Kaiser Health Care Workers Begin Strike

Health care workers for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California began a three-day strike Wednesday in what their union says in the largest of its type in U.S. history after contract negotiations failed to produce an agreement. The strike by the union representing Kaiser employees nationwide began on the East Coast at 3 a.m. Strikes throughout […]

Woman Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Pomona

A woman was killed and two young children were injured Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Pomona. California Highway Patrol officers responded at 12:32 a.m. to the westbound freeway and Fairplex Drive where they found the victims, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City News Service. The woman was pronounced […]

Woman Wounded in South Los Angeles Shooting

A 32-year-old woman was in the hospital Wednesday after she was shot by an assailant in South Los Angeles. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Station responded to a shots fired call at 81st Street and Broadway at 1:45 a.m. Upon their arrival, they learned the victim was standing on the sidewalk […]

Two Injured, One Critically, in Koreatown Fire

A woman in her 50s was in critical condition Wednesday after she suffered burns and smoke inhalation at a fire at a two-story boarded up home in Koreatown. Firefighters responded at 3:49 a.m. to 905 S. Ardmore Ave. and James M. Wood Boulevard where they encountered heavy flames, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas […]

Firefighters Extinguish Fire in Valley Glen

Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire at a two-story apartment complex Wednesday in Valley Glen. Fire crews were called at 3:33 a.m. to 6739 N. Coldwater Canyon Ave. and Vanowen Street where they launched an offensive attack and vertical ventilation operation, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. It took 45 firefighters 21 minutes […]

Average LA County Gas Price Records Largest Decrease Since Dec. 6

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County recorded its largest decrease since Dec. 6 Wednesday, dropping 4.9 cents to $6.196. The average price has dropped five consecutive days, decreasing 11.9 cents, including 4 cents Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The decreases […]

SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood Studios to Resume Talks Wednesday

After negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and the major studios met for the first time since the actors union walked off the job in mid-July, talks are set to resume Wednesday in a bid to put Hollywood back in business. Following Monday’s initial negotiating session, the two sides issued a joint statement saying only that they had […]

Santa Monica Man to Plead Guilty in Cryptocurrency Case

A Santa Monica man charged with using his cryptocurrency cash exchange business to launder millions of dollars in alleged criminal proceeds is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to a federal charge. Charles Randol, 33, has agreed to enter his plea to failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, a crime that carries a prison […]

Looming Bus Driver Strike in Santa Clarita Would Affect Thousands of Students

Bus service in Santa Clarita is available Wednesday but the union representing bus drivers for the company that contracts with Santa Clarita Transit has voted to authorize a strike that could start this week. The strike would interrupt service for thousands of students in the William S. Hart Union High School District and passengers throughout […]

UCLA Forecast: Nation Avoids Feared Recession, but Risks Loom

After months of uncertainty that hinged on federal decision-making on interest rates, the U.S. economy appears to have dodged the possibility of slipping into recession, although there are still future potential risks to the financial outlook, according to a UCLA economic forecast released Wednesday. “The oft-predicted but never seen `recession next quarter’ has now faded […]

One Year Ago Today (October 4, 2022)…Jury Expected to Get Case Against Ex-UCLA Campus Gynecologist

One Year Ago Today (October 4, 2022)…An attorney for a former UCLA campus gynecologist urged jurors to acquit his client of charges that he sexually abused seven female patients, contending the evidence establishes that he is innocent,” while a prosecutor called the allegations serious crimes” and said the case had been proven beyond a reasonable […]