False Alarm! USGS Says Catalina Island Earthquake Never Happened

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 4.0-magnitude earthquake Friday off the coast of Catalina Island, but later determined that the quake never actually happened. The USGS initially reported the temblor at 9:48 a.m., saying it occurred 18 miles southwest of Avalon. More than a dozen people responded on the agency’s “Did You Feel It?” page, […]

Easter Sunrise Service Atop Mount Rubidoux Returns Sunday

After two years of no in-person gatherings, hundreds of worshipers are expected to trek to the crest of Mount Rubidoux in Riverside Sunday for an Easter Sunrise Service, carrying on a tradition that began more than a century ago. “We’re back. Meet us at the top!” said a message posted by organizers at www.riversideeasterservice.com. The […]

Dodgers, MLB To Mark Jackie Robinson Day

The Los Angeles Dodgers will join the rest of Major League Baseball in marking Friday’s 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color line, with Robinson’s widow Rachel and son David set to attend the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium. Dodger players, manager Dave Roberts and Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars will be […]

Citing Backlog Progress, Ports Again Delay Fines for Idling Containers

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Friday postponed once again implementing a fee on companies whose import containers linger at marine terminals, with the assessment now potentially taking effect, if necessary, next Friday. The fee is set to expire on April 29, unless extended by the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor commissions. […]

LA County COVID Hospitalizations Keep Falling, But Cases Still Up

Even as the infectious BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19 continues spreading, the number of coronavirus-positive hospital patients in Los Angeles County sank again Friday. According to state figures, there were 228 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Friday, down from 239 a day earlier. Of those patients, 31 were being treated in intensive care, down […]

Man Gets 35 to Life for Shooting at Costa Mesa Officer

A 28-year-old Huntington Beach man was sentenced Friday to 35 years to life in prison for shooting at a Costa Mesa police officer and breaking into two homes before giving up after a 40-minute standoff. Korrell Santana Kybor Cole was convicted Feb. 6, 2020, of attempted murder of a police officer, assault with a semiautomatic […]

Judge Denies LACO’s Motion for Stay in Shooting of Cudahy Man

A lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County and two sheriff’s deputies by a man who alleges he was left paralyzed during a deputy-involved shooting in 2021 at his Cudahy home will proceed to trial, a judge ruled Friday. In her ruling, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Laura A. Seigle denied a county motion to stay […]

Authorities Attempting to Arrest Suspect Barricaded in SUV in Boyle Heights

Authorities Friday were attempting to arrest a man who barricaded inside an SUV in the Boyle Heights area after losing control of the vehicle during a pursuit. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department units began pursuing the man in the black SUV just after 2:10 p.m. on the northbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway north of the […]

Soccer Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Sex Assault on Teen Girl

A youth soccer coach was behind bars Friday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and possessing child pornography on his phone, according to Costa Mesa police. Joshua Alexander Clever, 39, of Santa Ana, was arrested on April 7 and booked on suspicion of statutory rape of the victim, whom he met through his […]

Suspect Arrested in Fatal Hit-Run in Huntington Beach

A Huntington Beach man was arrested Friday on suspicion of a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian. Blake Patraw, 23, was arrested Friday on suspicion of fleeing the deadly collision just before 5 p.m. Thursday at Yorktown Avenue just east of Newland Street, according to Jennifer Carey of the Huntington Beach Police Department. The victim was […]

Fire in Panorama City Damages Residential Building

An electrical fire damaged a five-story residential building in Panorama City Friday, but no one was hurt. The fire began about 4 a.m. near an electrical panel in the building, and spread to the outside as well as inside the walls at 8525 N. Tobias Ave. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees were […]