Karen Bass Joins Presidential Delegation for Ghana’s Inaguration

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will be part of the four-member presidential delegation attending Tuesday’s inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as Ghana’s president. Shalanda D. Young, the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, will lead the delegation to Accra, Ghana’s capital. It also consists of Virginia E. Palmer, the U.S. ambassador to […]

One Wounded in South LA Market Shooting

A man was wounded Saturday in a shooting at a market in the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 8:13 p.m. Saturday on South Main Street near East 90th Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Cervantes told City News Service. The victim, described as a man in his 40s, […]

Netflix Lead Nominees for Sunday’s Golden Globes

The Hollywood award season kicks off Sunday evening at the 82nd annual Golden Globes — with Netflix’s gender-bending musical “Emilia Pérez” leading the way with a record-setting 10 motion picture nominations and FX’s “The Bear” carrying five nods to top television categories. Netflix has the most nominations in TV categories with 23, as well as […]

Pechanga Powwow Concludes Sunday

The “Pechanga Powwow 2025” concludes Sunday at Pechanga Resort Casino, featuring bird singing, drum dancing, traditional food, competitions with cash prizes and fireworks. Members of Indian tribes nationwide have descended on Temecula this weekend to celebrate Native American culture with traditional ceremonies to mark the start of 2025 in the resort’s Summit Events Center, a […]

Claremont Police Arrests Man Allegedly Connected to Six Robberies

Claremont police Saturday arrested a man believed to have burglarized six businesses over three night, along with a woman who allegedly possessed stolen property. The commercial burglaries occurred during nighttime hours between Thursday and Saturday, according to a statement from the Claremont Police Department. Four burglaries occurred in the 800-900 block of west Foothill Boulevard, […]

Riverside’s Festival of Lights Comes to a Close

The Riverside “Festival of Lights” will wrap up Sunday evening, ending its 2024-25 season, which began the weekend before Thanksgiving featuring millions of lights, holiday displays, carnival rides, caroling, Santa Claus and other entertainment on the pedestrian mall. The lights will remain lit on all holiday decorations throughout the downtown area until daybreak Monday. The […]

Power Restored to West LA DWP Customers

Nearly 2,200 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in the Sawtelle and Westwood areas were without power for several hours Saturday after metallic balloons floated into power lines, causing them to short circuit. The LADWP reported at 1:11 p.m. Saturday that crews were responding to a power outage in the West Los Angeles […]

LAFD Knocks Down Basement Dumpster Fire

Firefighters Sunday knocked down a dumpster fire in the basement of a 38-story high-rise in Westlake, which triggered alarm and fire sprinkler activations on multiple floors, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 5:39 a.m. to 1100 W. Wilshire Blvd. had the fire out at 6:18 a.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. “Firefighters located a dumpster […]

No Winning Powerball Lottery Numbers Sold

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $220 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Two Wounded in Van Nuys Shooting

Two men were wounded Saturday after being shot in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 5:45 p.m. Saturday in the 6800 block of Costello Avenue, at Vanowen Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Cervantes told City News Service. The men, believed in their 20s, were shot by a […]

Woman Wounded in Compton Area Shooting

A woman was shot Saturday evening in an unincorporated area near Compton. The shooting was reported at 7:14 p.m. Saturday in the 14900 block of Stanford Avenue, near Roy Campanella Park and Compton Boulevard, in West Compton, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Tracy Koerner told City News Service. The original call claimed a man and […]