again

The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Orange County hospitals continued ticking back up as the death toll for last month nears 100, but testing-positivity rates are declining, according to data released Friday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. From Monday through Thursday, the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 went from 282 to 291, […]

LA Council Committee Seeks Homeless Housing Agreement With Cecil Hotel

A motion for the city of Los Angeles to enter into a master lease with the downtown Cecil Hotel for a permanent housing program to address homelessness advanced in the Homeless and Poverty Committee on Thursday. The hotel, a historic building which has attracted public fascination for its sordid past, was converted into an affordable […]

LA City Council Moves Forward on Implementing LAPD Military Equipment Policy

The Los Angeles City Council moved forward on implementing an ordinance that would adopt the Los Angeles Police Department’s military equipment-use policy Friday, over objections from a few council members and activists who raised concerns about the LAPD’s proposed report. The council did not vote on adopting the report Friday, but sided 9-3 to request […]

First West Nile Case of Year Reported in OC

Orange County Friday announced its first West Nile virus infection for this year. A man tested positive recently, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. It’s unknown how he is doing or when he tested positive. Last year, there were three West Nile infections and no virus-related deaths in the county. “It’s pretty rare,” […]

Grass Fire Reported Near Freeway Interchange in Studio City Contained

Firefighters Friday fully contained a half-acre grass fire that sparked near a freeway interchange in the Studio City area. Firefighters went to the area of the eastbound Ventura (134) Freeway and the Hollywood (170) Freeway shortly after noon Friday, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. It took 20 firefighters just over two […]

Music, Film and Food Festivals: What to Do This Weekend

Music festivals for country and swing fans, Jazz at LACMA, a Tribute to Amy Winehouse and huge vinyl selections at a market in Chinatown, it’s a major music weekend. Movie fans also have options from everything from John Carpenter and Disney classics, to feminist film fest, and short films fests from Hollywood to Venice. Finally, […]

$20,000 Reward Offered for Help Solving Shooting Deaths of Two Men in Compton

Authorities Friday were offering a $20,000 reward, hoping it will help generate clues to solve the killings of two young men who were gunned down during a street takeover event in Compton last year. Javier Carachure Menchaca, 19, and Juan Antonio Orozco, 22, were shot to death about 1 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2021, near […]

Black Woman Says IHOP Manager Told Her to Pay for Food Before Serving

A Black woman is suing IHOP for civil rights violations, alleging she was told by a manager where she dined at the downtown Los Angeles location in April that she would have to pay her bill before her food was served. Lisa Hines’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also alleges intentional and negligent infliction of […]

LA Council Members Seek More Data From LAHSA on Place-Based Interventions

Several Los Angeles city council members want the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to release regular reports on place-based interventions, noting “minimal” reporting on cases in which the city targets specific sites for increased services and housing resources, according to a motion filed Friday. Council members Mike Bonin, Nithya Raman, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Bob Blumenfield […]

UCLA Study: Risk of `ArkStorm’ Flooding Vastly Increased by Climate Change

The effects of climate change have doubled the chance of a catastrophic storm and devastating flood like the one that ravaged the state in 1862, with a similar event likely to displace millions of people and leave areas like Los Angeles under water, according to a UCLA study released Friday. “In the future scenario, the […]