Authorities Monitoring Developments Following New York Shooting

Police stepped up their presence on Southland transit lines and stations Tuesday in response to a shooting at a New York subway station that left at least 16 people injured, although Metro officials stressed there were “no credible threats to the Metro system in Los Angeles County.” “We’re in contact with our local, state and […]

LA County Looks to Step Up COVID Booster Distribution at Nursing Facilities

Amid slowly rising infection numbers and continued spread of the BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19, Los Angeles County health officials said Tuesday they are accelerating efforts to provide additional booster doses of vaccine to residents of skilled nursing facilities. According to the county Department of Public Health, 91% of nursing facility residents are fully vaccinated, while […]

Wind Batters Much of Southland, Prompting Warnings of Blowing Debris, Dust

Gusty winds battered much of the Southland Tuesday, putting motorists on edge due to blowing debris and contributing to potentially unhealthy air quality due to blowing dust. The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a dust advisory that will be in effect until 3 p.m. for coastal and central Los Angeles County and the […]

LA City Council Declares Support for Chumash National Marine Sanctuary

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday declared its support for a national marine sanctuary along the Central California Coast proposed by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary was proposed in 2015 and the Biden administration advanced the proposal in November, according to the council’s resolution, which called it a “monumental […]

Police Commission Hears Data on 2021 Shootings by LAPD

Of the 37 shootings by Los Angeles Police Department officers in 2021, 10 of them were during encounters with people experiencing homelessness and 15 were during encounters with people believed to have a mental illness, according to a report released Tuesday by the department. LAPD Capt. Scot Williams and Assistant Chief Dominic Choi presented the […]

March Marks Third-Best Month in Port of Los Angeles History

Last month was the busiest March and the third-best month in general in the Port of Los Angeles’ 115-year history, officials said Tuesday. The port ended the month achieving the best first-quarter in its history, 3.5% above the previous record set last year. Crews moved 958,674 million 20-foot equivalent units in March. The record was […]

Caltrans Completes Reinforcement Work on 5 LA County Bridges

Caltrans announced Tuesday the completion of an $11 million seismic-upgrade and restoration project on five bridges on three Los Angeles County freeways. The bridges included in the project were the Zachary Padilla Avenue overcrossing and the Vernon Avenue overcrossing on the Foothill (210) Freeway, the Getty Center Drive undercrossing on the San Diego (405) Freeway, […]

Jury Begins Hearing Retrial of Man Charged in Pomona SWAT Officer’s Killing

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that a man fatally shot a Pomona SWAT officer who was helping to serve a search warrant at the San Gabriel home where the defendant and his family lived, while a defense attorney countered that what happened was a tragic accident stemming from his client’s belief that he needed to […]

Costa Mesa Couple Plead Not Guilty in `Road Rage’ Shooting

A Costa Mesa couple who were ordered last month to stand trial in connection with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy on a freeway in Costa Mesa, allegedly in a road rage incident, pleaded not guilty again Tuesday. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 25, and Wynne Lee, 23, were both held to answer on charges following […]

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried Dies at 67

Gilbert Gottfried, whose raspy voice made him one of the most recognizable figures in stand-up comedy and landed him voice roles ranging from the Aflac duck to Iago the parrot in Disney’s “Aladdin,” died Tuesday at age 67. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” his […]

LA Sees Spike in Follow-Home Robberies After Dip in March

Five follow-home robberies were reported in Los Angeles in the last 48 hours, the Los Angeles Police Department told the city’s police commission Tuesday, marking an uptick in the trend that previously decreased by 78% in March compared to its peak in November. The phenomenon — in which police say armed suspects follow victims from […]