Fire Engine Damaged in Major Emergency Downtown Fire

Firefighters from 26 companies worked Saturday morning to contain and extinguish a major emergency fire that started in one downtown pallet yard, spread to another and consumed a fire engine that became stuck in its path. At 2:33 a.m., Stewart reported pallets in both yards were mostly consumed by the flames and firefighters would use […]

SAG-AFTRA National Board Approves New Contract; Members Begin Voting Tuesday

A tentative three-year contract between SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood’s studios has been approved by the actors union’s national board of directors, who are encouraging their members to do the same when voting begins Tuesday. The board approved the tentative agreement on a 86% to 14% vote, officially ending a 118-day strike that began July 14 — […]

Videos Released Showing Jail Deputies Punching, Kicking Inmates

A federal judge has ordered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to release surveillance videos that appear to show deputies using excessive force on jail inmates, news sources reported Saturday. The unsealed videos were part of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the Sheriff’s Department, according to ABC7. The videos depict […]

Two Women Wounded in Long Beach Shooting

Two women were hospitalized after they were wounded in a Long Beach shooting, authorities said Saturday. The shooting occurred just after 8:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and East Pacific Coast Highway, according to Long Beach police Lt. Royce Wexler. One woman suffered a gunshot wound to her upper […]

Shots Fired at Watts Intersection, Man Wounded

A 44-year-old man was wounded in a shooting on a street in Watts, authorities said Saturday. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Friday at 115th Street and Compton Avenue, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The man was walking on a sidewalk and heard multiple gunshots, then […]

Pedestrian Killed in Wilmington Crash; Driver Arrested

A woman was killed when she was struck by a vehicle while walking on a street in Wilmington, authorities said Saturday. The crash occurred at 7:45 p.m. Friday at G Street and George De La Torre Jr. Avenue, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The vehicle was westbound […]

Person Fatally Shot in South LA Area; Suspect Sought

The victim of a shooting in the South Los Angeles area was identified Saturday as a 17-year-old boy. He was Ariel Roberts, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. The shooting was reported about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday at 113th and San Pedro streets, the Los Angeles Police Department said. According to the preliminary investigation, the victim […]

Tustin City Council OKs Agreement to Expedite Remediation from Hangar Blaze

The Tustin City Council has unanimously approved an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Navy to immediately begin to remediate impacts from the blaze that destroyed a historic World War II-era blimp hangar at the former Tustin Air Base. Final details were still being worked out, but the agreement calls for the U.S. Navy […]

Airport Veterans Day Event Planned Saturday in Jurupa Valley

Flabob Airport’s “Veterans Day Parade & Festival” will be held Saturday, featuring skydivers, airplane rides, military equipment displays, historic reenactments and other fare. The daylong event, which will begin at 9 a.m., is expected to draw 2,000 to 3,000 spectators. The celebration returned last November following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID public health […]

Flag Walk Saturday at Riverside National Cemetery to Honor Nation’s Veterans

Several thousand volunteers will fan out Saturday to place miniature American flags alongside nearly 225,000 graves at Riverside National Cemetery as part of a Veterans Day tribute. “Paying tribute to those buried at Riverside National Cemetery is truly an honor we should all take great pride in,” Brennan Leininger of Garden Grove-based Honoring Our Fallen […]

One Year Ago Today (November 11, 2022)…Luna Grows Lead in Battle for LA County Sheriff

One Year Ago Today (November 11, 2022)…Former Long Beach Police Department Chief Robert Luna increased his lead over Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva after’s update in the race to be the county’s next sheriff. Updated totals from the Tuesday election released Friday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office showed Luna with now […]