Greater Alarm Fire in Silver Lake Extinguished

Firefighters controlled and finally contained a Greater Alarm fire at a residence that sustained a partial roof collapse Saturday in Silver Lake. The fire was reported at 3:28 a.m. and firefighters responded to the 2300 block of West Fargo Street, west of Glendale Boulevard, where they encountered heavy fire and excessive storage conditions inside the […]

Hospital Officials Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Patient

Hospital officials are asking tor the public’s help in identifying and finding relatives of a 45-year-old man who was found in Monterey Park and has been hospitalized for more than four days at Los Angeles General Medical Center. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, the man was found in the parking […]

Mile-Long Stretch of Beach Closed Due to Sewage Spill

A mile stretch of beach in the Marina del Rey and Playa del Rey areas remained closed Saturday due to a 10,000-gallon sewage spill. The spill was caused by a blocked wastewater line that caused sewage to overflow into a storm drain at Slauson and La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles Thursday. The blockage has […]

Police, Suspects Shoot at Each Other in Hollywood

Police exchanged gunfire with suspects Saturday in Hollywood. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division encountered the suspects at 1:35 a.m near Hollywood Boulevard and Ivar Avenue when the suspects shot at them and the officers returned fire, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. The suspects sped away from the scene with […]

One Killed in Echo Park Shooting

A man was fatally shot in Echo Park and police Saturday are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. Los Angeles Police officers were called at approximately 11 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Douglas and Toluca streets where they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. Los Angeles […]

Firefighters Put Out Fire in Koreatown

Operating in a defensive mode while battling heavy flames at a two-story home, firefighters extinguished a fire in Koreatown Saturday. Fire crews responded at 1:50 a.m. to the 800 block of South Norton Avenue and West Ninth Street, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said. It took 73 firefighters 37 minutes to extinguish the […]

Average LA County Gas Price Records Largest Daily Increase Since Oct. 1

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County recorded its largest daily increase since Oct. 1 Saturday, rising 4.1 cents to $5.496, its highest amount since Nov. 14. The average price has risen 43 times in 48 days, increasing 52.4 cents, including 1.4 cents Friday, according to figures from […]

Man With Dementia, Diabetes Reported Missing in Bellflower

An 83-year-old man who suffers from dementia and diabetes was reported missing Saturday after he was last seen Bellflower. Emilio Vega was last seen at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the 8800 block of Park Street, west of Lakewood Boulevard and south of the Artesia (91) Freeway, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Vega is Latino, […]

USC to Conduct Zero Waste Football Game Saturday

USC will conduct its annual Zero Waste football game Saturday evening when the Trojans face Stanford at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, part of the Pac-12 Conference’s attempt to encourage diversion of waste materials from landfills. The Pac-12’s Zero Waste Challenge is a competition at a selected football and men’s basketball game. The diversion counts […]

Public Safety Expo Saturday to Highlight Emergency Preparedness

Riverside firefighters and police officers Saturday will display their gear, offer tips on what to do in case of an emergency and provide a host of demonstrations as part of National Preparedness Month. The annual “Public Safety Preparedness Expo,” held every September, is set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot next […]

One Year Ago Today (September 9, 2022)…Convicted Sex Offender Charged with Killing Cellmate in Riverside Jail

One Year Ago Today (September 9, 2022)…A convicted sex offender accused of killing a previously convicted murderer in a downtown Riverside jail cell was charged with murder. Rodney Ronald Sanchez, 61, was arrested inside the Robert Presley Detention Center Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of his cellmate, 41-year-old Kaushal […]