Imelda Padilla Declares Victory in LA City Council District 6 Special Election

Community relations manager Imelda Padilla declared victory Friday in the race to fill the Sixth District Los Angeles City Council seat, just a few hours after her opponent, council aide Marisa Alcaraz, conceded. “My journey as a champion for the northeast San Fernando Valley began when I was 15 years old and I joined the […]

Actor Alan Arkin Dies at Age 89

Actor Alan Arkin, who won an Academy Award for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine” in 2006 and received four Oscar nominations during his celebrated career has died at age 89, his family announced Friday. His sons, Adam and Anthony, confirmed their father’s death through Arkin’s publicist. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of […]

Ex-Deputy U.S. Marshal from Glendora Sentenced to Prison on Federal Charges

A former deputy U.S. marshal from Glendora was sentenced Friday to 10 years and one month in federal prison for framing his ex-girlfriend for sexual assault in an apparent effort to gain sole ownership of a condo they purchased together. Because of the scheme run by Ian R. Diaz, 45, and his then-wife, the ex-girlfriend […]

Ridley-Thomas’ Bid for New Trial Denied

A judge Friday denied former City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ bid to have his convictions on federal bribery and conspiracy charges vacated after defense lawyers argued there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s guilty verdicts. Attorneys for Ridley-Thomas alleged during an hours-long hearing Monday that prosecutorial misconduct, misstatements of the law and other issues during […]

LA City Council Takes Steps to Raise Progress Pride Flag

The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved recommendations that will allow the city to raise the Progress Pride Flag in the Civic Center during Pride Month next year. Councilman Tim McOsker introduced a motion calling for the city to take the necessary steps to raise the Progress Pride Flag in the Civic Center, which includes […]

Possibly Electrical Fire Quickly Doused on Warner Bros. Burbank Studio Lot

Fire crews made quick work Friday of a fire that erupted in a building on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, briefly sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. and was quickly controlled by arriving crews. It was unclear what caused the blaze, but […]

LA City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Striking WGA Workers

The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved a resolution urging Hollywood studios to return to the bargaining table with the striking Writers Guild of America. With the strike now in its ninth week — and no word of negotiations between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, despite WGA calls for […]

Re-Sentencing Bid Rejected for Man in Deadly DUI Crash in Lancaster

A state appeals court panel Friday rejected a re-sentencing bid for a man convicted of a drunken driving crash in Lancaster that killed two young men on their way home from work more than a decade ago. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with a Superior Court judge’s ruling that […]

LA City Council Approves Funding for Unarmed Crisis Response Pilot Program

The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved more than $10 million to execute contracts with three service providers who will respond to certain non-violent emergencies rather than armed police, and implement the city’s Unarmed Crisis Response Pilot Program. In a 13-0 vote, with Councilman Curren Price absent, the council greenlighted a recommendation without prior discussion […]

Man Extradited in Anaheim Gardenwalk Killing Due in Court

A 21-year-old man was scheduled for arraignment Friday in Santa Ana on charges of killing another man in the Gardenwalk parking structure in May. Aristeo Martinez of Phoenix is charged with murder with sentencing enhancements for discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury or death and the personal use of a firearm, according to […]

Dogs Rescued from 605 Freeway in Duarte Area

Authorities Friday rescued three dogs that were running near the center median of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in the Duarte area. Officers were sent to the southbound 605 Freeway near Arrow Highway about 6:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The huskies were taken to an animal shelter, the CHP reported. It […]