Chiquita Canyon Landfill Reported for Dumping Toxic Waste

The Chiquita Canyon Landfill has been reported for transporting and illegally dumping toxic waste at a facility in Gardena, according to media reports Thursday. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control sent an alert to The Signal newspaper in Santa Clarita Tuesday detailing five Class-I violations committed by the landfill operators. The violations are the […]

James Hong to Place Handprints, Footprints Outside TCL Chinese Theatre

James Hong will place his handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood Thursday and be honored on his 95th birthday for a seven-decade acting career with more than 600 credits. Oscar-winning filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and actress Lucy Liu will join Hong in speaking […]

Metro Board to Weigh Environmental Impact of Proposed Gondola Project

The Metro Board of Directors Thursday will consider approving the environmental impact report for a gondola project that would provide access to Dodger Stadium — but that has drawn considerable opposition. The board is also expected to consider a motion establishing an inclusive community benefits agreement intended to address the concerns of impacted communities prior […]

Jury in Rebecca Grossman Murder Trial Set to Get Case

Jurors in the murder trial of Rebecca Grossman are expected to begin deliberations Thursday, one day after prosecution and defense attorneys gave closing arguments in the case against the co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation. Deputy District Attorney Jamie Castro on Wednesday told the panel of nine men and three women that Grossman was speeding […]

Average Southland Gas Prices Drop for Second Day in a Row

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped nine-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.749, a day after it dropped three-tenths of a cent. The average price is 1.3 cents less than one week ago and 23.8 cents higher than one month ago but 3 cents less than […]

Burbank Man to be Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining Over $100K in Relief Funds

The former owner of a Los Angeles home health agency is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for illegally obtaining over $100,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Petros Hannesyan, 36, of Burbank, pleaded guilty in November in downtown Los Angeles to one federal count each of theft of government property and wire fraud, according to the U.S. […]

Last Two Teams Standing Seek Championship Title in County’s Mock Trials

The remaining two teams in the 42nd annual Riverside County Mock Trial Competition will lock horns in the final round Thursday, and the top team will be champion of the contest. After six rounds of competition, Notre Dame and Poly high schools, both in the Riverside Unified School District, made it to the last lap. […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six SuperLotto Plus Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $12 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a liquor store in Glendale and a market in East Palo Alto. They are each worth […]

`Barbie,’ `Poor Things’ Win at Costume Designers Guild Awards

“Barbie” was among the winners at Wednesday evening’s 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards which honor excellence in film, television, short-form costume design and costume illustration. “Barbie’s” Jacqueline Durran won for excellence in a sci-fi/fantasy film over the costume designers for “Haunted Mansion,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “The Little Mermaid” and […]

Lancaster Boy’s Death; Mom’s Boyfriend a `Person of Interest’

An investigation was continuing Wednesday into the death of a young boy whose neck was slashed in Lancaster, and while no arrests have been made, sheriff’s officials said the live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother is a person of interest in the case. Deputies responded just before 11 p.m. Tuesday to the 43400 block of […]

One Year Ago Today (February 22, 2023)…FBI Agent Tells Jury of Ex-LA Deputy Mayor’s Alleged Role in Scheme

One Year Ago Today (February 22, 2023)…Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan coordinated a $600,000 loan from a Chinese billionaire doing business with the city to then-Councilman José Huizar to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit that threatened the Huizar’s reelection campaign, an FBI agent testified in Chan’s federal criminal trial. Chan is facing a […]