Mayor Bass Secures $300M in Emergency Reimbursements for LA

Mayor Karen Bass and other city officials announced Tuesday that the Los Angeles region will receive $300 million in emergency reimbursements, with $60 million directly benefiting the city for COVID-19 expenses. Bass and a delegation including five City Council members were set to conclude two days of meetings at the statehouse in Sacramento on Tuesday […]

Board of Supervisors Offer $20K Reward for Compton, Carson Cemetery Vandals

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday established a pair of $20,000 reward offers for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for vandalizing two cemeteries in Compton and Carson, stealing bronze plaques and memorial markers. On Jan. 6, vandals targeted Woodlawn Celestial Gardens cemetery in Compton, “one of the […]

El Camino High School Students Stage Walkout Over Antisemitism on Campus

Dozens of students at El Camino Real Charter High School staged a walkout Tuesday to protest what they called recent antisemitic incidents on the Woodland Hills campus. The students, many of them carrying Israeli flags, chanted “Stop the hate” and waved signs with slogans such as “Stand Against Antisemitism,” “Our love is stronger than your […]

Missing 24-Year-Old Woman Last Seen in Willowbrook

Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday in locating a 24-year-old woman last seen near the Willowbrook area. Madison Josephine White, who also goes by Maddy and Sunshine, was last seen in the 13200 block of South Avalon Boulevard around 11 p.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies described White as a […]

Three Arrested in Marina Del Rey Burglary Spree

Three suspects were in custody Tuesday following an early morning burglary spree in which at least six businesses were robbed in the Marina del Rey and Venice areas. Pacific Division officers from the Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 1:20 a.m. to reports of a smashed window at the Ulta Beauty at 13455 […]

Amazon Studios Sued Over “Road House” Copyright

The screenwriter of the original “Road House” film sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its parent company Amazon Studios Tuesday, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that his copyright claims were ignored by the entertainment entities during the creation of a remake of the 1989 film. According to the filing, R. Lance Hill — who uses the […]

LAPD Chief Moore Informs Police Commissioners of Increase of Shootings and Homicides

LAPD Chief Michel Moore told the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday that Los Angeles has seen an increase in homicides and shooting violence this month, but he said it was accompanied by an overall reduction in crimes. Moore delivered his final update to the board Tuesday regarding recent crime statistics and significant events, as he […]

Son Taken Into Custody During Fatal House Fire Investigation

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire at a Tujunga house where a man was found dead and another man reported to be his son was taken into custody. Firefighters sent to the 10200 block of North Silverton Avenue at 11:53 a.m. Monday found smoke showing from the windows of the two-story hillside home, […]

Oscar Winner Jodie Foster Will Leave Hand and Footprints TCL Chinese Theatre

Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster will sink her hands and feet into cement outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in April as part of the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. Foster will receive the coveted Hollywood honor on April 19, the second day of the four-day festival, which will feature […]

Civil Rights Firms’ Lawsuits Protecting Humanitarian Status Against Trump Administration to be Dismissed

A lawsuit brought by two Los Angeles civil rights law firms, among others, which ultimately prevented the Trump administration from terminating humanitarian protected status for over 400,000 people, is expected to be dismissed Monday, it was announced Tuesday. The plaintiffs in Ramos v. Mayorkas and a companion case, Bhattarai v. Mayorkas, challenged the Trump administration’s […]

Black Lives Matter Foundation Wins $200K in Attorneys’ Fees, Costs

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been awarded more than $200,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs in the wake of a judge’s 2023 dismissal on free-speech grounds of a lawsuit filed by a coalition of BLM chapters against the foundation, accusing it of defrauding the local activist groups. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge […]