FEMA Recover Centers Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting Monday

Two FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers for residents impacted by the LA County wildfires will start operating with new hours Monday, officials said. The center at UCLA Research Park West at 10850 W. Pico Blvd. and the Altadena Disaster Recovery Center at 540 W. Woodbury Road will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. […]

`Anora’ Wins Best Picture At Producers Guild Awards

“Anora” was the winner of the coveted Producers Guild of America Award for best motion picture Saturday evening, an honor that traditionally foretells success on Oscar night. The PGA honor is traditionally a strong indicator of which film will win the best picture Oscar. Since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded from […]

No SuperLotto Plus Winner, Jackpot Raises to $24M

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $24 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold at a liquor store in Bakersfield and is worth $33,675, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Saturday […]

Riverside Installs DUI Check Points Throughout County for Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl celebrants planning to consume alcohol or use recreational drugs before, during or after the big game Sunday should stay off Riverside County roads unless they’re sober — or they may face serious consequences. Saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints are scheduled around Super Bowl 59, pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. […]

Two Women, Infant Wounded in Jefferson Park Shooting

Two women and a six-month-old baby were wounded Saturday in a car-to-car shooting in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting occurred at 4:35 p.m. Saturday in the 3900 block of West 27th Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer J. Chaves told City News Service. The three victims were sitting in a car […]

Three Injured in Crash During Police Pursuit

A brief police pursuit ended when a police vehicle crashed into a vehicle injuring three women in the Vermont Square area of South Los Angeles Saturday. The pursuit started at 7:43 p.m. Saturday and ended a minute later at Vermont Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer J. Chaves told […]

Sean Baker’s `Anora’ Wins DGA Award

Sean Baker won the Directors Guild of America award for “Anora,” Saturday, eclipsing Edward Berger for “Conclave” and James Mangold for “A Complete Unknown.” Since 1948, there have only been eight times that the winner of the DGA award for feature film directing has not gone on to win the Oscar for best director. The […]

No Powerball Lottery Winner

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $142 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Victim ID’d in Fatal Collision in Whittier

A 25-year-old wrong-way driver killed in a three-vehicle collision that left at least two others injured in Whitewater was identified Saturday. The California Highway Patrol was notified of a report of a driver traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 10 shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday. The crash occurred a few minutes later near the […]

DTLA, Boyle Heights Continue Protests Against Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration

Another protest against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration took place as scheduled in downtown Los Angeles Saturday, with marchers moving from Boyle Heights. At 1:45 p.m. Saturday, demonstrators blocked all lanes of southbound Spring Street between First and Temple streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. At 2:52 p.m., police reported demonstrators […]

Cheech Marin Museum Generates $29M for Riverside

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum has generated $29 million for the city of Riverside in its first two years, city officials said. The museum, commonly known as “The Cheech,” drew 227,932 visitors from June 2022 to June 2024, with nearly 90% coming from outside the area, […]