Look Up! Hunter’s Moon Shines Wednesday

Astronomers say the brightest moon of the year will be visible throughout the Southland and elsewhere Wednesday night, reaching its apex Thursday — for all those willing to stir before dawn for a look. The super moon will be appearing on the horizon just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, climbing to its apogee and most brilliant […]

Santa Monica College Shooter Unknown, Custodian in Critical Condition

Authorities are seeking the person who shot and critically wounded a Santa Monica College employee, a crime that prompted officials to close the college’s classes and events Tuesday. The shooting was reported around 9:50 p.m. Monday at the Center for Media & Design in the 1600 block of Stewart Street. “The Santa Monica Police Department […]

Chuck Lorre Foundation Gives Children’s Hospital “One of the Largest Gifts” in History

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced Tuesday that the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has made what the hospital calls “one of the largest gifts” in its history to establish a pediatric health education institute named for the co-creator of the smash television hits “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men.” CHLA did not […]

Teen Kills Father in San Gabriel Mountains

A 60-year-old man allegedly killed by his 19-year-old son in the San Gabriel Mountains was identified Tuesday. The attack was reported at 3:28 p.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. When deputies arrived to the site on Mount Baldy Road near Stoddard Canyon Falls, they found a man suffering from trauma to […]

Anime Distributor GKIDS Acquired by Toho

GKIDS, whose “The Boy and the Heron” won the Academy Award for best animated feature film earlier this year, has been acquired by Japan’s Los Angeles-based Toho International entertainment company, it was announced Tuesday. Toho said it reached an agreement to acquire a 100% equity share of the animation distributor, which has offices in New […]

Senior Dies in Pomona Mobile Home Fire

A 67-year-old man who was killed in a fire at a mobile home in Pomona was identified Tuesday. Officers from the Pomona Police Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department received multiple 911 calls regarding a fire at a mobile home at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday at 1761 E. Mission Blvd, Fox11 reported. When firefighters […]

LA Council Unanimously Votes to Better Regulate Evictions

Citing concerns that some landlords are not properly filing eviction notices with the city’s Housing Department, the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday called for a report to strengthen enforcement of its policies. The council voted 11-0 in favor of a motion introduced by members Nithya Raman, Eunisses Hernandez and Heather Hutt. The Housing Department and […]

Fullerton City Council Candidate Faces Perjury Charges

A Fullerton City Council candidate is facing charges of lying about circulating petitions for his campaign, prosecutors said Tuesday. Scott Edward Markowitz was charged Friday with perjury by declaration and procuring or offering false or forged documents to be filed, registered or recorded, both felonies. Markowitz was arrested Monday night and booked into the Santa […]

LAPD Hunt for Car Thief

Police sought the public’s assistance Tuesday in locating a man suspected of vehicular grand theft in West Los Angeles. Officers responded to the 12200 block of West Olympic Boulevard around 8:40 p.m. Sept. 4 regarding a trespassing suspect inside an underground parking structure at a commercial building, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The […]

Pomona Shooting Victim ID’d

A 40-year-old man who was shot to death in Pomona was identified Tuesday. Officers were dispatched about 4:10 a.m. Sunday to the 1400 block of West Mission Boulevard regarding a shooting and located the victim, the Pomona Police Department reported. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. He was identified Tuesday by the Los […]

25-Year-Old San Pedro Shooting Victim ID’d

A 25-year-old who man was killed in a shooting in San Pedro was identified Tuesday. The shooting occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday at West Seventh Street and South Grand Avenue, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The victim was approached by a man believed about 20 years […]