High Pressure System Bringing Triple-Digit Heat to Parts of Southland
It’s about to get a lot warmer in much of the Southland, with forecasters predicting triple-digit heat in parts of the area into the weekend, thanks to a developing high-pressure system. “There will be significant warming across the area through Saturday, with triple-digit heat likely across the valleys and deserts,” according to the National Weather […]
Man Dies When Car Driven by Juvenile Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash in South LA
Two teenagers are in the hospital Friday following a high-speed chase in a stolen car that ended with a man being killed in a violent multi-vehicle collision in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies began pursuing a copper Kia SUV sedan after units reported the vehicle driving recklessly, according to the Sheriff’s […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops For 31st Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 31st consecutive day and 32nd time in the past 33 days, falling 3.9 cents to $6.021, its lowest amount since May 15. The average price has dropped 44.1 cents over the past 33 days, including 3.6 cents […]
LA County Moves into ‘High’ COVID Level, Sliding Closer to Mask Mandate
With the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants driving up case and hospitalization numbers, Los Angeles County has moved into the “high” COVID-19 activity level, meaning an indoor mask-wearing mandate will be imposed on July 29 absent a major slowdown in virus-related hospital admissions. As of Thursday, the average daily rate of COVID-19-positive patients being […]
Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Parts of Riverside County
An excessive heat warning has been issued for parts of Riverside County from 10 a.m. Friday until 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Dangerously hot conditions are expected in Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Coachella and Borrego Springs with temperatures up to 116. Extreme heat can increase the potential […]
OC Fair Returns Friday with Limited Attendance
Last year’s capped attendance at the Orange County Fair due to the coronavirus pandemic worked out so well that officials say they will follow the same plan this year when the fair returns Friday. “I don’t think we’ll ever go back to unlimited attendance,” OC Fair CEO Michele Richards told City News Service. “We’re doing […]
One Injured in Head-on Collision with Big Rig in Palmdale
One person was severely injured and is in the hospital Friday after a SUV collided head on with a big rig in Palmdale. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called at 11:49 p.m. Thursday to Avenue M near 50th Street East where the driver of a Yukon Denali collided with the semi trailer, CHP […]
Jury Deliberations to Continue in Rapper Gun Trial in L.A.
A federal criminal jury Friday is expected to deliberate for a second day in the trial of chart-topping Los Angeles-based rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again on a felony gun possession charge. YoungBoy, born Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested in March 2021 after a high-speed chase through Tarzana in which prosecutors allege a gun was recovered from […]
Metro Green Line to See Service Interruptions This Weekend
Rail service will be suspended on the Metro C (Green) Line between the Long Beach Boulevard and Norwalk stations Friday evening through Sunday for signal system upgrades. According to Metro, the service interruptions will begin at 9 p.m. Friday and run through the end of service Sunday. Free bus shuttles will run between the Norwalk, […]
Man, 76, Arrested in Connection With Four Killings in 1980
A 76-year-old man was arrested in Texas Thursday in connection with four cold case killings that occurred in 1980. Billy Ray Richardson was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas in connection with the killings of Beverly Cruse, Debra Cruse and Kari Lenander in Los Angeles and the 1995 killing of Trina Wilson in Inglewood, according to […]
One Year Ago Today (July 15, 2021)…Sentencing Reset for Ride-Hailing Driver Who Sexually Assaulted Teen
One Year Ago Today (July 15, 2021)…Sentencing was pushed back until Nov. 5 for a ride-hailing driver who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Palm Desert after the two met during a ride. Ismael Gaspar, 38, of Cathedral City faces a maximum of 16 years in state prison at his sentencing hearing, scheduled at the […]
