Mayor Bass and Labor Leaders Urge Angelenos to Vote “No” on Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act

Mayor Karen Bass Thursday urged residents not to be misled and to vote “no” on a state ballot measure in November that aims to change state and local government rules for imposing taxes, fees and other charges. The state ballot measure known as the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” has qualified for the November […]

Metro to Increase Transit Police in Response to Recent Attacks

Responding to a recent violent attacks tied to the region’s transit system, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board of Directors Chair Karen Bass said Thursday she has ordered an “immediate surge” in public safety personnel on buses and trains to increase their visibility and deter crime. “The spike in violent crime on Metro that we […]

UC Irvine Classes Go Remote After Pro-Palestine Occupation On Campus Broken Up By Police

Classes were held remotely Thursday at UC Irvine following a tense day that saw hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on the campus to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment and occupation of a lecture hall in what Chancellor Howard Gillman called “a sad day for our university.” A total of 50 people, including at least […]

Fatal Shooting in South Los Angeles

A man was fatally shot Thursday in the South Los Angeles area, and an investigation was underway. Officers were sent to 83rd Street and Denker Avenue about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The man, apparently in his 20s, died at the scene, police said. Information on his identity was not […]

LA Charges Face Off Against Las Vegas Raiders for Season Opening

The Los Angeles Chargers will open the 2024 season Sept. 8 by playing host to the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium in Jim Harbaugh’s debut as their coach. The Chargers split their two games with the Raiders last season, winning 24-17 at SoFi Stadium Oct. 1 and losing 63-21 Dec. 14 in Las Vegas […]

Passenger with Measles Traveled Through LAX

A traveler who passed through Los Angeles International Airport a week ago was infected with measles at the time, county health officials said Thursday, warning that the person may have exposed others. According to the county Department of Public Health, the patient arrived on Qatar Airways flight QR 0739 at 1:53 p.m. May 9 at […]

28-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Rollover Injury DUI Crash

A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to an alcohol-fueled rollover crash on the 241 Freeway that injured two passengers and was immediately sentenced to four months in jail. Anton Falcon-Prarie Fortain pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a blood-alcohol content over the legal limit of .08% causing […]

Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault at Santa Ana Restaurant

A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday and was immediately sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in the rear of a downtown Santa Ana restaurant. Juan Alberto Hernandez pleaded guilty to sexual penetration by foreign object and force and admitted sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury in commission of a […]

Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Receives LA Press Club Award for Courage and Integrity While Imprisoned in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than a year, was named Thursday the recipient of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 2024 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. “We are extremely pleased to see the Daniel Pearl Award being awarded to Evan Gershkovich who, like […]

Couple Charged with Child Abuse and Endangerment of 5-Week-Old Baby

More details emerged Thursday from authorities regarding a couple accused of abusing their 5-week-old baby in Santa Ana. Mirian Jimenezolivera, who turned 34 on Wednesday, was charged with 11 felony counts of child abuse and endangerment for an incident on April 8, according to the criminal complaint. Police were dispatched to a hospital, where the […]

Motorist Killed in Malibu Crash May Have Suffered Medical Emergency

A motorist who was killed in a crash that closed a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu earlier this week may have suffered a medical emergency before the collision, authorities said Thursday. The crash, which was reported at 2 p.m. Tuesday and closed the coastal highway between Paradise Cove Road and West Winding Way […]