Council, Back from Recess, to Consider Hutt to Fill Out Ridley-Thomas Term

The Los Angeles City Council returns from a two-week recess Tuesday, and the major item on its first day back will be to decide whether to appoint Heather Hutt to fill out the remainder of former Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ 10th District seat, following Ridley-Thomas’ recent conviction on federal corruption charges. Council President Paul Krekorian has […]

Suspect Arrested After Hit-and-Run Death of Pedestrian

A pedestrian was struck and killed in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles and a hit-and-run suspect was arrested less than an hour later, authorities said Monday. The fatal crash was reported about 9:30 p.m. Sunday around Vermont Avenue and 98th Street, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Nasir. The man was pronounced […]

Man Stabbed to Death in Gramercy Park; Woman Arrested

A man was stabbed to death early Monday morning in the Gramercy Park neighborhood and a woman was arrested. The stabbing was reported at 1:29 a.m. at 92nd Street and Dalton Avenue, according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. Paramedics rushed the wounded man to a hospital where he was […]

Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Arlington Heights Apartment

It took 30 firefighters 15 minutes to put out flames in one unit of a three-story apartment building in Arlington Heights Monday morning. The fire was reported at 4:12 a.m. at 1732 S. Crenshaw Blvd., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. Firefighters were able to keep the flames isolated to the unit […]

Average LA County Gas Price Increase Slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Monday for the 12th time in the last 14 days, rising four-tenths of a cent to $4.934. The average price has increased 8.3 cents over the past 14 days, including one-tenth of a cent Sunday, according to figures from the […]

LAPD Looks for Man Who Vandalized Islamic Center

A search was underway Monday for a man suspected of writing anti-Islamic hate words on the Islamic Center of Southern California’s Koreatown building. The alleged hate crime occurred about 12:40 a.m. Sunday at 434 S. Vermont Ave., according to a community alert with a surveillance photo posted on the LAPD Headquarters Twitter page. “The suspect […]

Coroner Releases Name of Man Found Dead in La Puente Home

A man was found dead inside a one-story home in La Puente when firefighters battled an attic fire, authorities said Monday. The man was identified as 59-year-old Lin Bai, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy was pending to determine the cause of his death. Firefighters dispatched at 4:46 p.m. Saturday to 445 S. Waringwood […]

LAFD Extinguishes Garage Fire in Sylmar

Firefighters extinguished a fire inside a detached garage Sunday in Sylmar. The blaze burned the garage at 15707 Roxford St., and was reported at 5:33 p.m., according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. The department dispatched 18 firefighters to the scene and knocked down the flames in 17 minutes, Stewart said. They kept […]

Arcadia Police Searching For Missing Teen

Authorities asked for the public’s help Sunday to find a 17-year-old boy who went missing Sunday in Arcadia. Joseph Sanford was last seen walking in the 400 block of Santa Clara Street, according to Arcadia police. Sanford is Black. He is 6 feet, 5 inches tall ad weighs 180 pounds, police said. He does not […]

Alyssa Thompson Added to National Team Training Camp Roster

Eighteen-year-old Angel City FC forward Alyssa Thompson will replace Mallory Swanson on the U.S. women’s national team training camp roster for Tuesday’s exhibition against Ireland in St. Louis, U.S. Soccer announced Sunday. Swanson suffered a torn patella tendon in her left knee near the end of the first half in the U.S.’ 2-0 victory over […]

One Year Ago Today (April 10, 2022)…`Spider Man: No Way Home’ Wins Three Kids’ Choice Awards

One Year Ago Today (April 10, 2022)…Spider-Man: No Way Home won for favorite movie and its stars Tom Holland and Zendaya for favorite movie actor and actress at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards while Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo both won two awards. Eilish won for favorite album for ”Happier Than Ever” while its title track […]