LA County Eases Mask-Wearing Rules as COVID-19 Spread Slows

COVID-19 masking rules will be eased in Los Angeles County starting Friday, with health officials announcing Wednesday they will lift the requirement for face coverings in correctional facilities and homeless shelters, while indoor mask-wearing in general will become a matter of individual preference. The county Department of Public Health announced it will align with new […]

North Hills House Fire Extinguished

Los Angeles Fire Department units extinguished a blaze Wednesday in a single-story house in the North Hills area. Firefighters were sent to the 15700 block of West Romer Street shortly after 1 p.m., according to the LAFD. LAFD crews managed to extinguish the blaze just after 1:30 p.m., and no injuries were reported. The cause […]

Felon Accused in Hammer Attack at Garden Grove Bar

A 36-year-old felon was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of attacking another man with a hammer in a Garden Grove bar, leaving the victim battling for his life. Jesse Bizarro was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and was being held on $1 million bail, according to police and jail records. Bizarro is accused of […]

Authorities ID Man Found Dead in Carson Business

Authorities Wednesday identified a Gardena man who was found stabbed to death in a Carson business and continued their investigation into the death. Deputies were sent to the 1700 block of East Del Amo Boulevard at about 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Xiaoyi Wang, 49, died at the scene, […]

Echo Park Man to Admit Federal Counts of Child Porn, Trafficking

An Echo Park man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of using a social media messaging app to distribute child pornography and attempt to sex-traffic two children, prosecutors announced Wednesday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Francisco Anthony Dorame, 41, will plead guilty to charges of attempted sex trafficking of a child under […]

Police Seek Hit-And-Run Driver Who Left Woman Severely Injured in DTLA

Police sought the public’s help Wednesday to identify a hit-and-run driver who left a 46-year-old woman severely injured in downtown Los Angeles. The woman was crossing San Pedro Street near East Ninth Street at about 7:55 p.m. on Sept. 8 when a vehicle struck her and fled the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police […]

Judge Pares Suit vs. Psychic, But Does Not Limit Potential Damages

A judge Wednesday pared a lawsuit filed by a man who claims a Palos Verdes Estates psychic falsely promised him in 2021 that she could remove a curse put in place by the man’s ex-girlfriend in exchange for $5,100. In a separate motion, Torrance Superior Court Judge Gary Tanaka denied a defense bid to reclassify […]

Ca. Supreme Court Won’t Review Case in Deadly Lancaster Crash

The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a young man convicted of second-degree murder for a crash that killed three people at a Lancaster intersection. Davion Murphy, now 23, was convicted in March 2020 of three counts of second-degree murder stemming from the Jan. 11, 2018, collision at the corner of […]

LA Community College District Gets $1M Grant for Free Student Transit

The Los Angeles Community College District received a $1 million grant that will allow its students to ride Metro buses and trains for free, Metro officials announced Wednesday. The funds were secured by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, through the Congressional Directed Funding process to extend Metro’s GoPass Program through the 2022-23 academic year for the […]

Brush Fire Breaks Out in Shadow Hills Area

A fire was burning Wednesday in about five acres of brush in the Shadow Hills area of Los Angeles. Firefighters were sent to the 10000 block of North Sunland Way shortly after 1 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire was burning uphill, with winds of about 8 mph reported in the […]

Police Looking for Armed Robber; Security Video Released

Police Wednesday circulated security video they hope will help find the gunman who robbed a convenience store in the Pico-Union area. The crime occurred about 1 a.m. Sept. 13 in the 1800 block of West Olympic Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The suspect waited in line, walked up to the counter, took […]