Caruso, Bass Spar Over Support for City Attorney Candidate Gill

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso Friday criticized his opponent, Rep. Karen Bass, for backing city attorney hopeful Faisal Gill, who has proposed a 100-day moratorium on some misdemeanor case filings — but Bass said she’s withdrawn her endorsement, and Gill said Caruso is mischaracterizing his proposal. Caruso, who finished second behind Bass in the […]

Walk of Fame Star Honoring Jenifer Lewis to Be Unveiled

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Friday honoring Jenifer Lewis for a television career in which she has appeared in more than 400 episodes, including being part of the casts of “black-ish” and “Strong Medicine.” Debbie Allen and composer Marc Shaiman are set to join Lewis in speaking at the […]

Julia Roberts Selected to Receive Academy Museum’s Icon Award

Julia Roberts will join an all-star cast at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ second annual gala in October and be honored with the museum’s Icon Award, it was announced Friday. Roberts, whose acting career spans three decades, will be honored along with producer Miky Lee, director Steve McQueen and actress Tilda Swinton at the […]

Dodger Stadium Concession Workers Won’t Strike During All Star Festivities

With “substantial progress” being reported in contract negotiations, unionized Dodger Stadium concession workers have agreed not to strike during the upcoming All Star Game and related events, the union announced Friday. “Unite Here Local 11 and Compass/Levy at Dodger Stadium have made substantial progress in our contract negotiations this week,” according to a statement released […]

LA County Ready for Rollout of New, National 988 Suicide Hotline

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Friday began spreading the word about a new, nationwide, three-digit hotline that begins operation Saturday that will make it easier for people experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis to get immediate help. Beginning Saturday, people will be able to call or text 988 and receive […]

County’s COVID Hospitalizations Exceed 200

The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Riverside County topped 200 in the last week, while the number of patients under intensive care dropped marginally, the Riverside University Health System said Friday. A comparison of data over the last seven days showed COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide reached 222, compared to 149 a week […]

Man, 76, Arrested in Connection With Four Killings

A 76-year-old man who was allegedly linked by DNA evidence to the cold-case killings of a 15-year-old girl and three young women in Los Angeles and Inglewood dating back as far as 1980 was behind bars Friday in Texas. Billy Ray Richardson was arrested Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas, after being charged with murdering Beverly […]

Jury Finds Rapper Not Guilty in LA Gun Trial

Chart-topping Los Angeles-based rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again was acquitted Friday of a felony gun possession charge. YoungBoy, born Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested in March 2021 after a high-speed chase through Tarzana in which prosecutors alleged a gun was recovered from the floorboard of his Mercedes. The jury began deliberations Thursday on the third day […]

Carson Warehouse Owner Denies Wrongdoing Over Dominguez Channel Odors

The owner of a Carson warehouse identified as the source of material that caused noxious odors to emanate from the Dominguez Channel for weeks, sickening residents in a swath of the South Bay, insisted Friday it quickly stepped in to begin remediation efforts after the building fire that sent chemicals into the channel. The Los […]

Memorial Set for Duarte Mayor Pro Tem Tzeitel Paras-Caracci

A memorial service will be held Saturday for Duarte Mayor Pro Tem Tzeitel Paras-Caracci, who died last month following a nearly three-year battle with lung cancer. Paras-Caracci died June 25 at age 49. A host of elected officials, friends, relatives and Duarte residents are expected to attend the memorial, which will be held at 10 […]

Woman Sued by Horror Book Author Alleges He Sent Her Sexual Messages

A woman sued by an author of horror fiction books for at least $2.5 million, alleging she libeled him on Twitter in 2021 by falsely saying he had sexually harassed more than 20 women, says in a sworn statement that he sent her unsolicited sexually oriented messages. The woman, Cassie Daley, says that based on […]