LA Council Approves CCTV for Bus Lanes

The City Council Tuesday advanced a pilot program in partnership with L.A. Metro aimed at curbing vehicles blocking bus-only lanes and zones. In a unanimous vote, council members approved an ordinance establishing fines for vehicles that park in bus-only lanes. Violators can face a penalty of $293, which can increase to $381 for late payment, […]

LAPD Officer Charged with On-Duty Assault

A Los Angeles Police Department officer has been charged with assaulting and seriously injuring a suspect after responding to a domestic violence call last year, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday. Garo Garabedian, 42, is set to be arraigned Nov. 21 in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on two felony counts of assault […]

Man Fighting for Life After House Explosion

A man who was severely injured when an accessory dwelling unit exploded in Long Beach was fighting for his life Tuesday with severe burns. The explosion occurred around 11 a.m. Monday in the 2800 block of Gale Avenue, according to the Long Beach police and fire departments. The blast destroyed the accessory unit behind the […]

USC Student Home Broken Into

A man broke into a home being rented by about a dozen female USC students a few blocks from the campus early Tuesday, and some of the residents said the suspect has approached the home repeatedly but remained at large. Students said the man broke into the house in the 2700 block of Menlo Avenue […]

Big Rig Catches Fire in Commerce, Evacuation Order Issued

A big rig fire in an industrial area near Commerce prompted an evacuation order Tuesday due to concerns about material leaking from a pair of tanks on the vehicle. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, crews responded around 12:20 p.m. to the 2700 block of South Garfield Avenue and found a truck burning […]

Torrance Police Discover Body in Car

An investigation was underway into the death of a person whose body was found Tuesday in a vehicle at Wilson Park in Torrance. Officers were sent to the 2200 block of Crenshaw Boulevard at about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Torrance Police Department. “Torrance Police Officers arrived and discovered a female inside a locked […]

11 Influencers Sue Manager Tiffany Rockelle Smith for Sexual Battery, Negligence

A lawsuit filed on behalf of 11 young social media influencers alleging sexual battery, negligence and other claims against their former manager — Tiffany Rockelle Smith, the mother of 16-year-old YouTube personality Piper Rockelle — has been settled for a collective $1.68 million. The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint named as defendants Smith, her business […]

Man Kills in DUI House Crash

A 23-year-old man was charged Tuesday with a deadly crash into a garage in La Habra. Rumualdo Ajxup Chay was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with a sentencing enhancement for fleeing the scene of a vehicular manslaughter. Chay did not enter a plea Tuesday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana and his […]

Fred Durst Sues Universal Over Royalties

Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst Tuesday sued Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, alleging in federal court that the company has withheld over $200 million in royalty payments from the rap-metal band. The suit alleges that UMG utilized an accounting and payment system that hid royalties from Limp Bizkit and other artists in order to […]

Liability Claims Labeled “Dire” for LA Budget

Los Angeles has committed more than $183 million for liability claims just four months into the 2024-25 fiscal year, and one City Council member described the situation Tuesday as “dire.” The council voted 14-0 Tuesday to approve more than $3 million for settlements related to liability claims including an automobile collision from 2020, two people […]

Santa Ana Police Seeking Driver of Fatal Hit and Run

Police Tuesday were investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a transient pedestrian in Santa Ana. Mario Alberto Romero, 42, was struck by a dark-colored car at about 7:30 p.m. Monday on Fairview Street at Warner Avenue, according to Officer Natalie Garcia of the Santa Ana Police Department. Romero’s last known address was in Rowland Heights, […]