LAX Bracing for 3 Million Passengers Over Fourth of July Holiday
While severe weather continues to cause air-traffic delays and flight cancellations nationally, Los Angeles International Airport officials said Wednesday they anticipate July will be LAX’s busiest month of the summer travel season, starting with an anticipated 3 million passengers over the Fourth of July travel period. “The busy summer travel season is upon us at […]
Madonna Hospitalized with Infection; Upcoming Tour Paused
Madonna has been hospitalized and her much-anticipated “Celebration Tour” put on hold, with her manager saying she is suffering from a bacterial infection. It was not immediately clear if the scheduled Southland stops on the tour will be affected. Madonna is currently scheduled to perform for four nights at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles […]
Taylor Swift Among 398 Invited to Join Motion Picture Academy
She’s in the midst of thrilling sold-out crowds across the country on her “Eras Tour,” but Taylor Swift Wednesday became one of 398 people invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy extended the membership offers to professionals in its various branches, with Swift’s invitation coming from […]
Multi-Vehicle Crash in Granada Hills Leaves Three Hospitalized
A multi-vehicle crash in the Granada Hills area Wednesday critically injured a man and seriously injured two other people, authorities said. Paramedics were sent to the 13200 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, two blocks south of Saticoy Street, at about 12:15 p.m., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “A total of […]
Padilla Likely Winner of City Council Special Election
Community relations manager Imelda Padilla will likely join the Los Angeles City Council later this summer after winning the special election to fill the Sixth District seat vacated by Nury Martinez’s resignation. Padilla appears to have defeated City Council aide Marisa Alcaraz, 56.74%-43.26%, with 6,684 votes to 5,096 for Alcaraz, according to semifinal official returns […]
Unlicensed Broker Accused of Stealing $800,000
A 54-year-old unlicensed broker made his first appearance in court Wednesday on charges of stealing about $800,000 from several clients in Orange County from 2016 through 2019. Kelly Curtis, who was arrested by Orange County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, was charged June 13 with 10 counts of grand theft and 10 counts of money laundering, […]
Armed Suspect Fatally Shot by LAPD
Police Wednesday shot and killed a man who allegedly fired gunshots near where officers were conducting a traffic stop in the Manchester Square area, and investigators were working to determine if the gunman was targeting the officers or someone else. The shooting occurred at about 12:50 a.m. near Florence and Western avenues, according to the […]
Man Shot to Death in Pico Rivera
A man was fatally shot in Pico Rivera and detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding his death Wednesday. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Pico Rivera station were called at 8:18 p.m. Tuesday to the 9400 block of Underwood Street, near Whittier and Passons boulevards, regarding a shots fired call. They found the […]
LA City Council to Study Reducing Vendor Fees
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved initiating a study to determine if the cost of vending permits can be reduced, and the possibility of financial assistance to help street vendors obtain permits. By a 12-0 vote, with Monica Rodriguez and Curren Price absent, the council instructed staff to conduct the fee study, and to […]
Email From LAPD Senior Lead Officer Prompts Postponement of Encampment Cleanup
A cleanup of a homeless encampment in West Hills planned for Thursday was postponed resulting from an email from a Los Angeles Police Department senior lead officer the department called “highly inappropriate.” The statement from LAPD released Wednesday is in response to an email sent by Senior Lead Officer Brittney Gutierrez on June 14 regarding […]
Council Members Seek Renewed Effort to Fulfill Gang Injunction Settlement
Los Angeles City Council members Eunisses Hernandez and Tim McOsker introduced a motion Wednesday to secure a one-year extension of a class action settlement affecting about 6,000 Angelenos impacted by gang injunctions in the late 1980s and 1990s. The motion would allow for a renewed push to identify and connect class members to services and […]
