Man Shot to Death in the Oakwood Area Near Venice

A man was fatally wounded Monday morning in a shooting in the Oakwood area of Los Angeles near Venice. The shooting occurred about 12:30 a.m. at Fifth Avenue and Broadway Street, Los Angeles Police Officer Drake Madison told City News Service. The 35-year-old man was found in the street with a gunshot wound, Madison said. […]

Average LA, Orange County Gas Prices Again Set Labor Day Records

The average prices of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles and Orange counties were at record highs for Labor Day Monday for the third consecutive year. A run of 38 increases in 42 days to the Los Angeles County average price totaling 42.7 cents ended Monday with a decrease of two-tenths of […]

Average Riverside County Gas Price Again Sets Labor Day Record

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose Monday to a record high for Labor Day for the third consecutive year, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $5.285, its highest amount since Nov. 18. The increase comes one day after a run of 38 increases in 42 days totaling […]

Multiple Vehicles Damaged in Beverly Crest Garage Fire

Smoke and flames lit up a Beverly Crest neighborhood Monday morning when a heavy fire involving multiple vehicles damaged a detached two-story garage. The fire was reported at 1:38 a.m. at 2241 N. Betty Lane, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. Firefighters put out the blaze in 26 minutes and prevented it […]

Thousands of Health Care Workers To March in Los Feliz on Labor Day

A rally and march will be held in Los Feliz Monday in conjunction with Labor Day to draw attention to what organizers say are long patient wait times, missed diagnosis, neglect and chronic understaffing in patient care. Organizers expect more than 4,000 health care workers to attend the 9 a.m. rally at Los Feliz Elementary […]

Labor Day Closures Set for Monday Across Riverside County

All county offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day including public schools, libraries, animal shelters and family resource centers according to the Riverside County official website. Law enforcement, emergency and other essential services will continue operating through the holiday. Trash pick-up services will be delayed one day, and Riverside County landfills will be closed […]

Woman, 79, Hospitalized from Smoky Apartment Building Fire in Hollywood

Two people were being medically evaluated following a fire at a nearly one-hundred-year-old apartment building in Hollywood. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded at 5:24 p.m. to a fire on the second floor of a more than 11,000-square-foot, 20-unit, two-story apartment building at 5603 W. Lexington Ave., according to the LAFD’s Brian Humphrey. Paramedics took […]

Woman Shot to Death in Pearblossom

A woman was shot to death in the Pearblossom community of the Antelope Valley Sunday. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded just before 11 a.m. Sunday to a shooting at 130th Street East and Avenue R-4, according to the LASD’s Homicide Bureau. The deputies found a woman believed between the ages of 40 and 45 […]

Whittier Stabbing Suspect Arrested

Sheriff’s detectives arrested a suspect Sunday in connection with the stabbing death of an 84-year-old man in the Whittier area. The suspect was taken into custody about 9 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. He was booked for suspicion of burglary and murder, sheriff’s officials said. His name was withheld pending further investigation. The […]

Detectives Search for Missing Man with Down Syndrome Around East LA

A 69-year-old man with Down Syndrome went missing Sunday in East Los Angeles and sheriff’s detectives asked the public for help finding him. Gary David Gersch was last seen at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of South Hillview Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. He is described as white, 5 feet, 9 […]

One Year Ago Today (September 4, 2022)…Judge OKs Former Whittier College Professor’s Retaliation Suit For Trial

One Year Ago Today (September 4, 2022)…A former Whittier College professor can move forward with most of her claims that she was wrongfully terminated before the 2017-18 school year for speaking out in favor of students who alleged they were sexually harassed by a longtime professor who headed her department, a judge has ruled. On […]