Clinching Gold! USC Athletes Continue Winning at Every Olympics Since 1912

USC extended its streak of winning a gold medal at each Summer Olympics since 1912 Friday when TeeTee Terry ran the second leg on the U.S. women’s 4×100 meter relay, then fellow Trojans Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse won gold medals for Canada in the next race, the men’s 4×100 meter relay. The U.S. […]

Slow Down LA! 450 Slow Zones, 250 Speed Humps Installed by Schools

As the first day of school approaches for Los Angeles Unified School District students and families, the city announced Friday that more than 450 slow zones and 250 speed humps have been installed in response to pedestrian deaths. “The city moved urgently to install hundreds of safety provisions near schools ahead of this new school […]

Van Nuys Man Sentenced 20 Years for Attacking Police During D.C. Insurrection

A Van Nuys man was sentenced Friday to 20 years behind bars for attacking police with a metal pole and other makeshift weapons on Jan. 6, 2021, during the U.S. Capitol riot. David Nicholas Dempsey’s prison term is the second-longest Capitol riot sentence handed down among the hundreds of Capitol breach prosecutions to date in […]

Leader of Gambling Ring Former Ohtani Interpreter Used Pleads Guilty

An Orange County man who ran a gambling ring whose customers included Dodger star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges of operating a illegal betting business. Appearing in federal court in Santa Ana, Mathew Bowyer, 49, of San Juan Capistrano, admitted charges of operating an unlawful gambling business, money laundering […]

No More Noise! Inglewood Bans Outdoor Concerts After Rave

Responding to a surge of noise complaints generated by the pulsing beats at last weekend’s Hard Summer techno-music festival outside SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Mayor James Butts said Friday music performance stages will no longer be permitted at the venue’s elevated American Airlines Plaza. In a statement Friday, Butts said the elevated stage in the plaza […]

LAPD Asks for Info on Canoga Park Hit-And-Run Driver

Authorities Friday sought the public’s help to find the hit-and-run driver involved in a crash in Canoga Park that critically injured another motorist. The collision occurred Saturday about 1 a.m. on Topanga Canyon Boulevard north of Parthenia Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “A white Acura 4-door sedan traveling northbound on Topanga Canyon […]

Fatal Shooting in Azusa

A man was fatally shot Friday in Azusa, and an investigation was underway. The shooting was reported at about 5:30 a.m. in the 200 block of North San Gabriel Avenue, north of the Foothill (210) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Azusa Police Department officers responded to the location and discovered a […]

Off-Duty Bev. Hills Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Suspect

An investigation was continuing Friday into the fatal shooting of an allegedly armed suspect by an off-duty Beverly Hills police officer in the North Hills area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the off-duty officer witnessed an altercation between two men near the Roscoe Boulevard off-ramp of the San Diego (405) […]

Anaheim Police Shoot Homicide Suspect While Serving Warrant

A homicide suspect was shot by police while authorities were serving a search warrant in Anaheim Friday. The shooting occurred while Anaheim police were assisting federal authorities about 1:30 p.m. Friday in serving a search warrant on the suspect at State College Boulevard and the Riverside (91) Freeway, Anaheim police Sgt. Matt Sutter said. The […]

El Monte Man Arrested In Exportation of Meth

A San Gabriel Valley man has been arrested on federal charges alleging his connection to the attempted exportation of more than one ton of methamphetamine concealed inside shipment containers and destined for Australia, federal officials announced Friday. Jing Tang Li, 32, of El Monte, is charged with distribution of and possession with intent to distribute […]

Arrest Made in Brentwood Assault Case

A Los Angeles man was charged with sexually and physically assaulting a mother as she walked with her one-month-old daughter in a stroller in the Brentwood area last month, officials announced Friday. Abraham Shily, 26, is charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon, one misdemeanor count of sexual battery, one misdemeanor […]