Biden Heads to OC to Wrap Up Two-Day Southland Visit

After a day in Los Angeles that featured a visit to a Metro construction site, an impromptu taco run and a political fundraiser, President Joe Biden will travel to Orange County Friday to discuss his administration’s efforts aimed at lowering costs for American families. Biden is scheduled to travel Friday afternoon from Santa Monica Airport […]

1,300 More COVID-19 Cases Logged in LA County; Boosters Urged Ahead of Winter

Los Angeles County reported more than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases in its latest data, while the health director again urged residents to receive vaccine booster shots to avoid a surge of virus-related hospitalizations like those seen the previous two winters. The 1,374 new cases lifted the county’s overall total from throughout the pandemic to 3,469,663. […]

Friday’s LA Council Meeting Canceled as de León, Cedillo Defy Calls to Resign

Friday’s scheduled Los Angeles City Council meeting will not take place, with Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell saying the “people’s business cannot be conducted” until Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign their council seats. O’Farrell made that announcement Thursday, as the wait continued for de León and Cedillo to step down in the aftermath […]

Former Redstone Granddaughter’s Personal Assistant Drops Fraud Claim

A former personal assistant to a granddaughter of the late media magnate Sumner Redstone has dropped a fraud claim against her in his lawsuit, in which he alleges that she told acquaintances she intended to have him “killed or seriously injured” in 2021 after he stopped working for her. Scott Michael Nathan’s amended Los Angeles […]

Man Wounded in East Hollywood Shooting

A man was hospitalized Friday after he was shot in East Hollywood. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Northeast Division responded at 2:25 a.m. to Santa Monica Boulevard and Edgemont Street east of Normandie Avenue to a drug overdose call but when they arrived they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, said an […]

Average LA County Gas Price Drops for Ninth Day in a Row

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday by 5 cents to $6.207, its ninth consecutive decrease after rising to a record. The average price has dropped 28.7 cents over the past nine days, including 5.4 cents Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price […]

Sentencing Due for Sherman Oaks Woman in Health Care Fraud Case

A former spa owner from Sherman Oaks faces sentencing Friday for running a fraud scheme in which more than $20 million in bogus claims were submitted to insurance companies. Roshanak “Roxanne” Khadem, 55, previously pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to one count each of health care fraud and tax evasion. She and four […]

Suspect Taken Into Custody After Fatally Injuring Carjacking Victim in Pursuit

A suspect was taken into custody Thursday evening after carjacking a vehicle and dragging a man for nearly a mile before crashing in Inglewood. The male suspect was wanted for allegedly killing a person while robbing a Topanga-area jewelry store a few months ago, and police attempted to arrest him at his residence in South […]

Biden Attends Fundraiser in Brentwood

President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser in Brentwood Thursday evening at the home of famed television executive producer Marcy Carsey. More than 100 guests attended the event, which was held beneath a large white tent with a bar in the back, in an outdoor area behind the home’s garage. They sat in rows of chairs […]

California Coastal Commission Approves Desalination Plant in Dana Point

The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved plans for a desalination plant in Dana Point, just five months after rejecting one in Huntington Beach. The South Coast Water District plant pegged for Doheny State Beach would operate differently than the plans for the Poseidon Plant in Huntington Beach, which were shut down by the commission’s rejection […]

One Year Ago Today (October 14, 2021)…Man Convicted of Molesting Girl for Years in OC

One Year Ago Today (October 14, 2021)…A 35-year-old man has been convicted of molesting a girl in Lake Forest, months after a relative of the victim pleaded guilty in the case and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Gerardo Reyeslopez was convicted Wednesday of four counts of sexual intercourse or sodomy on a child […]