Bass Now Leads Caruso by 36,000 Votes in LA Mayoral Race,
Rep. Karen Bass has built a 36,000-vote lead on developer Rick Caruso in the race for Los Angeles mayor and has been increasing her advantage with each update, as another batch of results are expected this afternoon. An additional 92,776 ballots were added to the tally Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will grow to $238 million. There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The one […]
`Yellowstone’ Draws Largest Non-Sports Audience of Season
The fifth season premiere of “Yellowstone” drew the largest audience of any non-sports cable or broadcast program in the eight-week-old 2022-23 prime-time television season, while its second episode that followed drew the second-largest. Sunday’s 74-minute season premiere of the Kevin Costner-starring neo-Western averaged 12.493 million viewers on seven Paramount cable networks, including 9.409 million on […]
Boy, Woman Stabbed at Downtown Target Store; Suspect Shot and Killed
A 9-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman are hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after being stabbed at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived at the store at the FIGat7th shopping center shortly after 6:20 p.m. Tuesday to find two stabbing victims and a third victim who had been punched […]
Silver Alert Issued for Man Last Seen in Santa Monica
Authorities issued a Silver Alert Wednesday for a 74-year-old man who was reported missing in Santa Monica. Freddie Phillips was last seen at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday at Fourth Street and Idaho Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the Silver Alert on behalf of the Santa Monica Police Department. Phillips is Black, […]
Verdicts Reached in Water Polo Coach Molestation Trial
Verdicts are expected to be announced Wednesday in the case against a well-known water polo coach accused of molesting 13 teenage girls he coached for about five years in Los Alamitos and La Palma. Bahram Hojreh, 46, is facing 24 felony counts including lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, lewd acts on […]
COVID Hospitalizations Rise in LA County Amid Fears of Winter Surge
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued to rise, according to the latest data, amid growing concerns about a possible winter surge in virus infections. According to state figures, there were 552 COVID-positive patients hospitalized Tuesday locally, up from 502 as of last Friday. Of those patients, 75 were being treated […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 39th Time in 42 Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped to its lowest amount since Sept. 20 Wednesday, decreasing 3 cents to $5.463. The average price has dropped 39 times in 42 days since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, decreasing $1.031, including nine-tenths of a cent Tuesday, […]
Jury Deliberations Set in Rape Trial of Actor Danny Masterson
Jurors will return to a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to deliberate the fate of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, who is charged with raping three women in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. During closing arguments of the trial Tuesday, a prosecutor said Masterson used “force, fear or threats” to sexually […]
Horvath Maintains Lead Over Hertzberg in LA County Supervisor Race
West Hollywood City Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath was maintaining her lead Wednesday over state Sen. Bob Hertzberg in the race for an open seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, with additional vote totals expected to be released Wednesday afternoon. The latest vote totals released Tuesday show Horvath with a 10,982-vote lead over Hertzberg, […]
One Year Ago Today (November 16, 2021)…Activision Blizzard Workers Step Up Pressure on CEO over Sex Misconduct
One Year Ago Today (November 16, 2021)…Workers for Santa Monica-based video game company Activision Blizzard ramped up calls for the ouster of CEO Bobby Kotick following a report that he was long aware of allegations of sexual misconduct at the company. Kotick has denied any wrongdoing, and the company’s board of directors issued a statement […]
