Former Sheriff Villanueva to Challenge Supervisor Janice Hahn

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is expected Wednesday to formally announce he will run against Supervisor Janice Hahn in the March primary. Villanueva said in an interview Tuesday night on Fox 11 that he would run. “County government is responsible for the health, safety and welfare of all the county residents. In that […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $162 million. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in New York and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since Nov. 1

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday to its highest amount since Nov. 1, increasing 2.6 cents to $5.583. The average price has risen 47 times in 52 days, increasing 61.1 cents, including 3.4 cents Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information […]

CSU Board to Consider Five-Year Annual 6% Tuition Hike

Tuition for California State University students would increase by 6% annually for five years beginning in 2024-25 under a proposal going before the university’s Board of Trustees Wednesday. If approved, the annual undergraduate tuition for CSU would increase from the current $5,742 to $6,084 in the 2024-25 school year. The total would jump to $6,450 […]

DTLA Hookah Lounge Owner to Plead Guilty to Ghost Gun, Drug Charges

The owner of a downtown Los Angeles hookah lounge is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to illegally selling firearms — including several ghost guns — and drug possession. Hovik Dagesian, 41, of Burbank, has agreed to enter his plea to federal counts of engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license and […]

LACo to Pay $4.75M to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Force by Deputies

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay $4.75 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said he was severely beaten by a half-dozen sheriff’s deputies following a traffic stop in Inglewood. The lawsuit was filed in June 2021, alleging that deputies needlessly beat Christopher Bailey in […]

SoCal Gas Investigates Leak in Manhattan Beach

Southern California Gas Co. officials Tuesday evening were investigating a gas leak in Manhattan Beach, closing some northbound lanes on Sepulveda Boulevard. It was unclear what prompted the leak near Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue, which was reported around 5:30 p.m., according to Manhattan Beach officials. The public was advised to avoid the area until […]

Three Suspects in Westminster Home Invasion Elude Police, One Arrested

One of four men suspected in a home invasion in Westminster was arrested, police said Tuesday. Officers responded to a home in the 8900 block of Pebble Beach Circle, near Burning Tree Street, where an armed robbery was in progress around 10:40 p.m. Monday, according to Westminster Police Department Sgt. Eddie Esqueda, Responding officers witnessed […]

19-Year-Old Man Suspected in Fatal Shooting in Reseda Arrested

A 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man at a Metro Orange Line bus stop in Reseda was arrested after fleeing to Mexico, police said Tuesday. Angel Garcia of Tarzana was identified by Operations-Valley Bureau homicide detectives as the killer of Brandyn Rodrigo Mendez, 28, of Van Nuys, police said. Further investigation revealed that […]

Man Wounded in Shooting in Garden Grove

A 51-year-old Garden Grove man was shot in the leg during an altercation Tuesday evening at a strip shopping center in Garden Grove. Garden Grove Police Department officers were called at approximately 7 p.m. to the Chapman Haster Center at the intersection of Haster Street and Chapman Avenue regarding a shooting and upon their arrival […]

One Year Ago Today (September 13, 2022)…Judge Orders Rapper Takeoff to Give Deposition in Sexual Assault Suit

One Year Ago Today (September 13, 2022)…Rapper Takeoff, who is part of the Atlanta song trio Migos, must submit to a deposition by Sept. 27 and pay a $2,460 fine in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges the singer raped her in 2020, a judge has ruled. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Huey […]