Five Shot, 2 Dead in 7-Eleven Robbery Shootings Across Southland
A rash of robbery-shootings at Southland 7-Eleven stores has left at least two people dead, with police saying Tuesday some of the crimes appear to be related. Brea police said they responded at 4:17 a.m. Monday to the 7-Eleven store at Lambert Road and North Brea Boulevard and found a male store clerk fatally shot […]
Autistic Boy’s Taunting Suit Against LAUSD Settled
A settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed against Los Angeles Unified on behalf of a boy with autism who alleged his middle school principal and others did little after he complained that fellow students called him a “white, fat lollipop kid” and other names. An attorney for the child, who is currently 18 years […]
LA County Reports More Than 18,000 New COVID-19 Infections from Weekend
Los Angeles County logged 18,158 new COVID-19 infections over the past three days, while also recording 39 new deaths, according to figures recently released. The new infections recorded between Saturday and Monday lifted the county’s cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 3,178,242. County officials noted that the number of new cases could be low […]
LA County Supervisors to Consider Proposal Enabling Removal of Sheriff
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which has repeatedly clashed with Sheriff Alex Villanueva on a variety of topics, will consider a proposal Tuesday that would ask voters in November to give the panel power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause. The motion by Board Chair Holly Mitchell and Supervisor Hilda […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since May 27
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Tuesday for the 28th consecutive day and 29th time in 30 days, decreasing 2.5 cents to $6.123, its lowest amount since May 27. The average price has dropped 33.7 cents over the past 30 days, including nine-tenths of a cent […]
Compton Man to Plead Guilty to Robbing Men He Met on Dating App
A Compton man is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to federal charges for targeting and robbing more than 20 gay men he met on the Grindr dating application. Derrick Patterson, 23, has agreed to enter his plea to robbery and aggravated identity theft charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. After pleading guilty, Patterson will […]
Pedestrian Killed in Pomona Hit and Run
A pedestrian is dead after being struck in a hit and run collision in Pomona and Tuesday detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Officers from the Pomona Police Department’s Traffic Services Bureau were called at approximately 9:33 p.m. Monday to Holt Avenue and New York Drive where they found a man between 30 […]
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 and the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is expected to grow to $66 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. […]
Big Day for `Squid Game’? Emmy Nominations to be Unveiled Tuesday
“Squid Game” could make history when nominations for the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are announced Tuesday as the first non-English language outstanding drama series nominee. The South Korean Netflix survival drama was nominated for best television series-drama for the Golden Globe Awards, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for the SAG […]
LA Board of Supervisors to Consider Spreading ‘Abortion is Legal’ Message
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider embarking on a public outreach campaign aimed at informing people that abortion remains safe, confidential and legal in the county in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe v. Wade. If passed, the supervisors would direct county agencies to work […]
One Year Ago Today (July 12, 2021)…Judge Gives Final Approval To $73M Settlement Of Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Lawsuit
One Year Ago Today (July 12, 2021)…A federal judge gave final approval to the $73 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by more than 5,500 women who allege they were sexually abused and assaulted as patients of disgraced ex-UCLA campus gynecologist/oncologist James Heaps. The settlement approved by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner also requires […]
