Karen Bass, Rick Caruso Clash and Contrast in Feisty LA Mayoral Debate
Los Angeles mayoral candidates Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso have contrasting ideas on how to address crime and homelessness in the city, and both landed attacks in their latest debate, which included a series of feisty exchanges. The third debate between the two general election candidates for mayor of Los Angeles is set […]
Industry Rodeo Faces Protests From Animal Advocates
The annual Industry Hills Charity Pro Rodeo, which organizers say has financially supported community causes for nearly four decades, will begin Saturday, to the continued dismay of local animal activists who deem rodeos an outdated form of animal cruelty that should be banned. The two-day rodeo will be at the Industry Hills Expo Center. The […]
Two Men Wounded in Pomona Stabbing
Two men were hospitalized after being stabbed Friday in Pomona. Fox 11 reported officers from the Pomona Police Department responded at 1:14 a.m. to 487 E. Kingsley Ave. where they found the two men with stab wounds. Both men were taken to Pomona Valley Hospital in an unknown condition. There was no suspect information.
Jury Deliberating in Case Against Ex-UCLA Campus Gynecologist
Jurors will continue deliberations Friday in the criminal case against a former UCLA campus gynecologist accused of sexually abusing seven female patients. The jury — which got the case against Dr. James Mason Heaps on Wednesday afternoon — is set to return to a downtown Los Angeles courthouse Friday morning following a full day of […]
Metro’s K Line Opens Friday
Metro’s K Line opens Friday, running from the Crenshaw district to Westchester and giving South Los Angeles its most extensive rail service since the 1950s. The line fulfills a dream that began when Tom Bradley was mayor from 1973-93 and sought to provide world-class transportation in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. […]
Average Riverside County Gas Price Records Largest Decrease Since August 10
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County recorded its largest decrease since Aug. 10 Friday, dropping 2.3 cents to $6.347. The decrease was the second straight following a 16-day streak of increases totaling $1.064 that pushed the Riverside County average price to a record high, according to figures from […]
LA County Health Director: Care Needed to Avoid Winter Rise in COVID Cases
With winter months and colder weather approaching, Los Angeles County’s health director urged residents to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot to fend off what could be another jump in transmission of the virus as more people mingle indoors — a setting conducive to infection. “I hope we can rally as a community and make […]
Orange County Doctor to Plead Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Drugs
An Orange County physician is expected to plead guilty Friday to illegally distributing opioids, including some prescribed to a man convicted of running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo. Dr. Dzung Anh Pham of Tustin, who owned Irvine Village Urgent Care, has agreed to enter his […]
Charges Expected Against Teen Felon for Alleged Firearm, Narcotic Possession
Charges are expected Friday against a felon and documented gang member for alleged firearm and drug possession in Bermuda Dunes. Eddie Amezquita, 19, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felon in possession of ammunition, possession of narcotics with a firearm and violation of probation, according to […]
Comedian Judy Tenuta Dies in LA at Age 72
Comedian Judy Tenuta, who built a widespread following on the stand-up circuit with her sometimes-bawdy act in which she adopted her persona of “The Love Goddess,” died Thursday at age 72. Tenuta died Thursday at her home in Los Angeles from ovarian cancer, publicist Harlan Boll said. An Illinois native, Tenuta performed with The Second […]
One Year Ago Today (October 7, 2021)…Defendant in Sex Attacks Extradited Back to OC
One Year Ago Today (October 7, 2021)…A 51-year-old Cathedral City resident charged with a trio of attacks on women in Aliso Viejo dating back to January 2020 was extradited from Anchorage, Alaska, and was being booked into Orange County Jail. Robert Daniel Yucas, an Army veteran and cargo pilot, is suspected of sexually assaulting a […]
