Dodgers Players, Fans Celebrate World Series Victory

Tens of thousands of Dodger fans packed onto downtown sidewalks Friday — some crawling atop bus stop shelters or climbing light poles — to get a glimpse of the team and the World Series trophy in a long-awaited championship parade. The procession began an hours-long celebration that culminated with a high-energy rally at Dodger Stadium, […]

Winds and Fire Watch Across Riverside

Intense winds and an abrupt drop in humidity forecast for Sunday and Monday throughout the Inland Empire prompted the National Weather Service Friday to issue a Fire Weather Watch for the region. The watch will be in effect from 7 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday. “An upper level low pressure system is expected to […]

Police Commission Proposes Salary for LAPD Chief

The Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday will consider a $507,509 annual salary for former county Sheriff James McDonnell, who is expected to serve as the next Los Angeles Police Department chief. The proposed salary is more than the $350,000 McDonnell’s predecessor, Michel Moore, made. Moore retired in February with Dominic Choi serving as interim chief […]

Temecula Brothers Sentenced for Mail Fraud Scheme

Two Temecula brothers were sentenced Friday to federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Postal Service out of more than $2.1 million by filing thousands of fraudulent Priority Mail insurance claims. Anwer Fareed Alam, 36, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 34, each were sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Wesley L. Hsu, who […]

Man Sentenced 20 to Life for DUI That Killed Son of 9/11 Survivor

A 33-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a man standing by his disabled car on a freeway in Irvine. Rene Avila Montesdeoca pleaded guilty Oct. 9 to second-degree murder in the March 18, 2018 crash that killed 36-year-old Eli Eipper. The victim […]

LA Hospital Looks to ID John Doe Patient Transferred from Riverside

Officials at Los Angeles General Medical Center Friday sought the public’s help to identify a patient who has been hospitalized for nearly two months. The man in his 50s was brought to the facility on Sept. 6 from the area of Albion Riverside Park in the Lincoln Heights area. He is 5 feet, 7 inches […]

Hundreds More Vote Centers to Open Across LA, OC

Another 526 vote centers will open across Los Angeles County Saturday, along with 146 more in Orange County, allowing people to cast their ballots for Tuesday’s general election. More than 100 vote centers have been open already in L.A. County, as well as 38 in Orange County, for people wanting to cast their ballots early. […]

Teen Girl Missing in East LA

Authorities Friday sought the public’s help to find a 16-year-old girl who went missing from the East Los Angeles area. Jiselle Estevez was last seen on Thursday about 6:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Gerhart Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The teen is Hispanic, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 150 […]

Target Settles with DTLA Stabbing Victims

A boy and a woman who were stabbed by a man with a knife he ripped out of a package on a store shelf at the Target store in downtown Los Angeles in 2022 have reached a settlement with the retail chain. The stabbings occurred Nov. 15, 2022, at the FIGat7th shopping center shortly after […]

Producer Settles Hostile Workplace Lawsuit vs. Employer at Burbank Studio

A former producer at a Burbank-based studio has settled her lawsuit against her ex-employer in which she alleged she was forced to quit in 2020 because her boss fostered an environment in which he said he needed to “fire, bribe or strangle” his female employees to get them to obey him. Scarlet Sheppard brought the […]

LACo Gas Prices Drop To Lowest Amounts Since January 2023

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday to its lowest amount since Jan. 24, 2023, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.524. The average price has dropped 10 of the past 11 days, decreasing 5.5 cents, including seven-tenths of a cent on Thursday, according to figures […]