Healthcare Workers Begin 5-Day Strike

In the latest strike to hit a Southland hospital in recent weeks, some 700 non-nursing healthcare workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank began a five-day, unfair-labor practice walkout Monday over what their union calls “bad faith bargaining and other illegal tactics meant to silence workers.” Workers began picketing around 6 a.m. and […]

OC DA’s Office Targeted by Cyberattack

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office was targeted by a cyberattack, prompting a shutdown of its information technology system, the office announced Monday, but the perpetrator of the hack was still unknown. The attack occurred Friday, according to a statement from the office, which insisted that immediate action was taken to shut down the IT […]

Disneyland Announced Jan. 30 Opening Date for Pixar Place Hotel

The transformation of Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel into a Pixar-themed hotel will be completed and open for business on Jan. 30, 2024, Disney officials announced Monday. The Pixar Place Hotel will be the “first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the United States,” according to Disney, which also released artist renderings of the hotel’s guest rooms and […]

2 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in North Hollywood Identified

A 48-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man who died in an apparent murder-suicide in North Hollywood were identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded around 7:45 p.m. Friday to the 6500 block of Riverton Avenue between Victory Boulevard and Kittridge Street regarding […]

LAPD Celebrates 100 Years Of Forensic Science And Technical Investigations

The Los Angeles Police Department Monday celebrated 100 years of work performed by the LAPD’s Forensic Science and Technical Investigation divisions. According to the LAPD, theirs was the first such crime lab in the country, and it is now the second-largest in the nation, behind only the Federal Bureau of Investigation. LAPD Chief Michel Moore […]

Port of LA Cargo Volume Continued to Grow in September

The Port of Los Angeles handled 748,440 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units in September, a 5.4% improvement compared to the same month last year, marking the second consecutive month cargo volume increased, port officials announced Monday. “September was another good month, with imports up 14% and exports jumping 55%,” Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of […]

Two Pharmacies Burglarized; Suspects Sought

Authorities were investigating a pair of pharmacy burglaries Monday in the Tujunga area. One of the businesses, Miracle Pharmacy in the 7400 block of Foothill Boulevard, was targeted about 3:10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department and KTLA5. The suspects, described only as males, were believed to be driving a black Dodge Durango […]

Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins Wins $1M Berggruen Prize for Philosophy

Sociologist and author Patricia Hill Collins, whose work has focused on issues of race, gender and social inequality, was named Monday the winner of the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. The $1 million prize awarded by the Los Angeles-based Berggruen Institute honors “thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in […]

Fire Damages Vacant Commercial Building in Hollywood Area

A fire damaged a vacant commercial building Monday in the east Hollywood area. Firefighters sent to the 1400 block of North New Hampshire Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. extinguished the flames in about an hour, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire damaged a two-story building that formerly housed a […]

3 Years After Construction Began, 1st Phase of High Desert Water Bank Unveiled

After three years of construction, water officials announced Monday the completion of the first stage of a groundwater storage project they say will “significantly increase” Southern California’s water supply in the face of a “rapidly changing climate.” Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency gathered in […]

Woman Fatally Stabbed In El Monte; Suspect Arrested

A woman was fatally stabbed at a residence in El Monte, and her alleged killer was arrested, authorities said Monday. El Monte police officers were sent to the 11000 block of Ranchito Street about 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “Upon their arrival, they detained a female … suspect, 20-25 […]