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Teen Who Suffers From Depression Reported Missing in Paramount

A 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Paramount and who authorities say suffers from depression was reported missing Saturday. Jaylah Melanie Jaimes was last seen at 3:45 p.m. Friday on the 14000 block of Downey Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Information Bureau. Jaylah is 5 feet 1inch tall, weighs 110 […]

Weekend Closures Continue Through Monday A.M. on 10 Freeway in El Monte Area

Multiple lanes on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in El Monte between Peck Road and Temple City Boulevard, along with some nearby ramps, will remain closed through the weekend for construction work on the San Gabriel River Bridge. The closures, which began at 11:59 p.m. Friday, will continue through 5 a.m. Monday, according to Caltrans. […]

Man Shot to Death in Boyle Heights Identified

A 37-year-old man who was shot dead in Boyle Heights was identified Saturday. Joel Reyes Pizarro, who was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office as the victim, was discovered initially by firefighters, who responded to a report of a person down around 6:15 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Marengo […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $575 million. There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number. The one sold in Tennessee is worth $3 million because the player utilized […]

Animal-Rights Advocates to Protest at Norco Rodeo

Animal-rights advocates will demonstrate Saturday outside the Norco Mounted Posse-Professional Rodeo Cowboys’ Association rodeo at the George Ingalls Equestrian Center. They will protest what they call the inherent cruelty of events such as bull-riding, calf-roping and mutton-busting, which involves children riding sheep for as long as they can stay on the animals’ backs. The activists […]

Norco Rodeo Continues Saturday and Sunday

Bull-riding, calf-roping and other frontier fun will continue at the George Ingalls Equestrian Center Saturday and Sunday at the 2024 Norco Mounted Posse-Professional Rodeo Cowboys’ Association rodeo. The three-night event that opened Friday will boast a series of contests for both professionals and amateurs — including a bareback-riding contest, steer-wrestling, barrel racing, mutton-busting and — […]

Man Pleads No Contest Over Antisemitic Vandalism in Burbank, Glendale

A 32-year-old man who was accused of tagging a Burbank synagogue and various businesses in Burbank and Glendale with antisemitic graffiti pleaded no contest to a pair of felonies Friday. Klinton Allister Dion pleaded no contest to vandalism of a place of worship and vandalizing private property. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Darrell Mavis immediately […]

Armed Suspect Eludes Law Enforcement in Vehicle Pursuit

An allegedly armed suspect eluded law enforcement Friday on freeways and surface streets in the South Bay area before police terminated the pursuit for safety reasons. Although details leading up to the chase and where it began were limited, ABC7 reported that the pursuit at one point was on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway, with […]

80-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured in South Los Angeles Duplex Fire

An 80-year-old man was seriously injured in a fire at a one-story duplex in South Los Angeles Friday evening. Firefighters responded to the 9000 block of South Orchard Avenue, near Hoover and 90th streets, around 7:40 p.m. Friday to a report of a residential fire, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. […]

One Year Ago Today (August 24, 2023)…Man Convicted of Sex Assaults on Teen Girls in Orange County

One Year Ago Today (August 24, 2023)…A 25-year-old man was convicted of sexually assaulting several girls in Santa Ana and Anaheim that he lured through Instagram with promises of money, alcohol and drugs. Brayan Padillagomez was convicted of five counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, two counts of administering […]