Detectives Investigate Fatal Shooting in Montebello

Sheriff’s homicide detectives Friday are assisting the Montebello Police Department with their investigation of a fatal shooting in Montebello. Montebello police responded at 2:33 a.m. to the 1600 block of Neil Armstrong Street and Marketplace Drive where they found the victim, said Lt. Steven De Jong. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises for Sixth Time in Seven Days

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the sixth time in seven days following a run of 39 decreases in 40 days, increasing seven-tenths of a cent to $4.744. The average price is 5.4 cents more than one week ago and 28.6 cents higher than […]

Wood-Burning Ban Extended Through Friday in Southland

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland has been extended through Friday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, air quality regulators said. The residential wood-burning ban, which began on Christmas Day, will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Friday for all those […]

Woman Reported Missing After Last Being Seen in Lancaster

A 24-year-old woman who authorities said has undisclosed mental disorders was reported missing Friday after she was last seen in Lancaster. Anita Chabeladiane Diaz was last seen at 3 p.m. Thursday on the 200 block of West Lancaster Boulevard, said the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Diaz is Latina, 5 feet tall, weighs 300 pounds, has black […]

Sentencing Set for Felon Who Killed His Aunt at Banquet

A 42-year-old convicted felon who fatally shot his aunt and seriously wounded an acquaintance during a dispute at a family banquet in Riverside is slated to be sentenced Friday to more than 50 years in state prison. Abraham David Bonilla killed 39-year-old Beatrice Romo of Beaumont and shot her friend, identified in court documents only […]

CHP Officers to Deploy for New Year’s Weekend Crackdown

California Highway Patrol officers will be out in force this weekend for the final crackdown of 2023 targeting drunken and drug-impaired motorists in Riverside County. The CHP will initiate its New Year’s “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m., when all available officers will deploy to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators. The campaign […]

Suspect, Child Found Dead After Barricade in Long Beach

A standoff between an armed barricaded suspect and the Long Beach Police Department ended in the early morning hours Friday with the suspect and a 5-year-old child dead. The nearly 10-hour standoff began around 2:38 p.m. Thursday when police responded to a domestic dispute call in the 3400 block of Adriatic Avenue and upon their […]

Alabama to Participate in Beef Bowl

The University of Alabama football team will participate in Lawry’s Beef Bowl at Lawry’s The Prime Rib Friday, one day after its opponent in Monday’s 110th Rose Bowl, Michigan. Lawry’s Beef Bowl consists of the teams separately dining on prime rib, with one player each conducting the salad spin and performing the ceremonial first cut […]

More High Surf, Dangerous Rip Currents Expected at LA, OC Beaches

Large waves will continue to pound the Southern California coast Friday and into the weekend, raising the risk of flooding while creating dangerous conditions for anyone entering the ocean water. National Weather Service forecasters said there were reports of waves reaching 16 feet in Los Angeles County Thursday. As a result, a high surf advisory […]

Armed Suspect Barricaded in Whittier

An armed suspect remained barricaded Friday in a standoff with Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies Friday in an unincorporated area near Whittier. Personnel from the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau were called at 8:40 p.m. Thursday to the 13000 block of Michelle Circle to assist the sheriff’s Norwalk Station with the male suspect, according to the […]

One Year Ago Today (December 29, 2022)…Judge to Decide if Trump Backer’s Politics Relevant to Ageism Case Trial

One Year Ago Today (December 29, 2022)…A judge will have to decide whether any of the personal politics of an 82-year-old former Delta Air Lines flight attendant and supporter of former President Donald Trump will be heard by a jury impaneled for the plaintiff’s age discrimination and wrongful termination case. Before losing her job in […]