Backlash Alleged Over Comments Re: Minority Probationary Captains’ Treatment

A veteran Los Angeles fire battalion chief is suing the city, alleging the department retaliated against him when he spoke out about two minority probationary captains not getting the same work performance improvement opportunities as did a white colleague. Michael Castillo’s Los Angeles Superior Court whistleblower retaliation suit seeks unspecified damages. A representative for the […]

US Women’s 3×3 Team to Face Spain in Semifinal

The U.S women’s 3×3 basketball team, which includes L.A. Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, will face Spain in a semifinal Monday, seeking its sixth consecutive victory after beginning play with three losses. Spain was the Americans’ first victim during their winning streak, with the U.S. winning 17-11 Thursday, including an early 6-1 run. Defense carried the […]

Irvine Police Shoot Suspect in Homicide

One person is dead and a suspect is in the hospital after an early morning encounter in Irvine. The incident happened around 2:15 a.m. on Whistling Swan near Wetstone, according to an Irvine Police Department post on social media. Then, around 3:25 a.m., an officer came in contact with a possible suspect at West Yale […]

Buena Park Patrol SUV Involved in Crash

A Buena Park police officer was injured Monday morning when a man in a car allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into his patrol SUV. The crash happened at 1:49 a.m. at Knott and Naomi avenues, Buena Park police Sgt. Kevin Gano told City News Service. The officer was driving southbound on Knott Avenue […]

Two LAPD Officers Allege Then-Chief Sought Black Cops for Mayoral Detail

Two Los Angeles police officers are suing the city, alleging they were removed from elite federal task force assignments as a backlash for complaining that then-Police Chief Michel Moore sought Black officers to be part of newly elected Mayor Karen Bass’s protection detail in 2022. Officers Derrick Boykins and Jonathan Pacheco are the plaintiffs in […]

Search Underway for 20-Year-Old Man Missing from Lancaster

Sheriff’s detectives Monday asked the public for help finding a 20-year-old man who went missing from Lancaster. Dewayne Elijah Welcome was last seen at 8:27 p.m. Sunday on the 45500 block of Third Street East, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Welcome’s family is concerned for his wellbeing because he requires medication, sheriff’s […]

Bicyclist Struck, Injured by Motorist

A bicyclist was in the hospital in critical condition Monday after being struck by a vehicle driven by a man who was trying to get away from San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies in El Segundo. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. Sunday in the area of Center Street and Mariposa Avenue, according to the El […]

Nixon Fire is 82% Contained at 5,222 Acres

The slow-moving 5,222-acre brush fire burning in a federal preserve on the southern tip of Riverside County, along the boundary with San Diego County, is 82% contained Monday and has destroyed 23 structures, authorities said. Full containment was expected by Wednesday, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department announced. “Fire crews strengthened control lines and made […]

Average LA County Gas Price Unchanged, OC Price Drops

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Monday at $4.605, ending a streak of six days of drops. The average price is 3.2 cents less than one week ago, 17.5 cents less than one month ago and 54.3 cents less than one year ago, according to […]

Innocent Bystander and Both Shooters Wounded in South LA

Two men were in a shootout that wounded one of them and a bystander in the Broadway-Manchester area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Main Street and Imperial Highway, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. An 18-year-old man and another male were […]

One Year Ago Today (August 5, 2023)…Irvine Police Arrest Man and Woman, 21 and 22, in Fatal Car-to-Car Shooting

One Year Ago Today (August 5, 2023)…Irvine police announced the arrests of a man and a woman allegedly involved in a fatal car-to-car shooting in the city. The arrests were made Friday, according to Orange County sheriff’s inmate records. The shooting occurred about 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Athel Avenue and Sego Street, Irvine police Sgt. […]