Fire Damages Vacant Single-Story Home in Sylmar

Fire damaged a vacant one-story home in Sylmar, authorities said Sunday. Firefighters dispatched at 10:47 p.m. Saturday to the 13000 block of North Gladstone Avenue had the blaze out within 27 minutes of their arrival, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. No injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation.

SAG-AFTRA Strike Authorization Vote on Video Game Producers Begins Tuesday

Information for a strike-authorization vote targeting video game production companies is set to be mailed Tuesday to eligible members of the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union, which is already on strike against Hollywood film and TV studios. “It has been nearly a year since SAG-AFTRA’s video game contract, the Interactive Media Agreement, was extended beyond the original […]

Thousands of Health Care Workers To March in Los Feliz on Labor Day

A rally and march will be held in Los Feliz Monday in conjunction with Labor Day to draw attention to what organizers say are long patient wait times, missed diagnosis, neglect and chronic understaffing in patient care. Organizers expect more than 4,000 health care workers to attend the 9 a.m. rally at Los Feliz Elementary […]

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Has Reopened After Annual Maintenance Closure

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway has reopened after being closed most of August for its annual maintenance. The tramway was closed from Aug. 7 until 10 a.m. Friday. Spokesman Madison Morgan said the tramway will operate with holiday hours in observance of Labor Day on Sunday, when the first tram is expected to go up […]

Labor Day Closures Set for Monday Across Riverside County

All county offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day including public schools, libraries, animal shelters and family resource centers according to the Riverside County official website. Law enforcement, emergency and other essential services will continue operating through the holiday. Trash pick-up services will be delayed one day, and Riverside County landfills will be closed […]

Man Killed While Riding Pocket Bike in Baldwin Park Street

A man was killed Saturday when he was struck by a truck while riding a pocket bike on a Baldwin Park street. The crash occurred at 1:15 p.m. at Vineland and Pacific avenues, Baldwin Park police Sgt. J. Serrano told City News Service. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene, Serrano said. His name […]

Wounded Man Crashes Vehicle Head-On into Another Vehicle in Compton

A man died after he was shot Saturday while driving in a business area of Compton and continued to drive until he crashed head-on into another vehicle. The shooting was reported at 12:58 p.m. near the 1400 block of North Long Beach Boulevard, north of Rosecrans Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The preliminary […]

Woman with Diabetes Missing from Compton

A 67-year-old woman who requires medicine for her diabetes went missing in Compton Saturday and sheriff’s investigators asked the public for help locating her. Rogelia Magana Fonseca was last seen at 8:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of East San Luis Way, near Bradfield Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Fonseca is Hispanic, 5 […]

Flames Burn Vacant Harvard Heights House, Vegetation

Flames Saturday evening damaged a vacant Craftsman-style house in the Harvard Heights area of Los Angeles but were extinguished before they could spread to adjacent structures. The fire was reported at 7:54 p.m. at 1116 S. Ardmore Ave., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. Flames were showing from the 1,700-square-foot home when […]

Man Whose Body Found in `Shed-Like’ Structure Under Bridge Was Shot

A man whose body was retrieved by lifeguards, fire personnel and a swift water rescue team Saturday from a “shed-like” structure beneath the Culver Boulevard bridge at the Ballona Creek flood control channel was the victim of homicide. “He had been shot,” Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told City News Service. It was […]

One Year Ago Today (September 3, 2022)…Obama Wins Emmy For Narrating Netflix National Parks Documentary Series

One Year Ago Today (September 3, 2022)…Former President Barack Obama was among evening’s winners as the two-night 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards began at the Microsoft Theater with awards presented in 45 categories for reality, variety, documentary and nonfiction programming. Obama won for outstanding narrator for the five-part Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks,” […]