Hearing Set for Menendez Brothers Resentencing

Attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to ask a judge Monday to reconsider the convictions of the brothers, who are serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. Defense attorney Mark Geragos says he will ask the judge during the hearing to resentence […]

Major Fire Engulfs Large Metal Building in Green Meadows

More than 100 firefighters from 16 fire companies put out a major emergency blaze at a large, metal-clad commercial building in the Green Meadows area of Los Angeles Monday morning. The fire was reported at 2:57 a.m. at 8720 S. San Pedro St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. The flames were […]

One Confirmed Dead in Fiery Crash on Santa Ana Freeway in Tustin

A dark-colored SUV crashed into the center divider of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Tustin Monday morning, bursting into flames, killing at least one person inside and sending debris flying across both sides of the freeway. The crash was reported at 3:10 a.m. on the northbound Santa Ana Freeway just south of Tustin Ranch […]

Rain On the Way, But to Spare Turkey Day

Southern California could get some rain early this week, with most of the precipitation likely falling Tuesday, but skies should dry up in plenty of time for Thanksgiving, forecasters said Monday. Most of Los Angeles County and Orange County will likely see less than a half-inch of rain, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall […]

Search Underway for Woman Who Walked Away from Santa Fe Springs Inmate Reentry Program

A search was underway Monday for a 34-year-old inmate who walked away from the Female Community Reentry Program in Santa Fe Springs. Staff became aware of Christina Hammond’s departure at 8:43 p.m. Sunday when they received a tamper alert for her ankle monitor and found it in her bed area at the facility, located at […]

Firefighters Battle Flames in Vacant DTLA Commercial Building

Firefighters were in defensive mode while battling the flames that engulfed a vacant, two-story commercial building in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. The fire was reported at 3:57 a.m. at 1350 S. Flower St., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. “This is now a defensive operation with firefighters deploying large diameter hand lines […]

Two Arrested After LA Pursuit

The pursuit of a speeding vehicle took California Highway Patrol officers from the Carson-Compton border to LAX, authorities said Monday. The pursuit began at about 11:40 p.m. Sunday on the westbound Gardena (91) Freeway at Central Avenue and ended on World Way at Los Angeles International Airport, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service. […]

Man and Woman Injured in LB Motorcycle Crash

A man and a woman riding a motorcycle were injured when a sedan turned in front of them in East Long Beach, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred about 7:40 p.m. Sunday on Spring Street at Charlemagne Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The man and the woman riding behind him were westbound […]

LA Gas Price Rises, OC Price Drops

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose three-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.463, a day after rising two-tenths of a cent. The average price is six-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, 8.9 cents less than one month ago and 55.4 cents less than […]

Little Change to Riverside Gas Price

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County rose two-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.337, a day after rising one-tenth of a cent. The average price is 1.5 cents more than one week ago, but 7.6 cents lower than one month ago and 49.8 cents less than one year […]

One Year Ago Today (November 25, 2023)…City Denies Stalling Woman in Records Request Concerning Husband’s Death

One Year Ago Today (November 25, 2023)…The city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports are not stalling in fulfilling a woman’s request for records concerning her husband’s death while working at Los Angeles International Airport in 2022, lawyers for both entities maintain in new court papers while citing the volume of the documents […]