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

With a holiday weekend upon us, Los Angeles County health officials urged residents to mark Memorial Day with caution to prevent the 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 protecting […]

Lakers Tab Bucks Assistant Darvin Ham as New Head Coach

The Los Angeles Lakers have found a new head coach and reached a deal to hire Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham. ESPN first reported the hire Friday, which was subsequently confirmed by the Los Angeles Times. The team did not respond to a request for comment from City News Service, but star LeBron James […]

OC COVID-19 Infections Continue to Climb Up

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates maintained steady increases as four more fatalities were logged for this month, according to the latest data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations increased from 129 on Tuesday to 139 Thursday, with intensive care unit patients declining from 18 to 17 during the same time […]

Law Enforcement to be Out in Force for Memorial Weekend Enforcement

With millions of Southern California residents expected to travel for the Memorial Day weekend — and with millions more likely to celebrate with gatherings, barbecues and summer parties — law enforcement is out in force, searching for impaired drivers. The California Highway Patrol began its traditional “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. Friday, with all […]

LA Archbishop Gomez Tests Positive for COVID-19, Has `Mild Symptoms’

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, leader of the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation. “I am grateful to be experiencing mild symptoms and look forward to returning to my in-person ministry soon,” Gomez, 70, said in a statement released Friday by the archdiocese. “I continue to offer my […]

One Year Ago Today (May 28, 2021)…Ex-Instructor Admits Illicit Sexual Contact with Riverside Girl

One Year Ago Today (May 28, 2021)…A 27-year-old former instructor who molested a Riverside high school girl pleaded guilty to felony charges. John Torrez of Loma Linda admitted two counts each of oral copulation of a minor and unlawful intercourse with a person under 18 years old as a preliminary hearing was getting underway before […]

Coroner Identifies Pedestrian Killed in South Los Angeles

A 57-year-old pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles was identified Saturday by the coroner’s office as Petra Benitez-Vilchis. The crash was reported at 9:08 p.m. Sunday in the area of Normandie Avenue and 59th Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Division. Benitez-Vilchis was […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will grow to $170 million. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in New Jersey and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State […]

One Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Lakeview

One person was killed Friday evening in a one-vehicle crash in the unincorporated community of Lakeview. California Highway Patrol officers responded at around 8:03 p.m. to Fifth Street and Yucca Avenue and discovered an off-road vehicle overturned on the side of the road, according to the CHP. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

Glendale Police Department Chief Announces Retirement

Glendale Police Department Chief Carl Povilaitis announced his retirement Friday after being a member of the department since 1991 and chief since 2018. Povilaitis will remain in the position until September. As chief Povilaitis began programs that have allowed for real-time crime analysis; a regional DNA and firearms laboratory in collaboration with other city, county, […]

One Killed, Two Injured in Head-On Crash Near Hansen Dam Recreation Area

One person was killed and two others critically injured Friday evening in a two-vehicle collision adjacent to the Hansen Dam Recreation Area in Lake View Terrace. The head-on collision occurred just after 7:05 p.m. in the area of 10805 Wentworth St., near the Hansen Dam Golf Course, said Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire […]