Light the Bat Signal! Batman Gets His Star on Walk of Fame

Holy Hollywood, Batman! The Caped Crusader of comic book, TV and film fame Thursday became the first superhero with a star on the Walk of Fame. The veteran hero’s star was appropriately located in front of The Hollywood Guinness World Records Museum on Hollywood Boulevard, next to the stars of Adam West, who portrayed Batman […]

Metro Board Requests Report on Olympics Prep

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games four years away from coming to Southern California, Los Angeles Metro’s Board of Directors Thursday called for a report back on overall preparation plans to ensure a successful event. In a unanimous vote, the directors approved Board Chair and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s motion to examine the number […]

Find Shade! Temps Rise in Riverside

A warming trend will set in starting Friday and continuing into early next week, pushing temperatures into the 110s in parts of eastern Riverside County and around 100 degrees in the Riverside metropolitan area, according to the National Weather Service. The agency posted an Excessive Heat Warning for the Coachella Valley and other desert locations […]

Bruins Stadium Locked Down at VA

UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus was locked down Thursday after a federal judge ordered the facility closed until the university submits a proposal for the stadium grounds to be used primarily for the benefit of the military veterans for whom the land was originally deeded. The shut-down order came […]

9 Hour Standoff in Compton; Murder Suspect Arrested

A 24-year-old armed murder suspect was taken into custody Thursday after a nine-hour standoff with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s deputies in Compton. The suspect was arrested at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Deputy Daniel Dominguez told City News Service. The armed man was identified by Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau investigators as a suspect in the Jan. […]

Assailants Shoot Five Woman, Man in South LA

Police Thursday were searching for the assailants who unleashed a barrage of gunfire in South Los Angeles, wounding five women and one man who may not have been the intended targets. The shooting was reported around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Community Police Station responded to an […]

Big Rig Overturns, Explodes in San Pedro

Fire crews battled a fire Thursday after a big rig truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned, causing at least one to explode in the San Pedro area. The crash was reported shortly before noon in the 900 block of North Seaside Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A hazardous materials team was sent to […]

Metro Proposes Safety Measures Post Bus Hijacking

A day after a passenger was fatally shot aboard a hijacked Metro bus, the agency’s Board of Directors Thursday denounced the violence while trying to reassure riders they are doing everything in their power to enhance safety across the transit system. “…I really wanted to thank the bus operator who navigated this nightmare with composure,” […]

Teen Woman Located after Month Long Search

An 18-year-old woman who depends on medication and was reported missing from the Canyon Country area was found Thursday. Cayla Marchetti, who has an unspecified mental health disorder, had been last seen around 7:45 a.m. Aug. 26 in the 18000 block of Sandy Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. She has since […]

Man, Woman Arrested for Vandalism in Hollywood Hills

A man and a woman were in custody Thursday in connection with the graffiti vandalism of one of two abandoned multimillion-dollar mansions in the Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday. Jacob Smith, 35, and Thomia Fagan, 19, were arrested Wednesday by LAPD North Hollywood officers assigned to a special detail in the […]

CA Supreme Court Refuses Retrial for Convicted Wife Murderer

The California Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a man convicted of murdering his estranged wife, whose badly burned body was discovered at a homeless encampment in Granada Hills. The state’s highest court denied a defense petition Wednesday seeking its review of the case against Hector Veloz, who was found guilty of […]