Frustrated Judge Orders UCLA Baseball Stadium on VA Grounds Locked Down

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to lock down UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus at noon Thursday until the university comes up with a proposal for the stadium grounds to be used for the benefit of the military veterans for whom the land was originally […]

Standoff Results in Arrest of Murder Suspect

A 24-year-old armed murder suspect was taken into custody Thursday after a nine-hour standoff with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s deputies in Compton. The suspect was arrested at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, deputy Daniel Dominguez told City News Service. According to the LASD, the armed man was identified by LASD homicide investigators as a suspect […]

No Powerball Winner Drawn

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $243 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Final Dodgers Game of the Season Tonight

The Dodgers have the opportunity to assure themselves of their third consecutive National League West title and 11th in the past 12 seasons when they face the San Diego Padres Thursday evening at Dodger Stadium in their final home game of the 2024 regular season. The Dodgers lowered their magic number to two — meaning […]

Gunman Shoots Five Women in South Los Angeles

Police Thursday are searching for the gunman who shot and wounded five women and one man who might not have been the intended targets in South Los Angeles. The shooting was reported shortly after 3:12 p.m. Wednesday when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Community Police Station responded to an assault with […]

`Ghost Gun’ Recovered After Police Pursuit; Suspect Arrested

A man was arrested after police recovered an unserialized firearm, or “ghost gun” during a police pursuit, authorities said Thursday. Long Beach Police Department officers were patrolling in the area of 14th Street and Del Rey Court around 1:46 a.m. Wednesday when they observed a group of people blocking an alleyway. When they attempted to […]

Containment of Bridge Fire Grows to 98%

The Bridge Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is 98% contained Thursday as crews continued efforts to extinguish hot spots and extend lines of cleared vegetation around the burn area. The fire in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness was 93% contained earlier Wednesday. It has burned 54,878 acres, threatened 4,409 structures, destroyed 81 and […]

Metro Board of Directors to Call for Report on Resources for LA2028

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games four years away from coming to Southern California, Los Angeles Metro’s Board of Directors Thursday are expected to call for a report back on overall preparation plans to ensure a successful event. Board Chair and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion on Sept. 20, wants the […]

Batman to Receive Unprecedented Walk of Fame Star

Holy Hollywood, Batman! The Caped Crusader of comic book, TV and film fame is set Thursday to become the first superhero with a star on the Walk of Fame. The ceremony is set to begin at 11 a.m. in front of The Hollywood Guinness World Records Museum on Hollywood Boulevard. The star will be next […]

Average LA County, OC Gas Prices Drop

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped nine-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.562, a day after dropping a half-cent. The average price is 3.3 cents less than one week ago, three-tenths of a cent less than one month ago, and $1.577 less than one year ago, […]

One Year Ago Today (September 26, 2023)…Jury Handed Case of Hollywood Marriage and Sex Therapist’s Killing

One Year Ago Today (September 26, 2023)…Prosecutors told jurors that a marriage and sex therapist was caught by surprise by an ex-boyfriend who broke into her home, waited for hours, attacked her and tossed her off the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home, while a defense attorney countered that the woman could have fallen […]