Downtown Shooting Wounds Four, Leaves One in Critical Condition
One person is in critical condition Friday after being shot during an argument outside a CVS Pharmacy in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 9:35 p.m. Thursday to Seventh and Spring streets, south of Pershing Square, on a shots fired call and when they arrived they found two men and […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since May 4
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased Friday for the 38th consecutive day, dropping 3.2 cents to $5.841, its lowest amount since May 4. The average price has dropped 62.1 cents over the past 38 days, including 3 cents Thursday, following an 18-day streak of increases totaling […]
COVID Cases Appear to be Leveling Off, but LA County Still on Pace for Mask Rule
Recently released updated COVID-related hospitalization numbers show Los Angeles County remains on track to have another indoor mask-wearing mandate implemented by the end of next week, but daily numbers of new cases may be leveling off. Los Angeles County moved into the “high” level of COVID-19 community activity last week, when the average daily rate […]
Knott’s Berry Farm Begins Chaperone Policy Following Teen Fights
Responding to a brawl among teenagers that forced the park to close early on Saturday night, Knott’s Berry Farm Friday will implement a “chaperone policy” that will require all guests aged 17 or under to be accompanied by a 21-or-older chaperone on Fridays and Saturdays. Any teens found unaccompanied in the park on Fridays or […]
Universal Studios Adds Jordan Peele Film Set to Backlot Tour
Coinciding with the release of director Jordan Peele’s film “Nope,” the original set from the Jupiter’s Claim theme park in the movie will debut Friday as a regular attraction on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot Studio Tour. According to Universal, the original theme park constructed for the film, which is set in the Santa Clarita […]
Windy, Dry Conditions Raise Fire Danger in LA Mountains
A red flag warning of critical wildfire conditions will be in effect Friday afternoon into Saturday morning in the Los Angeles County mountains, with forecasters calling for dry and windy weather. According to the National Weather Service, the warning will be in place from 1 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday for a swath of […]
LA Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Teenager
A man was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for forcibly bringing a teenage girl from Arizona to Los Angeles to work as a prostitute, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Jahque Williams, 21, of Los Angeles, was sentenced last week in federal court in Phoenix. He had previously pleaded guilty to a federal charge […]
58-Year-Old Man Convicted of Road Rage in Placentia
A 58-year-old man was convicted Thursday of a road rage collision in Placentia that left a motorcyclist hospitalized in critical condition and a pedestrian with a broken leg. Michael Eugene Begin was convicted of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of failing to stop at a hit-and-run accident with injury, […]
LA County Seeks Contempt Hearing for Villanueva, Undersheriff
Attorneys for Los Angeles County filed court papers Thursday asking a court to consider holding Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his undersheriff in contempt for allegedly ignoring subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission and testify about alleged deputy cliques. Subpoenas to Villanueva and Undersheriff Timothy Murakami required each of them to appear and testify […]
Funding for Three Los Angeles-Area Homeless Services Projects Passes House
Around $3.7 million in funding for three Los Angeles-area homeless services projects was approved by the House of Representatives Thursday. The bill allocates $2.2 million for the YWCA of Glendale and Pasadena to improve and repair the campus and expand domestic violence services; $750,000 for the Center in Hollywood to build a second location for […]
One Year Ago Today (July 22, 2021)…Woman Alleges Foster Brother Impregnated Her, Case Worker Set up Her Abortion
One Year Ago Today (July 22, 2021)…A woman is suing the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, alleging she was sexually abused as a child by her foster father and two foster brothers, impregnated at age 13 by one of the brothers, arranged to have an abortion by her case worker and […]
