LA County’s COVID Deaths Surpass Grim 30,000 Mark

On the day it lifted its outdoor mask-wearing mandate thanks to dwindling COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, Los Angeles County reported another 102 virus-related deaths Wednesday, pushing it over the grim milestone of 30,000 fatalities during the pandemic. The sobering milestone served as a reminder that the virus was continuing to claim lives, even as restrictions begin […]

Former Councilman Herb Wesson Appointed To Temporarily Represent District 10

The president of the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday introduced a motion to appoint former councilman Herb Wesson to represent the city’s 10th district to replace Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was suspended after being indicted in a federal corruption case. Many in the community, including several of the district’s residents who called into Wednesday’s City […]

Arraignment Delayed for Parolee Charged in Long Beach Killing

Arraignment was postponed Wednesday until next month for a parolee charged with murdering a young man who was found dead in Long Beach last week. Quentin Eugene Anderson, 54, was charged Tuesday with one count each of murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful possession of ammunition prohibited by prior conviction. The […]

Grover Cleveland HS Wins LAUSD Academic Decathlon

Grover Cleveland Charter High School in Reseda was named Wednesday the winner of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 41st annual Academic Decathlon, earning the school a spot in next month’s statewide competition. The school’s seven-member team won the district title with a total of 37,221 points out of a possible 60,000. Van Nuys Senior […]

OC’s COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Continue Trending Down

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and positivity rates continued gliding down as death reports for last month and this month keep rolling in, according to data released Wednesday. Hospitalizations declined from 431 Tuesday to 415 Wednesday, with the number of intensive care patients ticking up from 77 to 79, according to the Orange County Health Care […]

Police in Standoff with Reportedly Armed Man in Hollywood

A man reported to be armed was in a vehicle in a standoff with police Wednesday in a parking lot in Hollywood. Officers went to the 1600 block of Schrader Boulevard about 8:30 a.m. on a report of a man with a gun in a vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Paramedics were sent […]

Rams Celebrate Super Bowl Victory with Parade, Fan Rally

Thousands of Los Angeles Rams fans descended on Exposition Park Wednesday for a raucous — and somewhat alcohol-fueled — parade and rally celebrating the team’s Super Bowl LVI championship. The parade began at 11 a.m. at the Shrine Auditorium and ended a relatively short distance away at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where a rally was […]

LA Designates Architect Paul Williams’ Home As Historic-Cultural Monument

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a Historic-Cultural Monument designation for the 30-year home of master architect Paul Revere Williams, who designed more than 3,000 buildings during his nearly six-decade career and was the first African American architect to be a member and fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The designation was recommended […]

Fire Damages Apartment Building in Long Beach

A fire damaged an apartment building in Long Beach Wednesday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 2300 block of West Wardlow Road, just west of River Avenue, about 8:45 a.m. extinguished the flames in the second-floor unit in the two-story building in about 20 minutes, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. […]

Critics Choice Awards Ceremonies to Originate from Century City, London

The upcoming 27th annual Critics Choice Awards is going international, with organizers announcing Wednesday concurrent ceremonies will be held in both Century City and London. “The role of the Critics Choice Awards in the entertainment world has grown exponentially over the past quarter century,” Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement. “When […]

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Worker at Long Beach Bar

A Wilmington man accused of shooting a Long Beach bar employee during a verbal dispute pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Salvador Rivera, 33, is charged in the Jan. 16 killing of James Lopez, 39, of Bell. The shooting occurred at the Crow’s Nest, according to multiple media reports. Officers were sent to […]