Fire Crews Battle Massive Commercial Fire in Montebello

Firefighters are engaged in an hourslong battle with heavy flames at a greater alarm fire as they try to contain a massive blaze at a warehouse in Montebello. The fire was reported at around 1:05 a.m. to a 1,000-square-foot commercial building at 860 Truck Way where fire crews found the high-leaping flames had engulfed the […]

Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies in Fire at North Hollywood Apartment

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter and a 28-year-old man were hospitalized Thursday with non-life threatening burn injuries during a fire at a two-story garden apartment building in North Hollywood. Fire crews were called at 11:36 p.m. Wednesday to 6104 Cahuenga Blvd., between Oxnard Street and Victory Boulevard, where they found flames coming from both […]

Average LA County, OC Gas Prices Drop

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday seven-tenths of a cent to $4.575, a day after dropping seven-tenths of a cent. The average price is 4.5 cents less than one week ago, 20.9 cents less than one month ago and 58.7 cents less than one year […]

Massive Fuel Spill Closes Freeway Lanes in Banning

A massive diesel fuel spill of approximately1,000 gallons following a collision between two commercial big rigs closed two lanes of traffic on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway Thursday in Banning. Firefighters responded at 1:35 a.m. to the eastbound freeway near Hargrave Street where they found downed power lines and the two big rigs, with one […]

Suspect Arrested After Being Shot by Police at Metro Station in Long Beach

An armed suspect is in police custody Thursday after being shot by Long Beach Police Department officers at the A Line Metro station in Long Beach. Police were called to Pacific Avenue and Fifth Street around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday regarding a man brandishing a firearm on the Metro platform. When they arrived, the officers found […]

Sentencing Due for Compton Man Who Ran Drug Trafficking Ring

A Compton man faces sentencing Thursday for running a locally based drug-trafficking organization that shipped cocaine to Alaska on commercial airline flights and through the U.S. mail. Raul Cisneros Jr., 45, pleaded guilty in May in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He faces between 10 years […]

Woman Attacked at Pasadena Metro Station; Suspect Arrested

A woman is recovering after she was attacked at a Metro train station in the median of the Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena before sunrise Wednesday, and a suspect is facing attempted murder charges Thursday. Deputies responded around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday to the Metro A Line’s Allen Station where a man suspected of punching a […]

Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts to Perform at Acrisure Arena

Alanis Morissette will perform at Acrisure Arena Thursday, supported by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Morgan Wade. The Canadian-American singer-songwriter is taking the stage in Coachella Valley for a performance at 7 p.m. Thursday as the penultimate stop of “The Triple Moon Tour.” Morissette, a seven-time Grammy Award winner, is best known for songs […]

Puppy Dumping Prompts Warning from Mission Viejo Officials

City officials are reminding the public Thursday they can find homes for any unwanted pets and to take advantage of its services following finding 10 newborn puppies dumped outside Mission Viejo’s animal care center last month. The puppies were chucked out of a vehicle about 2:30 a.m. July 24 and abandoned in a puppy pool […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $201 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 […]

One Year Ago Today (August 8, 2023)…Judge Orders Woman, Tim Robbins Theater Company into Settlement Conference

One Year Ago Today (August 8, 2023)…A judge has ordered a mandatory settlement conference for the parties in a woman’s pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in which Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins is accused of going on a tirade in front of employees of a theater company he co-founded. Robbins is not a defendant in the Los […]