LA Braces for More Heavy Rain, Flooding

A flood watch will go into effect Sunday in recent Los Angeles County wildfire areas, as the first of what’s expected to be three days of rain arrives and authorities switch gears from worrying about fires to possible landslides. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch from 4 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday […]

Fire Officials Caution Residents Impacted by Eaton Fire About Impending Debris Flow Complications

Forecasters have issued a flood watch Sunday for the devastated Eaton Fire area in Altadena as firefighters got the massive burn area 95% contained by fire lines and continued to root out hot spots. With rain expected through Monday, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon for the […]

Hughes Fire 90% Contained

Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was up to 90% Sunday while firefighters prepare for possible debris flow and mudslides from a weekend storm. Evacuation orders were lifted as of Saturday, according to Cal Fire, but some areas remained under an evacuation warning. Firefighters continued to improve and add control lines while keeping […]

Riverside Nursing Home Fire Confined to One Room

Firefighters rushed to a senior citizens’ apartment complex in Riverside to find smoke coming from a first floor room and traced it to a dumpster in a garbage collection room, authorities said Sunday. The fire was reported at 10:23 p.m. Saturday at the Oasis Senior Villas in the 2300 block of 14th Street, according to […]

Palisades Fire First Responders Grateful, Worried About Rainfall

Much-needed moisture forecast for Sunday will help firefighters put out hot spots and grow containment lines beyond 84% at the deadly Palisades Fire area but concerns about too much rain through Monday has residents and first responders worried about possible mudslides. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch from 4 p.m. Sunday through 4 […]

Two Dead in Lake LA Area Crash

Two people died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in the Lake Los Angeles area, authorities said Sunday. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Alfonso Villegas and the passenger as 21-year-old Angel Rivera, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. The crash was reported at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at 170th Street East and Rawhide Avenue, […]

LAX Airport Police Lieutenant Files Discrimination Suit Against City

A Los Angeles International Airport police lieutenant is suing the city, alleging he has been subjected to discrimination, retaliation and harassment because of his age and his Japanese-American background. Lt. Norman Ino’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit seeks compensatory damages and an injunction stopping such alleged disparate treatment of him as well as others in […]

Fatal Stabbing at DTLA Party

A woman died Sunday when she was stabbed multiple times at a downtown Los Angeles party. The attack was reported at 12:49 a.m. at 213 E. 12th St. at Los Angeles Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. The 20-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. No suspect information was […]

Man Wounded in South LA Shooting

A man was wounded Sunday when he was shot during an argument in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 12:17 a.m. Sunday at Fortuna Street and East Slauson Avenue, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. The location is near the Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park. The victim […]

No Winning Powerball Tickets 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 $56 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Texas and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts […]

Abandoned Vehicle Found in Pacoima Wash

Firefighters searched the Pacoima Wash fruitlessly from the air, water and ground after a vehicle was found in the wash under the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway overpass Saturday evening. The vehicle was reported in the water at 9:35 p.m. Saturday at 14000 W. Paxton St., at Laurel Canyon Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire […]