Legendary Dodgers Broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela Sick, Will Sit Out Post-Season

The Dodgers confirmed Wednesday that storied pitcher and now Spanish-language broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela will sit out the rest of the season due to an unspecified health problem. “Fernando Valenzuela has stepped away from the Dodger broadcast booth for the remainder of this year to focus on his health,” according to a statement from the team. […]

Life Sentence for Man Who Stabbed UCLA Grad 46x

A transient convicted of murdering a UCLA graduate student — who was stabbed 46 times inside a Hancock Park furniture store in an attack captured in a chilling audio recording — was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a judge found that he was sane at the time of […]

Oppressive Heat Plagues Inland LACo

With heat records already falling this week, elevated temperatures were expected to continue baking parts of the Southland into Thursday, with more warm weather expected over the weekend after a short respite on Friday. The beaches remained the place to be, with morning fog and evening clouds keeping coastal temperatures in check. Inland areas, however, […]

Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Matthew Perry’s OD

Mark Chavez, one of the two doctors charged in the death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the anesthetic ketamine. Chavez, 54, of San Diego is the third of five defendants in the case to sign a plea deal with prosecutors. During a previous hearing in Los Angeles federal […]

68 Alleged White Supremacist Gang Members Arrested

Forty-two members of what prosecutors call a San Fernando Valley-based white supremacist gang have been arrested in connection with a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday alleging a years-long criminal operation that included drug trafficking, weapons violations and COVID-19 and loan fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 29 people named in the indictment were arrested Wednesday […]

Convicted Former Detective Denied Parole

A state parole board hearing panel Wednesday rescinded an earlier recommendation of parole for a former Los Angeles Police Department detective who was convicted in 2012 of shooting and killing her ex-lover’s new wife in the victim’s Van Nuys condominium more than 38 years ago. Speaking on behalf of the three-member parole board panel, Commissioner […]

Hoag Hospital Will Open New Health Center in San Clemnte

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian officials Wednesday announced that a new health care center will be opened in San Clemente. The 20,000-square-foot facility, which is expected to open next summer, will feature primary care, urgent care, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic and sports medicine as well as radiology and imaging. “I am proud to share the expansion […]

Woman Motorcycle Passenger Killed in LB Collision

A woman was killed when a motorcycle on which she was a passenger collided with a car in Long Beach, authorities said Wednesday. The crash occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday on East Ocean Boulevard and Kennebec Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Officers located two adults in the roadway and immediately rendered […]

LACo Deputy Charged with Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl this summer in Lancaster, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Benny Vincente Caluya Jr., 68, is charged with one felony count each of lewd act on a child aged 14 or 15 and sale or furnishing […]

5th Dengue Case Confirmed in LA

Los Angeles County health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a fifth locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue, this time in a resident of El Monte. The latest patient does not appear have any connection with the four previous reported infections, according to the county Department of Public Health. Health officials again stressed […]

LA Jewish Federation Displays Artistic Tribute to Victims of Hamas Attack

Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Jewish Federation Los Angeles Wednesday unveiled an art installation paying tribute to more than 1,000 people who died on Oct. 7, 2023. The artwork, called LA Remembers 10/7, covers the entire side of the organization’s headquarters located at 6505 Wilshire Blvd. The unveiling is […]