LA’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Set to Expire, Some Fear Eviction Wave

Dionicia Cipres owes nearly $6,000 in rent on her one-bedroom Koreatown apartment, where she lives with her husband. Come Feb. 1, when Los Angeles’ rent protections due to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire, the clock will begin ticking for Cipres to pay back all of it. Cipres, who is 53 and works part-time […]

Strong Storm Floods Streets, Freeways, But Brings Less Rain Than Expected

A strong Pacific storm doused Southern California with rain Thursday, flooding roadways across the Southland and some freeways, while also battering some areas with strong winds and raising fears of debris flows in some recent burn areas. The main front of the “bomb cyclone” moved into the area overnight, but forecasters said the storm wound […]

LA Archbishop Gomez Celebrates Late Pope Benedict as `Gentle Soul’ in Mass

Jose H. Gomez, the Archbishop of Los Angeles, offered remarks in praise of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels Thursday at a mass celebrating the pope’s life. Benedict, who died last week at the age of 95, was laid to rest in Rome earlier Thursday, with his […]

LA County Logs 3,600 More COVID Cases, 28 Deaths

Another 3,602 COVID-19 infections were reported in Los Angeles County Thursday, while the number of virus-positive patients in county hospitals rose slightly. According to state figures, there were 1,287 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Thursday, up from 1,262 a day earlier. Of those patients, 133 were being treated in intensive care units. The […]

Man Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 10 Freeway in Pomona Area

A man died Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash on the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in the Pomona area. The crash was reported about 5:15 a.m. near Kellogg Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured man, who was in his 40s, the Los […]

Police Arrest Suspect in Hit-and-Run Death of Woman

A man was in custody Thursday in connection with the hit-and-run death of a woman who was dropping off toys at a South Los Angeles shelter on Christmas Eve. Trina Newman-Townsend, 62, was injured about 3:30 p.m. Dec. 24 at Broadway and 88th Street and died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police […]

Group Denied Environmental Impact Study of Mountain Bungee Jump Site

A judge Thursday denied a legal action brought by a citizens group against Los Angeles County over the longtime operation of bungee jumping on the “Bridge to Nowhere” across the East Fork of the San Gabriel River in mountains north of Azusa, in which the petitioners argued there was an inadequate environmental assessment. Save the […]

Santa Monica Officer Sues City, Colleague Over Crash of Police SUVs

A Santa Monica police officer is suing the city and a fellow officer, alleging a lack of training caused a collision of their patrol SUVs in 2020 when both were responding to emergency calls. Officer Cain Mora’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges violation of due process and seeks unspecified damages. He maintains he proceeded […]

2 Children at Koreatown-Area School Taken to Hospital

Two children at a Koreatown-area school were taken to a hospital Thursday for “minor medical complaints” possibly caused by edible marijuana. Paramedics responded at about 11:30 a.m. to the school in the 100 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The initial call indicated that four juveniles had “minor medical […]

Man Charged with Assault Spree in Irvine

A felon with a lengthy criminal history was charged Thursday with going on a spree of what police called unprovoked assaults that included a stabbing in Irvine. Ricardo De La Riva Jr., 43, of Irvine, was charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies, along with sentencing enhancements […]

Rapper Reported Missing by Family Found Safe

Rapper Theophilus London, who was reported missing in Los Angeles by his family in late December, was found safe, according to his cousin. Mikhail Noel announced the news on his Instagram page late Wednesday, posting a previous photo of the 35-year-old rapper with the caption, “We have found Theo. He is safe and well, at […]