LA County Urges Caution During Memorial Day Weekend to Prevent COVID Spread

With a holiday weekend upon us, Los Angeles County health officials urged residents again Friday to mark Memorial Day with caution to prevent spread of COVID-19. “As we celebrate Memorial Day this Monday, I’d like to extend my gratitude to all of our armed forces members and their families who have dedicated their lives to […]

Judge Rules `Rust’ Film Script Supervisor Can Seek Punitive Damages

A judge has ruled a script supervisor who was standing next to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when she was fatally shot with a prop weapon fired by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the film “Rust” can seek punitive damages from some of the producers who sought to have the damages stricken. Los Angeles Superior […]

Los Angeles Looks to Make All New Buildings in City Zero-Carbon

The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to have multiple city departments develop a plan for the implementation of a proposed ordinance that would require all new construction of buildings in Los Angeles to be zero-carbon. Buildings in Los Angeles account for 43% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than any other sector, according […]

Los Angeles To Fully Electrify, Add Solar Power To Nine City Buildings

The Los Angeles City Council allocated about $28 million Friday to fully electrify nine city facilities and equip them with solar generation and battery storage capability as part of an effort to decarbonize public buildings in Los Angeles. The buildings are the Las Palmas Senior Citizen Center, the Silver Lake Branch Library, the Balboa Sports […]

LA County Purchases $750K Worth of Baby Formula to Fight Shortage

Los Angeles County has purchased $750,000 worth of baby formula to fight the current shortage, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis announced Friday. “I know many parents and caregivers have been worried and anxious due to the shortage of baby formula,” Solis said in a statement. “As the county government, it is our responsibility to be the […]

Former Marine at Camp Pendleton Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking

A Torrance man pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges that he waged a “sextortion” campaign to obtain sexual images of women from his hometown while he was an active-duty Marine at Camp Pendleton. Johao Chavarri, 25, entered his plea to three counts of stalking, which carries a total sentence of up to 15 years behind […]

LA County Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening to Bomb SBA Offices

A Los Angeles County man was handed an eight-month federal prison term Friday for threatening to bomb Small Business Administration offices and assault employees in response to his inability to obtain COVID-19 emergency business loans. Christopher Antoun, 30, pleaded guilty in March to a single federal count of making threats by interstate communication, a felony […]

Woman Who Alleged Unsafe Workplace Conditions Settles Lawsuit

A former human resources manager for a tax debt relief company who sued the firm, alleging she was wrongfully fired in 2020 for protesting the lack of safety protocols during the coronavirus and because she complained an employee’s sexual harassment complaint was being ignored, has settled her case. Lawyers for Tra’Shon Fant filed court papers […]

Judge Dismisses Portions of Firefighters’ Vaccine Mandate Suit Against County

A judge Friday dismissed portions of a lawsuit filed by two Beverly Hills firefighters and a nonprofit group challenging Los Angeles County’s health-care worker COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Barbara M. Scheper heard arguments on the county’s dismissal motion on Wednesday, then took the case under submission and ruled Friday in the […]

Inmate Dies at Southwest County Jail, No Indications of Foul Play

Authorities Friday announced that an inmate suffered an unspecified medical emergency and died at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, marking the fourth custody death in the county’s correctional system in the last four weeks. The detainee, whose identity was not immediately released, was discovered unconscious in his cell at the southwest Riverside County jail […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Palm Springs

A hit-and-run driver killed a pedestrian on the shoulder of a Palm Springs roadway Friday. The Palm Springs Police Department said it received several reports beginning around 6:40 a.m. of a person lying on a dirt shoulder near East Palm Canyon and South Broadmoor drives. When officers arrived, they determined the male pedestrian was dead, […]