LeBron James Breaks Career Scoring Record

The shot LeBron James made to break the all-time NBA scoring record will go down as an iconic moment in Lakers history, and in Los Angeles sports history. James scored on a 14-foot fadeaway jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena, […]

Another Horse Dies During Training at Santa Anita Park

A 6-year-old gelding died Wednesday while training at Santa Anita Park, the fourth such fatality at the Arcadia track this year. Caerulean had 18 races and two first-place finishes in his career, according to the industry website Equibase. His last race was July 24 at Del Mar, where he finished fifth. His last listed workout […]

Motorist Hurt in SUV Crash at Hospital Parking Structure in Orange

A woman was injured Wednesday when her Toyota SUV crashed at a hospital parking structure in Orange. The crash was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday in the parking garage for Children’s Health of Orange County at 1201 W. La Veta Ave., according to Sgt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department. The cause of […]

Witness Called Hotline After Boy Reported Alleged Abuse by His Mother

Less than three years before his death in 2018, a 10-year-old boy told a school vice principal he had been abused by his mother, prompting a report to a child abuse hotline, the then-vice principal testified Wednesday in the murder trial of the boy’s mother and her boyfriend. Gia Greaux, who was a vice principal […]

Man Fatally Shot in South LA Area

A man who was fatally shot Wednesday was in a “suspect vehicle” apparently connected to an assault with a deadly weapon investigation in the Rancho Dominguez area, authorities said. Officers were sent to 73rd Street and Avalon Boulevard in the south Los Angeles area at about 5:35 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police […]

LAPD: Two-Vehicle Crash Kills Two in Lake Balboa

Two people were killed Wednesday in a high-speed two-vehicle collision in Lake Balboa that police said was caused by a motorist who went through a red light at an intersection. The crash was reported about 3:45 a.m. at Balboa and Victory boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A woman in her mid-20s died […]

`Rust’ Armorer Seeks Exit from Alec Baldwin Countersuit

A judge Wednesday said he will give Alec Baldwin’s attorneys more time to show why the armorer who allegedly failed to check the prop weapon that was handed to the actor before it discharged and killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021 should remain a cross-defendant in Baldwin’s countersuit against another party in the case. […]

LA Council, After Delay, Moves Forward on Scattergood `Green Hydrogen’ Project

The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance Wednesday that moves forward on a controversial plan to shift the Scattergood Generating Station, a power plant in Playa del Rey, to be powered by green hydrogen instead of natural gas. The council had voted in December to authorize a competitive bid proposal process for the estimated […]

Long Beach Fire Department Names New Chief

Dennis Buchanan, a 29-year veteran of the Long Beach Fire Department, has been appointed chief, succeeding the recently retired Xavier Espino, City Manager Tom Modica announced Wednesday. Buchanan, who becomes the department’s first Black/Latino chief, will begin his new role immediately, Modica said. “Chief Buchanan is a true professional and community-oriented manager, who I know […]

Disney Announces 7,000 Job Cuts as Part of $5.5 Billion Cost-Cutting Move

The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. will slash 7,000 jobs as part of a $5.5 billion cost-cutting effort, CEO Bob Iger announced Wednesday. The possibility of layoffs at Disney has been rumored for weeks, with Iger regaining his footing in the CEO’s office following the surprise ouster of CEO Bob Chapek in November. Iger broke the […]

LA Council Votes to Look Into Enforcement Against Copper Wire Thefts

The City Council sought reports Wednesday on a reported increase in copper wire thefts from Los Angeles’ street lighting system. Incidents of street lights being damaged as a result of wire and power theft have increased more than sixfold in the last five years, according to the Bureau of Street Lighting. In a report last […]