L.A. County CEO Unveils Recommended $38.5 Billion Budget

Los Angeles County’s CEO Monday unveiled a $38.5 billion recommended budget for fiscal year 2022-23. The recommendation is $807 million less than the current fiscal year’s adopted budget, but $2.3 billion more than last year’s recommended budget. Officials said the draft budget, which is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for initial […]

Prospective Jurors Voice Opinions of Kardashians, Chyna, in Defamation Case

Reality TV personalities Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kris and Kylie Jenner found themselves in a decidedly different environment Monday, sitting in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom as jury selection began in trial of a defamation lawsuit filed against them by model Blac Chyna. As the process unfolded, the group listened to comments from prospective […]

Man Who Supplied Fatal Drugs to Rapper Mac Miller Sentenced to Prison

A former resident of West Hollywood was sentenced Monday to 131 months behind bars for his role in supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that led to rapper Mac Miller’s fatal overdose four years ago. Ryan Reavis, 39, pleaded guilty last year to a federal count of distribution of fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Two […]

Coachella Festival Brings More Arrests, Citations

The return of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival after a two-year hiatus also came with an increase in arrest numbers during the first weekend of the event, authorities said Monday. According to statistics released by the Indio Police Department, there was a 13% increase in arrests and a 41% increase in citations compared […]

LACo Reports 3,300+ New COVID Cases Over 3-Day Period; Hospitalizations Stable

Los Angeles County logged another 3,351 new COVID-19 cases for a three-day period ending Monday, while the number of virus-positive patients in county hospitals remained relatively stable. The new infections gave the county a cumulative pandemic total of 2,853,706 cases. The county reported another 21 COVID deaths for the three-day period from Saturday through Monday, […]

Walk of Fame Star Honoring Bob Odenkirk Unveiled

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Monday honoring “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk for a career in which he has received 16 Emmy nominations as a producer, writer, actor and lyricist. Odenkirk reminisced at the ceremony about how he used to visit the Walk of Fame and “pretend” to show […]

Man Facing Vehicular Manslaughter Charge in Hit-and-Run on Bicyclist

A man was in custody and facing a possible vehicular manslaughter charge Monday in an alleged hit-and-run that fatally injured a man involved in a charity bicycle ride in Griffith Park over the weekend. The fatal injury occurred about 3:50 p.m. Saturday at 4400 Crystal Springs Drive, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Andrew Jelmert, […]

Police Seek Help Finding Fatal Hit-And-Run Motorist in Wilmington

Authorities Monday sought the public’s help to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a homeless woman who was sleeping on a sidewalk in the Wilmington area. Olivia Espinoza, 56, was injured about 1:45 a.m. Saturday at E Street and Figueroa Place, and she died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County […]

Port of Long Beach’s Rail Support Facility Approved by Maritime Administration

The Port of Long Beach’s planned Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, which will shift cargo movement from trucks to rails, was approved by the U.S. Maritime Administration, the port announced Monday. The facility — the centerpiece of the port’s rail capital improvement program — will allow the port to directly transfer containers to and […]

Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on Freeway in Pomona Identified

Authorities Monday identified one of two women who were killed when a car rear-ended another on the Pomona (60) Freeway. Julia Schmidt, 24, of Chino died at the scene after the 2013 Toyota Camry she was riding in was rear-ended by a 2019 Honda Civic about 2:05 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound freeway, west of […]

Man Sentenced to Prison for Murdering Mother, Uncle

A 38-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for murdering his mother and his uncle at a house in Sylmar last year. Marcel Ianyves Gradvohl pleaded no contest to the November 2021 murder of his 67-year-old mother, Maureen Rose Gradvohl, and his 58-year-old uncle, Edward Henry Steckel, according to the […]