| | | | The news for Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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Man Found Dead in Compton Identified A 71-year-old man who was found dead in Compton was identified Wednesday. Sheriff’s detectives were sent to the 400 block of South Oleander Avenue Tuesday around 9:23 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The victim was identified as Gilbert Dawson, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. Dawson was discovered with […]
  
Man Shot, Killed in South Los Angeles A man was fatally shot in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles and police Wednesday are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Division were called at 11:54 p.m. Tuesday to Broadway and 54th Street, west of the Harbor (110) Freeway where witnesses told them an […]
Metro To Continue Single-Track Service on A Line The Metro A Line will continue single-track service Wednesday while maintenance crews repair the overhead power lines for the A and E light rail trains. Service frequency from Pico Station for both A Line to Union Station and E Line to Pico/Aliso Station will operate at 20-minute service intervals due to single tracking, with trains […]
Standoff in Santa Ana Ends With Suspect’s Surrender An armed man with a gun taped to his hand as he paced around a Santa Ana strip mall before a crowd of people finally surrendered to police early Wednesday morning, bringing an 11-hour standoff to an end. The suspect dropped his gun and was taken into custody just before 3 a.m. Wednesday, KABC 7 […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $85 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The numbers drawn […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices A run of 35 increases in 37 days to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County totaling 39.9 cents ended Wednesday with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent to $5.37. The average price is 1.4 cents more than one week ago, 28.4 cents higher than one month […]
Record-High Temperatures Reported in Palm Springs, Campo Record-high temperatures that rolled into parts of Riverside County are expected to dissipate Wednesday, but excessive heat warnings are still in place, the National Weather Service said. It was 118 in Palm Springs on Monday, tying the record high for the day set on 2009. It was 106 in Campo, tying the record high for […]
Average Riverside County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since Nov. 18 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose Wednesday for the 37th time in 39 days, increasing a half-cent to $5.271, its highest amount since Nov. 18. The average price has risen 42.9 cents over the past 39 days, including two-tenths of a cent Tuesday, according to figures from […]
High Heat Continues, but Cooler Temps Anticipated in Coming Days Temperatures will continue to soar Wednesday across much of the Southland as a mini-heat wave brought triple-digit highs to some areas, but a major cool-down is expected to arrive later in the week. National Weather Service forecasters noted that Tuesday’s temperatures were actually running between 1 and 3 degrees cooler than Monday, thanks to a […]
LA County Man Faces Sentencing in Heroin Overdose Case A Westlake Village man faces sentencing Wednesday for his role in a drug ring that distributed heroin to a 23-year-old man who died of an overdose. Bradford Shepley, 38, pleaded guilty in May to a federal charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, a felony carrying a possible maximum penalty of 20 […]
One Year Ago Today (August 30, 2022)…Attorney: WeHo Chiropractor Strongly Denies Sex Assault Allegation One Year Ago Today (August 30, 2022)…A West Hollywood chiropractor accused by sheriff’s investigators of sexually assaulting a woman in his office vehemently denied the allegation through his attorney. “Dr. (David) Mottahedeh denies the allegations in this matter. They have absolutely no merit,” attorney Lou Shapiro said in a statement. Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials […]
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