LA Area Experiences Record-Setting Heat Wave

Record-setting heat that has been baking much of the Southland will persist for a few more days, with a brief onshore flow slowly backing off and promising to push temperatures a little higher through at least Wednesday. The high-pressure system that has been anchored over the region remained firmly embedded Monday, continuing to push up […]

Parents, 3 Kids Injured in Garden Grove Crash

A man and woman on electric bicycles with their three children in tow were struck and injured by an allegedly impaired driver who was later arrested, authorities said Monday. The two adults were riding with the children in bike trailers around 7:35 p.m. Sunday in the 12300 block of Haster Street at Twin Tree Lane […]

Man Arrested on Suspicion of Teen’s Murder at Sober Living Facility

A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing an 18-year-old man at a sober-living facility in Irvine. Police were called just after 6 a.m. Monday to 2 Tyler Place, where the victim was found seriously injured, according to Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, […]

Arraignment Delayed Again in Newport Armed Robbery Case

Arraignment was delayed again Monday for three men accused of carrying out a brazen attempted armed robbery at the Fashion Island mall in Newport Beach, then fatally running over the female victim — a 68-year-old tourist from New Zealand. Leroy Ernest Joseph McCrary, 26, of Compton; Jaden Cunningham, 18, of Lancaster; and Malachi Eddward Darnell, […]

Investigation Underway in Compton Shooting

A man was found shot to death in Compton, and an investigation was underway Monday. The shooting was reported at 11:58 p.m. Sunday at South Acacia and West Tichenor streets, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Maxwell Xavier Lord, 24, died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical […]

Judge Mulls Motion to Dismiss Sergeant’s Employment Claims

A judge Monday took under submission allegations by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant who contends her career advancements were stymied because a recruit the deputy found to be physically unfit for hiring was a friend of then-Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s spouse. On Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Judge Cherol J. Nellon heard arguments on […]

United Plane Loses Tire During Takeoff

A United Airlines plane lost a tire Monday while taking off from Los Angeles International Airport, but the flight landed safely in Denver with no reports of injuries or further mechanical problems. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, United flight 1001 departed LAX around 7 a.m. Monday, and the crew “reported that the plane lost […]

Search for 2 Victims in Armed Robbery in Glendale

Two victims of an attempted armed robbery in Glendale were being sought Monday — after one of them fatally shot the would-be robber. Officers responded to the 200 block of East Dryden Street around 10:40 p.m. Sunday and found a man lying in the middle of the road with a single gunshot wound, according to […]

Woman with `Mental Disabilities,’ Missing Found

A 30-year-old woman with unspecified “mental disabilities” who was reported missing from the East Los Angeles area has been found, authorities said Monday. Clarisa Morales Lopez had last been seen in the 700 block of Gerhart Avenue on June 28, and authorities sought the public’s help to find her. On Monday, the Los Angeles County […]

Man’s Re-Sentencing Bid Denied for Hate Crime Murder

A state appeals court panel Monday rejected a convicted murderer’s bid for re-sentencing in the racially motivated killing of a homeless Black man in Lancaster nearly three decades ago. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the jury’s verdict conclusively established that Randall Lee Rojas was the “actual killer and […]

Huntington July 4th Stabbing Victims Identified

Authorities Monday released the names of two victims fatally stabbed last week in Huntington Beach. The victims in the Fourth of July attack were identified as 47-year-old William Thomas Collins and 42-year-old Eric Clayton Hodges, both of Huntington Beach, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matthew Parrish. The attack was reported about 11:15 p.m. Thursday […]