Assault Suspect Crashes in Historic South-Central Area

Police located a man suspected of assault with a deadly weapon after he crashed a vehicle into two cars, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred at 11:37 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of East Washington Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. The patient was in critical condition. He was trapped […]

Two Suspects in Police Custody After Making Threats on Social Media

Two suspects accused of posting threats of violence at Bell Gardens High School on social media have been taken into police custody and booked, according to the Bell Gardens Police Department in a release Monday. The police department was notified of the social media posts on Sunday. Detectives from the department’s special investigations unit conducted […]

Commercial Blaze Put Out in Santa Ana

Orange County Fire Authority firefighters put out a blaze in a Santa Ana auto parts store in five minutes Monday morning. The fire was reported at 3:32 a.m. in the 1000 block of East Sixth Street, according to an OCFA tweet. The caller reported seeing flames through the roof of the building. Firefighters arrived and […]

Man Steals Ambulance from San Pedro Hospital

A man who stole a Long Beach Fire Department ambulance from a San Pedro hospital Monday morning drove about two miles before Los Angeles police caught up with him. The ambulance was stolen from Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro Providence at 1300 W. Seventh Street, Lt. Sharon Brady of the Los Angeles […]

LAUSD Strike Looms as Sides Trade Barbs

Members of the Service Employees International Local 99 Union said they are moving forward with plans to strike throughout the Los Angeles Unified School District Tuesday through Thursday to “protest the school district’s unfair practices.” The union’s announcement Saturday came one day after the LAUSD filed a legal challenge with the state Public Employment Relations […]

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue Falling in LA County, Statewide

The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has fallen to 456, down from 460 the previous day, according to the latest state numbers. Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 46 were being treated in intensive care, up from 44 on Friday. Meanwhile, the statewide total of hospitalized patients fell below 2,000 […]

Average Southland Gas Prices Drop For 12th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Monday for the 12th consecutive day, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.875. The average price has dropped 8.6 cents over the past 12 days, including seven-tenths of a cent Sunday, following a 35-day streak of increases totaling 39.7 cents, […]

Sentencing Due for Ex-Guard Who Raped Inmate at Downtown LA Federal Lockup

A former guard at the federal lockup in downtown Los Angeles is set to be sentenced Monday for raping an inmate who was being held in an isolation cell while recovering from COVID-19. Jose Viera, 50, of the San Gabriel Valley, pleaded guilty last year to a single federal count of deprivation of rights under […]

Another Week of Rain, Snow Coming to Southland

Another in a series of storms will hit the Southland this week, with light rain arriving in some areas Monday and intensifying over the following days, forecasters said. Monday — the first day of spring — will be cloudy and cool, then a strong storm will likely bring heavier rain, very strong winds and mountain […]

Spring Will Start with Downpours Across Riverside County

Spring will arrive with more rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the Inland Empire Monday, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters predicted rain lasting through Wednesday night and the peak of the storm on Tuesday. Thunderstorms and high winds were also predicted for Tuesday. A high wind watch was issued for Riverside County from 7 a.m. to […]

One Year Ago Today (March 20, 2022)…`CODA’ Wins Producers Guild’s Top Award

One Year Ago Today (March 20, 2022)…If history is a reliable indicator, the new front-runner for the Academy Awards best picture is CODA,” which earned the top prize at the 33rd annual Producers Guild of America Awards. The coming of age comedy-drama won in the field for the PGA’s highest honor for theatrical motion pictures […]