Heat Wave Expected to Peak By the End of the Week

Temperatures again pushed into the triple-digit range in parts of the Southland Tuesday as a heat wave continued building over the region, with hot conditions expected to peak by week’s end but continue into early next week. An excessive heat warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Monday for the Golden State (5) and […]

Lakers Draftees Bronny James, Dalton Knecht Introduced

In the first of what’s expected to be many media mobs surrounding Bronny James, the Lakers’ second-round draft pick took the stage alongside first-round choice Dalton Knecht Tuesday as the team introduced its newest players during a news conference at its El Segundo training center. With Lakers superstar LeBron James standing in the back of […]

Court Settles for $4.2M in Long-Haul Trucker Suit

A Los Angeles federal judge has signed off on a $4.2 million settlement between long-haul truck drivers out of ports in Los Angeles and San Diego who drove for STG Logistics, one of the world’s largest trucking companies. The class action suit, removed to federal court in February 2023, sought relief for alleged wage/hour violations […]

Council Vote Over Security at Jewish Institutions Delayed

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday postponed a vote on whether to allocate $1 million to fund nonprofit security services to protect Jewish places of worship, community centers and schools, after the proposal was expanded to include other faiths. Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Bob Blumenfield, who originally co-sponsored the motion, changed their proposal to […]

Youtuber Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting Fireworks At Lambo from Helicopter

A Studio City man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a federal charge alleging the use of fireworks shot from an in-flight helicopter at a Lamborghini while filming a video posted on YouTube last July 4. Suk Min Choi, 24, known as “Alex Choi,” was arraigned on one count of causing the placement of an explosive […]

Chatsworth Wildlife Personnel Capture Bear

A bear spotted in a tree Tuesday after roaming around an industrial neighborhood in Chatsworth was captured by wildlife personnel. The female bear, believed to be 3-5 years old, is the same animal who was spotted and captured in Claremont in May and collared before being released in the Angeles National Forest. Afterward, the animal […]

Car Hits Child in Exposition Park

An unattended child ran into a street and was struck by a vehicle in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, and an investigation was underway Tuesday. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division responded at 11:58 p.m. Monday to West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Halldale Avenue regarding the accident, LAPD […]

Exotic Dancer Sues Club for Wrongful Termination After Customer Doused Her with Cocaine

A former dancer at a topless club sued her ex-employer Tuesday, alleging she was wrongfully fired in 2022 for complaining that a customer threw a white substance at her while she was performing and told her it was cocaine. Nicole Prendez’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Sam’s Hofbrau also alleges multiple state Labor Code […]

City Council Appoints Reform Expert Robert Stern to Ethics Commission

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday confirmed reform expert Robert Stern as the newest member of the Ethics Commission, marking the first time in several months that the five-member body has had all its seats filled. The council voted 14-0, with Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson absent during the vote. Stern was nominated by Council President Paul […]

CHP Increases Patrols for Holiday Weekend

California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up patrols on state highways and roads across Los Angeles and Orange counties Wednesday and through the weekend to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency’s annual Fourth of July weekend crackdown. The statewide “maximum enforcement period” will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday and conclude […]

Heart Frontwoman Ann Wilson Postpones Tour to Undergo Chemo

Ann Wilson, lead singer of iconic rock band Heart, announced Tuesday she recently had a cancerous growth removed and is now undergoing preventative chemotherapy, forcing a cancellation of the band’s concerts for the rest of the year, including an L.A. stop. “I recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was […]