LA Heat Wave Persists

A persistent heat wave continued Monday across Southern California, with peak temperatures expected to reach triple digits in the valleys and some mountain regions, and forecasters said more of the same is expected later this week. “Dangerously hot temperatures are expected across the interior through at least today and possibly Tuesday as strong high pressure […]

One Woman Killed, One Wounded in Boyle Heights Shooting

A shooting in Boyle Heights left a woman dead and another woman wounded, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at 10:44 p.m. Sunday at South Gless and East First streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The women were standing outside when they were approached by two males armed with handguns who fired […]

Man Sues El Segundo Unified Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Teacher Decades Ago

A man is suing the El Segundo Unified School District, alleging he was sexually abused more than 20 years ago by a social studies teacher while he was in middle school, including while the two were on a school-related trip to Washington, D.C. The plaintiff is identified only as John Doe 7091 in the Torrance […]

Ex-Doctor From Antelope Valley Arraigned on Narcotics Charges

A former physician from the High Desert pleaded not guilty Monday to charges alleging he illegally dispensed prescriptions for opioid painkillers and other often-abused substances during two-minute telemedicine sessions with a convicted narcotics trafficker and others from across the United States. Raphael Malikian, 38, who resides in Llano and Palmdale and called his medical practice […]

LAPD Officers Collectively Win $13.1 Million in Gender Discrimination Suit

Two male Los Angeles police officers have been collectively awarded $13.1 million in their lawsuit alleging they were victims of gender discrimination and retaliation when they were treated differently by LAPD management when compared to their female partners in the circumstances surrounding a 2017 arrest of a drunk driving suspect. The Los Angeles Superior Court […]

Former Federal Police Officer’s Conviction Upheld in Murder Case

A state appeals court panel Monday upheld a former federal police officer’s conviction for murdering a young man in Hollywood just over 36 years ago. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense’s challenge to evidentiary rulings made by Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler in Pierre Alphonse Romain’s trial, […]

Man Gets 15 Years for Dealing Deadly Dose of Fentanyl to Tustin Teen

A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Monday for dealing a deadly dose of fentanyl to an 18-year-old Tustin woman. Isai Hernandez Higinio pleaded guilty Jan. 30 to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. The defendant agreed to sell oxycodone pills to Adriana Davies in February 2021, but […]

Person Pulled from Lake at Magic Johnson Park

Search crews who responded to Magic Johnson Park in the Willowbrook area on a report that a man had jumped into the lake but did not emerge pulled a person from the water Monday in critical condition. Firefighters and a dive team were sent to the 900 block of East El Segundo Boulevard at 12:39 […]

Fire Crews Extinguish Fire in Jefferson Park Apartment Building

Fire crews made quick work of an apartment fire in the Jefferson Park area Monday, and no injuries were reported. Fire crews responded shortly before 2 p.m. to the three-story building in the 4200 block of West Mont Clair Street near West 28th Street, where a fire was burning in a ground-floor unit, according to […]

Los Angeles’ Underserved Communities Receive $12M for Green Spaces

The Bezos Earth Fund announced a $400 million Greening America’s Cities initiative aimed at creating more equitable access to urban green spaces with more parks, trees and community gardens — and Los Angeles-area organizations will receive $12 million for the effort. The Bezos Earth Fund is Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion project to fund scientists, activists, […]

Sofia Vergara, Joe Manganiello Split

Hollywood power couple Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello announced Monday they are splitting up after nearly eight years of marriage. “We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the couple said in a joint statement provided to Page Six. “As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for […]