Los Padrinos Juvey in Downey Expected to Be Shut Down in State of Emergency Issued by LA Supervisors

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday is expected to proclaim a local emergency over the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, which has been ordered closed by state regulators but is continuing to operate due to a lack of any alternate facility to hold the youth detained there. The juvenile hall has […]

Riverside Supervisor Kevin Jeffries Says Goodbye

The most senior member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors will close out his political career Tuesday, attending his final meeting as a supervisor, with expectations for an informal farewell speech and plaudits from his colleagues and others who have worked with him. Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, 64, of Lakeland Village will officially retire on […]

Santa Ana Winds Forecasted; Red Flag Warnings to Take Effect

Santa Ana winds will batter parts of the Southland starting Tuesday, raising concerns about wildfires just as fire crews were making progress to fully surround the Franklin Fire in Malibu. According to the National Weather Service, winds will likely peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. “Northeast winds will rapidly develop with gusts likely ranging from […]

Couple Shot, Woman Dies in Huntington Park

A man and a woman were shot — the woman fatally — inside a truck in Huntington Park and police are investigating the shootings, authorities said Tuesday. Huntington Park Department officers were called at 9:40 p.m. Monday to the 3900 block of East 60th Street between Carmelita and Corona avenues, where they found the woman […]

LA County Considers $7.5M Settlement Over Ex-Deputy Sex Abuse

The Board of Supervisors Tuesday is expected to approve a proposed $7.5 million settlement of a lawsuit filed against the county and a now-imprisoned former sheriff’s deputy who pleaded no contest to sexually abusing three daughters of a woman he previously dated. Sean Essex was sentenced in June to 40 years in state prison after […]

Slain Doctor’s Ex to be Arraigned

The ex-wife of a doctor who was fatally shot outside his medical clinic in Woodland Hills is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday — one day after being charged with murder, with the district attorney alleging the woman hired a hit man to kill the victim for unspecified financial gain. The murder charge against Ahang Mirshojae, […]

Average LA Gas Price Lowest Since Summer 2021

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Tuesday to its lowest amount since July 31, 2021, decreasing a half-cent to $4.373, one day after a run of 14 decreases in 15 days ended when it was unchanged. The average price dropped 7.4 cents during the run, according […]

No Powerball Big Winner

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $69 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Colorado, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. It is worth […]

Malibu Schools Reopen as Franklin Fire is 56% Contained

Firefighters battling the Franklin Fire in Malibu are preparing for the return of Santa Ana winds Tuesday with containment of the 4.037-acre wildfire at 56%. Students returned Monday to Malibu Elementary School, Malibu Middle School and Malibu High School. Webster Elementary School remained closed, but those students will return to classes Tuesday at Malibu Elementary […]

Riverside County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since July 14, 2021

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Tuesday to its lowest amount since July 14, 2021, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $4.26, one day after rising a half-cent. The average price has dropped 15 of the past 17 days, decreasing 7.6 cents, according to figures from the […]

One Year Ago Today (December 17, 2023)…Fired Gay Former LACo Lifeguard Alleges Sexual Orientation Discrimination

One Year Ago Today (December 17, 2023)…A gay former Los Angeles County lifeguard with a long record of preventing drownings is suing her ex-employer, alleging she was subjected to homophobic comments by male colleagues and wrongfully fired in 2022 shortly after posting her engagement to a woman on her social media accounts. Paige Sullivan’s Los […]