Cal Fire Sends Man Power, Engines Across SoCal Ahead of Windstorm

In the face of what’s predicted to be an intense Santa Ana windstorm, additional firefighting resources will be deployed Tuesday throughout Riverside County for the remainder of the week. Cal Fire released a statement Monday indicating engine and hand crews are transferring from stations in Northern California to the Inland Empire, as well as Orange, […]

LA to Assess Impacts of Chiquita Canyon Landfill Closure

Following the halt of operations at the troubled Chiquita Canyon Landfill, county supervisors were expected Tuesday to ask the Department of Public Works officials for a report on the financial and operational impacts of the closure. Following thousands of odor and health complaints from Castaic-area residents and community activist groups, the facility’s operators announced last […]

LA to Declare National Day of Mourning for President Carter

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to join the federal government in honoring former President Jimmy Carter by passing a motion Tuesday calling for Thursday to be declared a day of mourning. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Dec. 29 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, at the age […]

Santa Ana Winds Picking Up

A windstorm that forecasters described as potentially destructive and life-threatening will develop across the Southland Tuesday, dramatically raising the risk of wildfires for the next several days. “Residents across Southern California are urged to remain vigilant and monitor the latest forecasts,” the National Weather Service advised. “There is high confidence in strong offshore winds with […]

Biden Heads to Coachella to Announce New National Monument

President Joe Biden is on Los Angeles and traveling to the Coachella Valley Tuesday to announce the creation of a national monument south of Joshua Tree National Park. Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived at Los Angeles International Airport aboard Air Force One at 9:32 p.m. Monday from New Orleans, where they met with […]

LA Considers $31 Tenant Rights Protection Fee

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday will consider establishing a $31.05 fee for apartments built in or after 1979, which housing officials say would help the enforcement of tenant protections for more renters. The fee is expected to generate funding for the Los Angeles Housing Department. More staff are needed to enforce tenant protections, covering […]

San Marino Firefighters Discover Women’s Body in Home

A woman’s body was found after fire crews doused a fire at a San Marino home and authorities Tuesday were investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. The San Marino Fire Department responded to calls of a house fire at 9:45 a.m. Monday to a residence in the 2600 block of Lorain Road, where they found […]

Riverside Gas Prices Rise

mThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County increased 1 cent Tuesday to $4.321, a day after rising one-tenth of a cent. It is 3.6 cents more than one week ago and 2.7 cents more than one month ago, but 25.8 cents less than one year ago, according to figures […]

LA Council to Decide Future of Television City Expansion Project

The City Council Tuesday will consider final approval for a proposed $1 billion expansion of Television City — and also hear from nine groups that filed appeals against the project over concerns it would harm the surrounding community. In 2019, L.A.-based Hackman Capital Partners, a real estate investment company, bought the property from CBS for […]

Man with Photos on Instagram with Allegedly Stolen Cash to Plead Guilty to Robbery

A Los Angeles County man who allegedly posted a photo of himself on Instagram with stacks of stolen cash is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to committing armed robberies of convenience stores and a pharmacy. Jordan Leonard, 26, of Torrance has agreed to enter a plea to federal counts of conspiracy to interfere with commerce […]

Inmate Breaks From Azusa Conservation Camp

A repeat offender walked away from the Julius Klein Conservation Camp in Azusa Monday. At approximately 2:45 p.m. corrections staff was notified Santiago Duran was discovered missing from the camp, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They immediately initiated an emergency count, confirming Duran was not at the camp, CDCR officials said. […]