Fatal Police Shooting Near Pico-Union

An armed man was fatally shot during a confrontation with Los Angeles Police Department officers near the Pico-Union neighborhood, the LAPD said Thursday. Officers from the LAPD’s Olympic Division responded to multiple calls of a man armed with a knife causing a disturbance and an assault with a deadly weapon at 8:08 p.m. Wednesday in […]

Sheriff’s Dive Team Searches for Drowning Victims at Lake Perris

A search was underway Thursday for two drowning victims at Lake Perris. The drownings were reported shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday near Alessandro Island, according to California State Parks. Rangers said that two men were in the boating zone, aboard a tube, when one toppled into the water and couldn’t stay afloat, prompting his friend […]

Gas Leak Forces Evacuations in Whittier Area

An early-morning natural gas leak forced a nearly seven-hour evacuation for about 75 people from at least two dozen homes Thursday in an unincorporated area near Whittier. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Southern California Gas Co. detected a leak in the vicinity of the 7500 block of Vicki Drive, said utility spokeswoman Brittany Paul . Residents […]

L.A. Archdiocese Priest Arrested for Alleged Child Porn Possession

A Long Beach-based priest with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was charged in Ventura County Thursday with possession of child pornography. Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara, 38, was arrested Wednesday in Long Beach. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, he is accused of possessing “over 600 images of child sexual abuse material, including images and videos […]

Audi Crashes Into Traffic Enforcement Scooter; Rider Has Significant Injuries

A traffic services officer with the Santa Monica Police Department is in stable condition after suffering significant injuries when a car crashed into her scooter, authorities said Thursday. A black Audi was westbound on Santa Monica Boulevard near Yale Street, where the scooter was crossing on a green light when it was hit by the […]

Actor Responds to Apple’s Bid to Dismiss His Suit Over COVID Shot Policy

Former “Deadwood” actor Brent Sexton has responded to Apple LLC’s motion to dismiss on free-speech grounds his lawsuit alleging the company cost him nearly $600,000 by denying him a starring role in a new series, saying no sincere effort was made to accommodate his objection to taking the coronavirus vaccine. Sexton’s Los Angeles Superior Court […]

Woman Charged with Setting Fire in Target Store

A 40-year-old woman was charged Thursday with setting a fire in a Target store in Buena Park while allegedly attempting to steal baby formula. Cynthia Torres was charged with a felony count of arson and a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit a crime, according to court records. Orange County Fire Authority firefighters and Buena […]

Toy Gun Triggers Lockdown at Santa Ana School

A charter school in Santa Ana was locked down Thursday after a student showed a classmate a toy gun in class, triggering a heavy police presence around the school across from the federal courthouse. A Nova Academy Early College High School student brought the toy to school and showed it to a classmate, and another […]

Nurse Who Alleged His Firing Was Tied to Reporting Misconduct Drops Suit

A nurse has dropped his lawsuit against Providence Health System-Southern California in which he alleged he was wrongfully fired in 2022 for complaining about sexually oriented misconduct by a co-worker and for requesting sick pay for time off taken when he had the coronavirus. Attorneys for Jason Andrada filed court papers on Tuesday with Inglewood […]

More than 7,000 Affordable Housing Units Awaiting Development

More than 7,000 units of affordable housing are in the city of Los Angeles’ development pipeline as a result of her first executive directive, aimed at accelerating and lowering the cost of affordable housing projects in the city, Mayor Karen Bass’ office announced Thursday. Bass issued her first executive directive, also known as ED 1, […]

Attorneys Putting Finishing Touches on Oil Spill Settlement

A federal judge in Santa Ana Thursday signed off on $95 million to settle all of the claims in class-action litigation involving the pipeline oil leak that gushed thousands of gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach in 2021, but with just one hitch. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered all of […]