Funeral services were pending Thursday for Richard Riordan, the venture capitalist who was Los Angeles’ mayor from 1993-2001 and faced the challenges of rebuilding the city first from the Rodney King riots, then the Northridge earthquake. Riordan “passed peacefully this evening at his home in Brentwood, surrounded by his wife Elizabeth, family, friends and precious […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Drop
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped three-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.946, one day after decreasing one-tenth of a cent. The average price is a half-cent more than one week ago and 7.1 cents higher than one month ago, but 84.8 cents less than one […]
Motorist Sought in Fatal Injury of Pedestrian on Easter Sunday in South LA
Detectives will gather at the LAPD South Traffic Division station Thursday to appeal for the public’s help and publicize a reward to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for the death of a man killed while trying to cross a street in South Los Angeles on Easter Sunday. Ricardo Isai Cordova-Mejia, 39, was injured at 4 […]
Trial Proceedings Continue for Felon Accused of Shooting Roommate in Dispute
Pretrial motions are slated to continue Thursday ahead of jury selection in the trial of a 40-year-old convicted felon accused of chasing down and shooting his roommate during an altercation that erupted over money at their Hemet apartment. Dante Trimell Cooper was arrested in March 2022 after the alleged attack in the 300 block of […]
Sentencing Due for Pasadena Man Who Bought Maserati With COVID Relief Money
A Pasadena man who used stolen identities to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits under the coronavirus federal relief act, which he later used to purchase a Maserati luxury SUV, faces sentencing Thursday. Robert Mateer, 32, pleaded guilty last year to federal charges of use of unauthorized access devices, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and […]
Ticket With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers Sold in Ohio
A ticket with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s multi-state Powerball lottery was sold in Ohio and the player has the choice between receiving the $251 million jackpot in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $133.8 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 4, 11, 21, 38, 64 and the […]
Three Clerks Cited During Long Beach Decoy Operation
Three clerks were cited for selling alcohol to underage individuals during three decoy operations conducted in Long Beach, the Long Beach Police Department announced Wednesday. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Long Beach Police Department conducted three minor decoy operations between October 2022 and April 2023, in which people under 21, under the […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six SuperLotto Plus Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $52 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 3, 9, 11, 17, […]
Two Victims Hospitalized After North Hollywood Shooting
Two people were wounded and hospitalized Wednesday evening in a shooting in North Hollywood. Detectives responded to the 7000 block of Vineland Avenue, near Hollywood Burbank Airport, at around 8:40 p.m. to reports of a shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The two victims were taken by a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance […]
Two Injured in Harbor City Collision
A motorcyclist was critically injured Wednesday evening in a collision with a car in Harbor City. The collision occurred at 1733 W. Pacific Coast Highway, west of Figueroa Street, was reported at 9:35 p.m., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The car was on its side following the collision and the […]
One Year Ago Today (April 20, 2022)…Homelessness Team Officer Tentatively Settles Harassment Suit
One Year Ago Today (April 20, 2022)…A Los Angeles police officer has tentatively settled her lawsuit against the city in which she alleges she was subjected to sexual harassment and belittled as a woman, eventually forcing her out of a coveted position working with the homeless. Lawyers for Officer Brenda Nix filed court papers Tuesday […]
