COVID Vaccine Doses Available for Kids Under 5 in LA County

COVID-19 vaccine doses for children under age 5 became more widely available across Los Angeles County Wednesday following shipping delays that stalled the rollout of the pediatric shots. Federal authorities approved the doses for kids as young as 6 months over the weekend. The approval applies to vaccines manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. County health […]

Thunderstorms Hit Parts of Southland; Woman Killed by Lightning in Pico Rivera

A woman and her two dogs were fatally struck by lightning in Pico Rivera Wednesday as a storm front pushed across the Southland and led to power outages and beach closures. The lightning strike in Pico Rivera occurred around 8:50 a.m. when the woman was walking along the San Gabriel River, according to the Los […]

Funeral Held for LAPD Officer Killed in Training Accident

Colleagues and friends gathered at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Wednesday to bid farewell to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Houston Ryan Tipping, who died after suffering a spinal cord injury during a training accident at the agency’s Elysian Park academy. Tipping, 32, died May 29. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Shirley; his […]

Deputy: Man Charged in Nipsey Hussle Killing Surrendered Without Incident

The man charged with murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his South Los Angeles clothing store surrendered without incident to Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Bellflower two days after the shooting, a prosecution witness testified Wednesday. Deputy Ryan Sauls told the downtown Los Angeles jury that he went to the Artesia Boulevard location on April […]

OC Congresswomen Team Up for Tribute to Church Shooting Hero

Reps. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, and Michelle Steel, R-Huntington Beach, announced Wednesday they have teamed up to sponsor legislation to honor Dr. John Cheng, who was killed stopping a shooting suspect in a Laguna Woods church, with a Congressional Gold Medal. “Dr. John Cheng was a hero who represents the very best of Orange County,” Steel […]

Man Injured in Unprovoked Attack in Koreatown; Suspect Sought

Authorities Wednesday were searching for a man who sucker-punched another man at a Koreatown bus stop in what police called an unprovoked attack. The crime, captured on security video, occurred about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at a bus stop at Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison said. “It was unprovoked,” […]

Man Charged in Hate-Motivated Attack at NoHo Drive Thru in Custody

A Sylmar man accused of rear-ending a Filipino family at a North Hollywood drive-thru — then uttering racial slurs and physically assaulting the victims — was in custody Wednesday after missing an earlier court hearing, prompting the issuance of an arrest warrant. According to the District Attorney’s Office, 31-year-old Nicholas Weber was expected to appear […]

Man Convicted of Murder in Collision that Killed 6-Year-Old Girl

A 56-year-old Anaheim man was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday in an alcohol-fueled collision that killed a 6-year-old girl in Fullerton. Maximino Delgado Lagunas was scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 9. Normally, prosecutors would file voluntary manslaughter charges against a defendant in a fatal drunk driving collision, but when the suspect has been previously convicted […]

Motorist Leads Authorities on Pursuit in Stolen Vehicle

Three people in a vehicle that was reported stolen in the Los Angeles area were taken into custody Wednesday following a sometimes-high-speed pursuit by law enforcement officers. The chase ended about 11:45 a.m. off Vista Del Mar near Los Angeles International Airport, where the motorist and a passenger were taken into custody. Hawthorne police originally […]

Police Seeking Motorist in Hit-And-Run Investigation

Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday to find a hit-and-run motorist responsible for injuring another motorist in the east Hollywood area in December. Police circulated video of the crash, which was reported at about 11 a.m. on Dec. 23, 2021 near Santa Monica Boulevard and Heliotrope Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The […]

Calif. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Man Convicted of Girlfriend’s Murder

The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a Montebello man who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in a Baldwin Park motel room, where her body was discovered nearly a week later. Nicolas Manos, now 36, is serving a 25-year-to-life sentence for the June 2017 killing of Nancy Ester Mederos. In […]