Major Emergency Fire Destroys Vacant Westlake House

Firefighters Monday morning battled a major emergency structure fire in the Westlake area that engulfed a two-story house and spread to two-story apartment buildings on each side. The fire was reported at 1:17 a.m. at 255 S. Reno St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. The flames spread from the vacant house […]

Cher’s Lawsuit Against Mary Bono Inches Forward After Closed-Door Talks Fail

Cher’s lawsuit claiming Sonny Bono’s widow owes her $1 million in unpaid royalties for Sonny & Cher songs inched towards trial after closed-door settlement talks last week failed, according to court papers obtained Monday by City News Service. Attorneys for Cher and ex-Rep. Mary Bono notified the judge in a filing late Friday that the […]

Los Angeles County’s COVID Numbers Holding Steady

The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is holding steady, rising by eight people to 697, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 69 were being treated in intensive care, down from 70 the previous day. COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates held steady at a relatively […]

Car Crashes into Building Ending Covina Police Pursuit

An attempted traffic stop on a black Audi sedan in Covina Monday morning resulted in a pursuit into nearby La Verne where the car crashed into a commercial building and the suspects ran into a residential neighborhood. A two-officer unit attempted the traffic stop for a vehicle code violation at about 12:30 a.m. at Grand […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises for 12th Day in a Row

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose 1 cent Monday to $4.709, one day after increasing two-tenths of a cent. The average price has increased 12 consecutive days and 14 of the past 15 days, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It […]

Sherman Oaks Non-Profit Sending Earthquake Aid To Syria

With the death toll in Turkey and Syria estimated to be at 34,000 and growing, a Sherman Oaks non-profit — Save the Syrian Children — is sending medicines and supplies to a network of doctors in Syria. The non-profit, which is based in Sherman Oaks, was founded seven years ago by Phil Kooset and his […]

Lanes Reopened After Cement Truck Involved in 405 Freeway Crash in Torrance

A crash involving two cars and a cement truck snarled traffic on the San Diego (405) Freeway, leaving one car on its side and diesel fuel to mop up, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 9:56 p.m. Sunday on the southbound San Diego Freeway south of Western Avenue. […]

One Dead in Two-Vehicle Llano Crash

One person was killed Monday morning when a vehicle crashed into a stalled vehicle on the Antelope (138) Highway in the Antelope Valley community of Llano. The crash was reported at 1:13 a.m. on the eastbound Antelope Highway just west of the Pearblossom (18) Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP’s online log […]

Walk of Fame Star for Jon Favreau to be Unveiled

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Monday honoring writer-director-producer Jon Favreau, three weeks before the third season premiere of the Disney+ “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian” he produces. Robert Downey Jr. and chef Roy Choi will join Favreau in speaking at the 11 a.m. ceremony near the El Capitan Theatre […]

LA County Real Estate Developer to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

An Agoura Hills-based real estate developer is expected to plead guilty Monday to federal bankruptcy and tax fraud charges. Mark Handel, 68, has agreed to enter his plea in downtown Los Angeles to making a false statement in bankruptcy and submitting a false tax return, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Handel will forfeit about […]

One Year Ago Today (February 13, 2022)…Parolee Arrested in Man’s Shooting Death in Long Beach

One Year Ago Today (February 13, 2022)…A 54-year-old parolee was arrested in South Los Angeles on suspicion of shooting to death a 22-year-old man in Long Beach, authorities said. Officers were sent to the 5400 block of Long Beach Boulevard at about 5:40 a.m. Saturday regarding a report of a man down. They were told […]