Bus Hijacked, One Dead

A man was shot and killed and a person suspected of hijacking a Metro bus, taking the driver hostage and leading police on a slow-pursuit chase through downtown Los Angeles is in custody, police said Wednesday. The pursuit began at around 12:50 a.m. when police responded to South Figueroa Street and Imperial Highway regarding a […]

Virgin Atlantic Spared of Possible Default Judgment

A judge has spared Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. of a possible default judgment in a lawsuit brought by an attorney who alleges he was falsely accused by airline employees of sexually touching a fellow passenger on a 2021 flight from Los Angeles to London. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie M. Bowick granted a motion […]

Gas Prices Drop or Remain Consistent in LA, OC

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped a half-cent Wednesday to $4.571, the second day in a row it dropped a half-cent. The average price is 3.6 cents less than one week ago, a half-cent more than one month ago, but $1.545 less than one year ago, […]

Airport Fire Containment Reaches 95%

Containment of the Airport Fire in Riverside and Orange counties jumped from 89% to 95% Wednesday, Cal Fire reported, and it is nearly fully contained. “We’re doing everything we can while it’s cooler to construct those fire lines, improving them and making sure they’re tested by the wind,” Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi […]

Hearing Due for Leaseholders Ordered Out of VA West LA Grounds

A Los Angeles federal judge Wednesday will hear from UCLA and other entities whose longtime leases for portions of the VA’s West Los Angeles campus were canceled after its was determined the grounds should only be used for the benefit of military veterans. In a strongly worded ruling issued earlier this month, U.S. District Judge […]

Containment of Bridge Fire Grows to 91%

The Bridge Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument was 91% contained Wednesday as crews continued efforts to extinguish hot spots and extend lines of cleared vegetation around the burn area. The fire in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness was 81% contained earlier Tuesday. It has burned 54,878 acres, threatened 4,409 structures, destroyed 81 and […]

Fire Extinguished at Three-Story Building in Van Nuys

Firefighters knocked down a fire at a three-story building, the site of a Motel 6 near Bishop Alemany High School, Wednesday in Van Nuys. Fire crews were called at 1:11 a.m. to 6909 N. Sepulveda Blvd. near Lemay Street, where they found flames coming from one unit on the building’s third floor and were able […]

Original Space Shuttle Mock-Up to Move Through Downey for Restoration, Display

It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell International’s ultimately successful bid to build NASA’s shuttles will move through the streets of Downey next month ahead of being displayed in a new exhibit hall at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. The mock-up, measuring […]

Old Glory Oak Tree in Santa Clarita Valley Gets Landmark Designation

The “Old Glory” oak tree in Santa Clarita is a historical landmark Wednesday following months of community activism and environmentalist pleas. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to give the valley oak tree that stands 70-feet tall within the Pico Canyon Park at 25600 Pico Canyon Road the designation Tuesday. Estimated to be […]

One Year Ago Today (September 25, 2023)…Man Accused Of Shooting Pair At Woodcrest Property Arraigned

One Year Ago Today (September 25, 2023)…A 23-year-old man accused of shooting two men during a confrontation in Woodcrest and then fleeing south of the border pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Bryan Corona of Moreno Valley was apprehended last Tuesday near Guadalajara, Mexico. He was turned over to federal agents for […]

Pedestrian Injured in Collision in South Los Angeles

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in South Los Angeles Tuesday evening and hospitalized. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded to 9198 S. Avalon Blvd., near East 92nd Street, after a 911 call regarding a pedestrian down in the area. Paramedics took the victim — whose name, age or gender were not immediately known […]