Los Angeles Secures $900M in Federal Funding for Transit and Infrastructure Ahead of Olympics

The Los Angeles region has secured nearly $900 million in federal funding to support transportation and infrastructure projects ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics, Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday. The money comes from a congressional spending package signed into law by President Joe Biden over the weekend, and from new federal grant funding. A large […]

Lenny Kravitz Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Lenny Kravitz for being credited with reimagining rock ‘n’ roll for the 1990s and beyond and receiving nine Grammy nominations, winning four times. “I used to walk these very streets because the action and the grit that I was missing in New York […]

Woodland Hills HS Investigates Shooting Threat

Authorities were investigating whether social media posts warning of a possible shooting Tuesday at Taft High School in Woodland Hills posed a credible threat. Officers were sent to the campus in the 5400 block of Winnetka Avenue at about 9 a.m. on a threat investigation, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The undisclosed threat […]

Black Police Sergeant Files Suit for Denied Promotions

Attorneys for a Black veteran Los Angeles police sergeant who alleges he was wrongfully denied one of two open SWAT positions despite being the best qualified candidate are seeking the personnel records of those competitors chosen over him. Sgt. Gregory Hoskins’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges he was denied the job in retaliation for […]

Man Arrested for Fatal DUI in Orange

A suspected drunk driver has been arrested for allegedly causing a fatal hit-and-run accident and leading police on a pursuit in Orange Tuesday. Jonathan Lopez, 31, of Orange, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, hit and run, leading police on a chase and vehicular homicide, according to Lt. Phil McMullin of the […]

Laguna Niguel Man Charged with Attempted Murder

A 39-year-old Laguna Niguel man involved in a standoff with Orange County sheriff’s deputies was charged Tuesday with attempted murder. Justin Derek Jennings was charged with two counts of attempted murder and faces sentencing enhancements for causing great bodily injury on an elder and inflicting great bodily injury on another victim. Jennings was also charged […]

Residents Near Chiquita Canyon Landfill Can Now File Relocation Services Online

Residents near the Chiquita Canyon Landfill can apply Tuesday for relocation services and assistance through a website launched by the landfill operators in response to a request from Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. It comes after the Chiquita Canyon Landfill operators earlier this month were denied a request to expand, the latest in a […]

Hope the Mission Leaders to Bike to D.C. to Mobilize Efforts to Combat Homelessness

The two leaders of Hope the Mission in North Hills embarked on an ambitious journey Tuesday, pedaling away on a planned 3,500-mile bike ride to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness and mobilize support for efforts to fight homelessness. Rowan Vansleve, president of Hope the Mission, and Ken Craft, the facility’s founder and CEO, were given […]

CA Supreme Court Refuses LB Murder Case

The California Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear the case of a Riverside County man who was convicted of second-degree murder for a woman’s shooting death at her Long Beach home. John Kevin McVoy Jr., 42, of Corona, is serving a 35-years-to-life state prison sentence for the Jan. 10, 2017, killing of 33-year-old Susan Garcia. […]

City Attorney Contends Firefighter Rightfully Fired in Revenge Porn Case

A veteran Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter/paramedic was rightfully fired in 2023 on allegations he posted compromising photos of a woman on pornographic websites and vandalized her vehicle, the City Attorney’s Office contends in court papers obtained Tuesday. The pleadings filed Monday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis A. Kin were in response to […]

Injured Brown Pelican Recovering from Surgery

A Brown Pelican found with a slashed pouch in San Pedro over the weekend is “resting comfortably” after surgery, a wildlife organization reported Tuesday. The bird’s pouch was severed from the base to the tip on both sides, and required more than 400 stitches to repair, according to International Bird Rescue. “There is strong evidence […]