| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
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Culver City Mayor, School Officials Voice Outrage Over Youth Gun Control The mayor of Culver City and school district officials Wednesday are calling for citywide efforts focused on preventing gun and other violence among local youths after a recent high school graduate was shot and killed and violence broke out at a vigil in his honor. According to school board President Triston Ezidore, a vigil was […]
Armed Suspect At-Large in Santa Monica Place; Officer Injured in Pursuit An officer was injured Wednesday in a shooting in Santa Monica, prompting a search for a suspect at the Santa Monica Place Mall. Police described the suspect as a man in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark jacket and black pants. A photo of the suspect was posted on the department’s social media account. […]
Authorities ID Dead Man Found on the 405 A man who was found dead on a northbound San Diego (405) Freeway onramp in Woodland Hills was identified by authorities Wednesday. Officers responded around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday to the onramp at Sherman Way, where the man was discovered lying on the ground, according to the California Highway Patrol. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced […]
Republican Congressional Candidate, Mother Plead Guilty to Campaign Fraud A Torrance man who was a Republican candidate for a Los Angeles County congressional seat in four elections, and his mother, pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges for their roles in a scheme to funnel tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash for their personal use. Omar Navarro, 36, entered a plea to a […]
Grocery Workers Resume Union Negotiations The first negotiations for a new contract for workers at Albertsons, Pavilions, Ralphs and Vons grocery stores from San Luis Obispo to the U.S.-Mexico border since they voted overwhelmingly to authorize an unfair labor practices strike began Wednesday. The United Food and Commercial Workers has accused the stores of conducting “surveillance, threats and interrogation of […]
Federal Judge Finds LA Failed to Meet Obligations For Homeless Residents A federal court judge has determined that the city of Los Angeles failed to meet its obligations under a settlement agreement with the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights and must provide an updated plan detailing how it will create almost 13,000 shelter beds for homeless residents by the end of June 2027, according to court […]
Fatal Heavy Machinery Accident at Granada Hills Landfill A man was killed Wednesday in an accident involving heavy machinery at the Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Granada Hills. Firefighters were called to the scene at 14747 N. San Fernando Rd. at 9:25 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A piece of heavy machinery overturned, resulting in the man’s death, the department reported. […]
Trump’s Education Dept. Claims CA Violated Title IX with Trans Athletes The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has found that California’s Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation have violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females, officials announced Wednesday. “Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago it was `deeply unfair’ to allow men to compete in women’s […]
LAPD Releases Names of Officers Involved in East Hollywood Fatal Shooting The Los Angeles Police Department Wednesday released the names of two officers involved in a shooting that left a suspect dead in East Hollywood. The 27-year-old man allegedly drew a knife and moved against Rampart Division officers who responded to a possible burglary at 4:10 a.m. on June 19 in the 500 block of North […]
City Council OKs New Contract With LAFD Fire Chiefs Union The City Council Wednesday approved a four-year agreement with the union representing Los Angeles Fire Department chief officers, granting a total 15% base wage increase through October 2028. In a 12-0 vote, the City Council approved the agreement with the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Officers Association. Union members — including deputy and assistant chiefs […]
Ontario Hosts Memorial for Baldwin Park Officer A memorial service will be held Thursday for Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros, who was fatally shot while responding to a shooting call last month. Officer Samuel Riveros, 35, a nine-year department veteran of the department, was shot and killed on May 31 while responding to a home where another victim, 43-year-old Darius Wong […]
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