Fire Warning! Heat Wave and Dry Thunder Approaching LA

Another heat wave will drive up temperatures across the Southland starting Thursday, accompanied by a chance of “dry thunderstorms” with the potential for fire-igniting lightning strikes. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning of critical fire danger that will take effect at noon Thursday and remain in place until 8 p.m. Friday in […]

SAG-AFTRA Video Game Actors Picket Warner Bros.

Striking video game performers staged their first picketing action Thursday, marching outside Warner Bros. Studios to highlight a dispute they say focuses on an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect voice actors during the emergence of artificial intelligence. The picket marked the first time striking members of the union demonstrated publicly since game voice […]

Bev Hills Man Sentenced Two Years for Hotel Theft

A Beverly Hills man who ripped off jewelry, clothing and accessories worth more than $1.64 million from a couple staying at a luxury hotel in the city and then traveled to Florida to sell the stolen goods was sentenced Thursday to two years and three months behind bars. Jobson Marangoni De Castro, 38, was also […]

Man Sentenced One Year for Calling Bomb Threats to LA Schools

An Oklahoma man who grew up in Los Angeles was sentenced Thursday to a year and a month in federal prison for making bomb threats to five Los Angeles schools, including two elementary schools, and also threatening to shoot the children as they exited one of the schools. Marcus J. Buchanan, 46, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, […]

DOJ, LACo Settle Over Polling Discrimination

Federal prosecutors and Los Angeles County have settled allegations that voters with mobility and vision disabilities were excluded for years at local polling places in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, officials announced Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office sued the county last year, alleging that a seven-year probe into the county’s voting program found […]

Homeboy Industries Invests in Tepito Coffee

Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world, is now an investor in Tepito Coffee as part of an initiative to expand employment opportunities for formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated individuals, the organization announced Thursday. Launched in 2021, Tepito is a coffee shop and coffee-growing venture. In 2022, it opened its […]

Body Discovered Near San Pedro

A body was found Thursday at the base of a seaside cliff near Royal Palms Park in San Pedro, but it was not immediately known how the person died. Firefighters responded to the 2300 block of West Paseo Del Mar around 12:57 p.m. to assist county lifeguards in recovering the body, according to the Los […]

LA’s First Self-Sustaining Park Starts Construction

Los Angeles officials Thursday broke ground on what is billed as the city’s “first self-sustaining park,” using water-capture infrastructure on and off-site and solar power to irrigate future green space. Councilman Bob Blumenfield led the ceremony alongside members of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, L.A. County officials and city department staff to celebrate what […]

OC Man to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges Alleging Illegal Sports Betting

An Orange County man allegedly linked to wire transfers made by Dodger star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for running an illegal gambling business, prosecutors said Thursday. Mathew Bowyer, 49, of San Juan Capistrano, is expected to plead guilty to charges of operating an unlawful gambling business, […]

LB Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $2.7M Jewelry Store Heist in Beverly Hills

A Long Beach man pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in the daytime smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in which nearly $2.7 million worth of merchandise was stolen — and he dropped his cell phone at the scene. Jimmy Lee Vernon III, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by […]

Authorities ID Man Killed in Shooting in South Los Angeles Area

Authorities Thursday identified a man who was killed in an apparent gang-related shooting in the Florence-Graham neighborhood in South Los Angeles that left another man wounded. Officers sent to the 300 block of West 77th Street about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday found two men in alley suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles Police […]