Healthcare Workers Second Day of Strike at Providence St. Joseph

Health care workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank are hitting the picket lines Tuesday for the second day of a five-day planned strike. In the latest strike to hit a Southland hospital in recent weeks, some 700 non-nursing health care workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center began an unfair-labor practice walkout […]

Suspicious Package Outside City Hall Investigated

Police reopened streets surrounding Los Angeles City Hall Tuesday after a suspicious package was found on Spring Street. The Los Angeles Police Department said a bomb squad resolved its investigation and cleared a black, electronic box that was left under a bus bench. Officers reopened the exits leading out to Temple and Spring streets, allowing […]

Homeless Man’s Death Investigated in Santa Monica

A death investigation of a homeless man was underway Tuesday in Santa Monica, authorities said. The investigation was being conducted near 15th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. Information on the man’s identity or cause of death was not immediately available. “We ask that you stay away from the […]

Arrest Made in Burning of U.S. Flag at West Hills Home

A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly burning an American flag at a house in West Hills, police said Tuesday. Detectives took Kevin Miller into custody around 10:45 p.m. Monday on suspicion of arson of an inhabited dwelling, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was booked at Van Nuys Jail and had […]

Police Seeking Hit-And-Run Motorist in Pedestrian Death

A person was fatally struck Tuesday by a hit-and-run driver who dragged the victim’s body for nearly a mile in the southeast Los Angeles area. Officers went to the area of South Broadway and West 117th Street at about 9:15 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The fatally injured person, described only as […]

Burbank Hospital Accuses Strikers of Excessive Noise, Safety Hazards

Striking health care workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center hit the picket lines Tuesday for a second straight day in their planned five-day walkout, as Providence management once again criticized picketers for what hospital officials said was excessive noise near patients. The hospital also said pickets were creating safety hazards, and asked the union […]

Jury Begins Hearing Case of Man Charged With Killing Wife, 13-Year-Old Son

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that a former Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee killed his wife and teenage son in their Van Nuys apartment to cash in on insurance policies and begin a new life with his girlfriend, while the man’s attorney countered that the evidence points to his client being wrongly accused of […]

Man Who Killed Mom Sentenced for Making Weapon in Jail

A 20-year-old man previously convicted of fatally stabbing his mother when he was 13 years old was sentenced Tuesday to three years behind bars for making a shank while in Orange County Jail in Santa Ana, but the way the punishment was structured he could be free in about two and a half months. Ike […]

Police Seek Public Help Finding Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Police renewed their call Tuesday for public help locating the driver who fatally struck a woman who was walking her dogs in Panorama City. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the woman was struck around 6 a.m. Oct. 2 at the intersection of Burnett Avenue and Rayen Street. Police said the woman was walking […]

LA Offers Small Landlords, Housing Providers Rental Assistance

The city of Los Angeles Tuesday reminded eligible small landlords to apply for its latest rental assistance program funded by Measure ULA funds, also known as the “mansion tax.” The city’s United to House Los Angeles Emergency Renters Assistance Program is offering up to six months of assistance toward back rent to low-income renters at […]

Model Nichole Coats’ Death an `Accident’ from `Cocaine and Ethanol Toxicity’

The death in September of model Nichole Coats has been classified as an “accident” resulting from “cocaine and ethanol toxicity,” the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said Tuesday. Coats was found dead inside her apartment in the 700 block of Grand Avenue on Sept. 10. Police had conducted a welfare check on the […]