Los Angeles City Council members held a presentation Friday honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month and highlighted the many contributions of Asian Americans. “There are dozens of ways to experience and learn more about the AAPI culture – from cultural museums to art film screenings, to cooking classes, as just one example,” Councilman […]
LAPD Announces 3 Arrests in Triple Homicide in Beverly Crest in January
Three Chicago men with reputed gang ties in that area were in custody Friday and awaiting extradition to Los Angeles to face multiple murder charges stemming from an “ambush style” shooting in the Beverly Crest area that left three women dead. One of the suspects is also believed to be connected to the December killing […]
Fire Damages House in Boyle Heights, but No Injuries Reported
A fire damaged a home in Boyle Heights Friday, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters were sent around 1:30 p.m. to the home in the 1400 block of North Ricardo Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It took fire crews 17 minutes to knock down the blaze in the single-story structure. Fire officials […]
Teen Girl Who Disappeared in East Los Angeles Found
A 17-year-old girl who went missing in East Los Angeles has been found, sheriff’s officials said Friday. Marlen Morales was last seen at 11 p.m. Thursday in the 700 block of South La Verna Avenue, and authorities reached out to the public for help finding her. Sheriff’s officials said Friday afternoon the girl had been […]
Walk of Fame Star for Blake Shelton Unveiled
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Friday honoring chart-topping country singing star Blake Shelton, 11 days before his final episode of “The Voice” as a coach. Former “Voice” coaches Gwen Stefani and Adam Levine and Carson Daly, the host of the NBC singing competition, joined Shelton in speaking at the ceremony […]
Chinese Company Fined $4 Million for Bribing Ex-Councilman Huizar
A Chinese real estate company was fined $4 million and placed on five years probation Friday for bribing former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar with more than $1.5 million in cash, gambling trips and escorts in exchange for the then-councilman’s support of a planned downtown hotel project. Although he was also charged, Shen Zhen […]
Man Convicted in Movie Theater Stabbing Loses Latest Appeal
A man convicted of stabbing a moviegoer with a digital thermometer and injuring two other men who tried to intervene after his companion was asked to turn off her cell phone at a Lancaster movie theater lost his latest appeal Friday. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected Landry Boullard’s claim […]
Two Dramas, Jon Cryer-Starring Comedy To Debut on NBC in Fall
NBC Friday announced its programming plans for the 2023-24 season, including two dramas and a comedy that will premiere in the fall. “The Irrational,” a drama, stars “Law & Order” alum Jesse L. Martin as a world-renowned leader in behavioral science who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement […]
Group Including Magic Johnson Reaches Proposed Deal to Buy NFL’s Commanders
The Washington Commanders have finalized a proposed agreement to sell the NFL franchise to an investment group that includes Laker legend Magic Johnson, the team and future ownership group announced Friday. Details of the agreement, which still needs the approval of the league, were not released, but the sports business journal Sportico reported last month […]
18-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Rapper Pop Smoke
An 18-year-old man Friday admitted a Juvenile Court petition charging him with fatally shooting rapper Pop Smoke during a home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills area. The young man — who was 15 at the time of the crime — admitted a first-degree murder charge stemming from the Feb. 19, 2020 killing of the rapper, […]
Injured Hiker Hoisted to Safety in Chatsworth Area
A hiker described by fire officials as an “elderly” woman suffered an unspecified injury while hiking in the Chatsworth area Friday and was hoisted to safety. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded around 1 p.m. to the 3300 block of Mesa Drive on a report of an injured hiker, according to Nicholas Prange with the […]
