LA City Council Holds Calm Meeting as Protesters Are Kept Waiting Outside

The Los Angeles City Council held its meeting Friday without interruption from protesters, as people who had gathered outside City Hall demanding that Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign for their role in City Hall racism scandal were not allowed in due to what officials claimed was the chamber reaching capacity. Workers from […]

Man Killed in Traffic Crash in Chatsworth

A traffic crash in Chatsworth Friday left a man dead and three other people injured, one critically. The crash was reported about 8:15 a.m. near Sesnon Boulevard and Mason Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The man, believed to have been in his 40s, died at the scene. His name was withheld, pending […]

Man, 79, With Dementia Reported Missing in Garden Grove Found

A 79-year-old man with dementia who went missing early Friday in Garden Grove has been found. Robert Green was last seen at the Delta Hotel, 12021 Harbor Blvd., and authorities were notified about 3:40 a.m. Friday by his wife that he was gone, according to the Garden Grove Police Department. About 10:15 a.m., someone called […]

Pasadena Officer’s Fatal Shooting of Suspect Complied with Policy

A Pasadena police officer who fatally shot a Black man running from a 2020 traffic stop — prompting months of protests — acted within department policy, according to the results of an internal investigation released Friday. The report from the department’s Use of Force Review Board, and affirmed by interim Police Chief Jason Clawson, found […]

Authorities ID Man Killed in Traffic Crash in Hancock Park

Authorities Friday identified a man who died in a traffic crash in Hancock Park. The crash was reported about 11:35 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of South Rossmore Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Ruben Gonzalez, 30, of Los Angeles died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. According […]

LA City Council Votes to Add Committee on Governance Reform to Address Scandal

The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a new committee Friday, voting 10-1 to convene an Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform in response to the City Hall racism scandal. The committee was proposed by Councilwoman Nithya Raman and will be charged with “implementing reforms to increase transparency, limit corruption, and make city […]

Toddler on Scooter Hit By Vehicle, Killed in Irvine

Irvine police Friday were investigating a fatal collision that killed a 2-year-old girl riding on a scooter. Police and firefighters responded at 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the collision near the parking lot exit of the Cross Creek Apartments at 22 Creek Road, police said. The girl was struck by a Honda Odyssey, police said. It […]

Metro A Line in Long Beach, Compton to be Interrupted For Maintenance Work

Metro Friday announced A Line (Blue) rail services will be interrupted over the weekend for system maintenance work. Service between the Wardlow Station in Long Beach and the Del Amo Station in Compton will be suspended from 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday to perform the work, according to a statement released by Metro. […]

Fire Damages Vacant Duplex in Pico-Union Area of Los Angeles

A fire damaged a vacant duplex in the Pico-Union area Friday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 1600 block of West 20th Street at 12:48 p.m. extinguished the flames in the two-story building in 24 minutes, said Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “The fire appeared to have started on […]

Man Convicted in 1983 Inglewood Killing Cleared After Decades in Prison

A man who served 38 years in prison for the 1983 abduction and killing of a woman in Inglewood is a free man Friday, with authorities saying newly tested DNA evidence exonerated him of the crime and identified a different person as the culprit in the slaying. “I’m not pointing fingers. I’m not standing up […]

Pedestrian Hit by Car and Killed in Long Beach

A man who was hit by a car while running across a street in Long Beach died several hours later at a hospital, police said Friday. The man was injured about 6:25 p.m. Thursday at Pacific Coast Highway and Channel Drive, near Bellflower Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “The preliminary investigation revealed […]