Lakers Legend Jerry West Dies

Jerry West, a Hall of Fame basketball icon who won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers and was an executive during the Showtime Lakers era in the 1980s and later worked in the front office for the Clippers, died Wednesday at age 86. According to a statement from the Clippers, West’s wife Karen […]

In the Wake of His Death, Johnny Wactor’s Family, Friends Urge City to Post Reward

Nearly three weeks after his shooting death at the hands of a catalytic converter theft crew, friends and family of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor gathered in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday to call for justice and urge the city to post a reward for information leading to the killers. Wactor, 37, was shot around […]

LAPD Kills Allegedly Armed Suspect in Pacoima

An allegedly armed suspect was fatally shot by Los Angeles Police Department officers in Pacoima and one possible suspect was still at large Wednesday, authorities said. Officers from the department’s Foothill Division Gang Enforcement Detail were conducting a traffic stop on a black BMW sedan near Carl Street and Carl Place around 8:50 p.m Tuesday, […]

Former LA Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud

An ex-pharmacist from Sierra Madre was sentenced Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to two years behind bars for submitting false claims to Medicare for prescription drugs that were never dispensed to patients. Paul Mansour, 56, was also ordered to pay fines and restitution of about $1.138 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Mansour […]

Councilwoman Park Requests to Postpone Historical Monument Vote for Former Marilyn Monroe House

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday delayed a vote on whether to designate the former home of Marilyn Monroe as a historic cultural monument, setting the vote for June 26. Councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the 11th District, which includes the property at 12305 5th Helena Drive, requested the postponement. Park had introduced a motion […]

University of Miami President Julio Frenk Named Next Chancellor of UCLA

Dr. Julio Frenk, a global health expert and current president of the University of Miami, was named Wednesday the next chancellor of UCLA, making him the first Latino to lead the Westwood university in its history. Frenk will take over the job on Jan. 1, 2025, succeeding Gene Block, who is stepping down on July […]

Felon Indicted for Takeover Bank Robbery in OC

A 53-year-old man was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of carrying out a takeover-style bank robbery in Anaheim one day after he got out of state prison. The federal case was filed after the Orange County District Attorney’s Office dismissed state bank robbery charges against Eric Walter Gray on June 4. Gray is charged in […]

LAPD Asks Public for Information of House Party Shooter in Compton

Authorities sought the public’s assistance Wednesday in locating the person who fatally shot a 28-year-old man at a house party in Compton where several other people were injured. The shooting was reported at about 7:45 p.m. Friday near Mayo Avenue and Greenleaf Boulevard, according to homicide Lt. Omar Camacho of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]

Costa Mesa Man Charged in Fatal Newport Street Racing Crash

A 35-year-old Costa Mesa man has been charged in a fatal crash in Newport Beach that police said Wednesday was the result of street racing. Andrew Bilat Awad was charged Friday with gross vehicular manslaughter with speeds exceeding 100 mph, according to the criminal complaint. Awad is accused of killing 86-year-old Bob Gilroy of Newport […]

Angelenos Receive $253M in Federal Funding for Utility Relief

Some $253 million helped Angelenos pay back utility bills from March 2020 through December 2022, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor Karen Bass, Councilwoman Heather Hutt, California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Yana Garcia, Water Resources Control Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel, and officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and L.A. Environment and Sanitation […]

Woman Charged with Sexually Assaulting Girlfriend in Fullerton

A 27-year-old woman was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting her girlfriend in Fullerton. Veronica Dawn Lawson was charged with domestic battery causing injury with a prior conviction for domestic violence, sexual penetration by foreign object and force, false imprisonment and criminal threats, all felonies. Lawson was accused of attacking her girlfriend on April 23, with […]