Indoor Face-Covering Mandate Appears Imminent in LA County
Los Angeles County remains on pace to enter the “high” COVID-19 activity level as early as Thursday, the public health director said, and absent a major reversal in virus-related hospitalizations, an indoor mask-wearing mandate will be imposed two weeks later. The county is already in the “medium” COVID level as defined by the U.S. Centers […]
Jewish Community of LA Awards $1 Million in Grants Addressing Adult Poverty
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles will give $1 million in grants to five local nonprofits working to alleviate poverty in older adults, the foundation announced Wednesday. The recipients are: Los Angeles LGBT Center, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF), ONEgeneration, Partners in Care and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels. “It is the responsibility of […]
Former USC Player Formally Drops Challenge to Removal Order
Former USC wide receiver Bru McCoy has officially dropped his legal action challenging the school’s 2021 indefinite emergency order removing him from campus four days after a felony domestic violence arrest involving an ex-girlfriend. McCoy’s action comes five months after USC abandoned its Title IX complaint against McCoy after the player’s former flame refused to […]
Manhunt Continues for Assailant in Southland 7-Eleven Shootings
Police are continuing a manhunt Wednesday for the assailant suspected of carrying out a series of robberies and shootings at 7-Eleven stores that occurred in three Southland counties, leaving at least two people dead. The rash of violence — carried out on July 11, or 7-11 — prompted the 7-Eleven corporation to recommend that Los […]
Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested After Standoff
A domestic violence suspect is in custody Wednesday after an hour-plus-long pursuit that resulted in a violent crash, and began and ended in a standoff with police in West Covina. The pursuit began in West Covina just before 9 p.m. Tuesday as the suspect led police on a chase that traversed at least four freeways […]
Man Killed in Shooting Near Willowbrook
A man was fatally shot near Willowbrook and Wednesday police are investigating the circumstances surround the shooting. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to Imperial Highway and Central Avenue, north of the eastbound Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway at approximately 11:40 p.m. Tuesday where they found a man inside a light colored SUV with fatal […]
One Wounded in Koreatown Shooting
A woman is in the hospital Wednesday after being shot in Koreatown. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 12:33 a.m. to a shots fired call at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue where they found a woman with gunshot wounds to the chest, according to a LAPD desk officer. The woman was taken to a […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since May 27
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Wednesday for the 29th consecutive day and 30th time in 31 days, decreasing 2.7 cents to $6.096, its lowest amount since May 27. The average price has dropped 36.4 cents over the past 31 days, including 2.5 cents Tuesday, according […]
City to Remove Statue of Former Palm Springs Mayor
Following an emotional court battle, the city will remove the statue of former Palm Springs Mayor Frank Bogert in front of City Hall Wednesday. The removal will be carried out by the Palm Desert-based Art Collective Fine Art Services, beginning at 7 a.m. and is expected to be completed by 2 p.m. The removal follows […]
Man Killed at South Los Angeles Party Identified
County authorities Wednesday identified a 24 year-old man who was fatally wounded while attending a house party in South Los Angeles. Detectives say they believe the shooting in the 2000 block of West 78th Street on Sunday was gang-related, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Cordell Knight was shot at about 2:30 a.m., according to […]
One Year Ago Today (July 13, 2021)…`Marrying Millions’ Star Bill Hutchinson Arraigned on Sex Assault Charges
One Year Ago Today (July 13, 2021)…Dallas real estate developer Bill Hutchinson, who stars in the Lifetime unscripted series Marrying Millions,” pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted two 16-year-old girls at his Laguna Beach vacation home. The 63-year-old Highland Park, Texas, resident was charged last Friday with one felony count of rape […]
