LA Marathon Street Closures: Dodger Stadium to Century City
Rolling closures of streets and freeway ramps from Dodger Stadium to Century City are planned Sunday to accommodate the 38th annual Los Angeles Marathon. Beginning at 6:30 a.m., thousands of runners will depart Dodger Stadium and pass through downtown Los Angeles, Echo Park, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood and back to […]
Councilwoman Park Motions for Damage Assessment Caused by Recent Storms
Councilwoman Traci Park introduced a motion Friday calling for an assessment of the damage caused to the city’s street trees and sidewalks as a result of the recent cycle of storms, which have caused flooding and destabilized hillsides and roads. “The loss of street trees to storm-related damage is counteractive to the city’s work to […]
LAUSD Strike Looms as Sides Trade Barbs
A potentially crippling strike by service workers that would shut down Los Angeles Unified School District campuses for three days was looming large Friday, with little hope of any resolution being reached before the planned Tuesday walkout. It was unclear when, or if, the Service Employees International Local 99 union — representing roughly 30,000 cafeteria […]
‘John Wick,’ ‘The Wire’ Actor Lance Reddick Dead at 60
Actor Lance Reddick, best known for his roles in HBO’s “The Wire” and the “John Wick” movies, died Friday at his Studio City home at age 60. Redding “passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes,” his publicist, Mia Hansen, said in a statement. The Los Angeles Police and Fire departments — without identifying Reddick […]
Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Palms Area
A man was in custody Friday in the fatal shooting of a relative in the Palms area of Los Angeles, authorities said. The shooting was reported about 8:35 p.m. Thursday in the 3600 block of Military Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Witnesses told officers that the suspect entered the victim’s home and […]
LA County Man Sentenced to Prison for 7-Eleven Store Robberies
A Los Angeles County man was sentenced Friday to 77 months behind bars for committing multiple armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores and another business during a two-week crime spree two years ago. Colin Lacey, 29, of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in August to one federal count of conspiracy to commit […]
Port of LA Reports Slow Activity in February Compared to Last Year
The Port of Los Angeles processed 487,846 20-foot equivalent units in February, representing a 43% decrease from the all-time record set in the same month last year, announced port officials Friday. Gene Seroka, executive director of the port, attributed the decrease due to the extended Lunar New Year closures and economic concerns. Seroka said during […]
March 20 Is Voters’ Last Day to Register for CD6 Special Election
Monday is the final day for voters to register and be mailed a vote for the city’s sixth district’s special election. According to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, voter registration applications are also available countywide at most governmental buildings, including post offices, libraries, Department of Motor Vehicles and Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s offices. Voters were encouraged to check […]
Man Pleads Guilty to Deadly Crash in Costa Mesa Area
A 33-year-old Riverside man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a deadly crash that killed a woman and her dog in an unincorporated area near Costa Mesa. Ali Zohair Fakhreddine pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury and driving drunk. Fakhreddine killed […]
Exhibit in Honor of Slain Bishop Opens at Downtown LA Cathedral
LA Council Approves $2.3M to Support Victims of 2021 Fireworks Explosion
The City Council approved nearly $2.3 million in funding Friday to continue assisting residents who were displaced by a botched Los Angeles Police Department attempt to detonate fireworks found in a South Los Angeles neighborhood in June 2021. “I want to be clear that my office has never abandoned these families in this time of […]
