Metro to Introduce Motion for Increased Law Enforcement for Buses and Trains

Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board of Directors Chair Karen Bass said Wednesday she and other board members will introduce a motion next week calling for an increase in law enforcement patrols and visibility on the transit system’s buses and trains. The move follows a spate of violent crimes connected to the system in recent […]

Arraignment Postponed for Man Who Stabbed 7-Year-Old Brother

Arraignment was postponed Wednesday for a 24-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his 7-year-old brother at the family’s home in Whittier. Cristian Gutierrez is now scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in a Downey courtroom on the attempted murder charge, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The charge includes allegations that he inflicted great […]

Missing 3-Week-Old Boy Search Turned into Death Investigation

Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives continued a search Wednesday of an Antelope Valley landfill for the remains of a missing 3-week-old baby. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department’s Palmdale Station initially responded Tuesday to a home in the 2300 block of Carolyn Drive in Palmdale regarding a report of a missing child. But […]

60-Year-Old Man Killed in Malibu Crash Identified

A 60-year-old man killed in a crash that closed a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu was identified Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim of the crash as Derek Schimming. The crash, which was reported at 2 p.m. Tuesday and closed the coastal highway between Paradise Cove […]

Lake Balboa House Damaged in Fire

A fire damaged a house in the Lake Balboa area Wednesday. Firefighters sent to the 6500 block of North McLennan Avenue at 10:26 a.m. extinguished the flames in the single-story building in 23 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. No injuries were reported. According to the LAFD, “all occupants escaped the house prior […]

Pasadena Teacher Targeted by Foiled Student Shooting Sues District

A former South Pasadena Unified School District teacher who says she was a target of a foiled student mass shooting plot in 2014 is suing the district, alleging she was branded as mentally unstable and was the victim of an administration campaign to end her teaching career until she was terminated in 2023. Adriana Wiedermann’s […]

L.A. City Council Cracksdown on Tee-Time Resales

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a motion that seeks to crack down on the illegal booking and reselling of tee times for profit. Council members voted 14-0 to instruct the Department of Recreation and Parks to detail the operation and management of its reservation system for city public golf courses, and any efforts […]

Long Beach Man Convicted of Pregnant Woman’s Murder

A Long Beach man was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder for the shooting death of a woman who was newly pregnant with a baby that was believed to be his child. The Long Beach jury deliberated about two hours before finding Tremaine Lewis, now 32, guilty of the killing of Alicia Faith Todd, 21, in […]

LA Council Recognizes Senior Fraud Awareness Day

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday recognized National Senior Fraud Awareness Day by celebrating a group of seniors working to prevent their peers from becoming victims of scams. Council members Katy Yaroslavsky, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Heather Hutt highlighted the efforts of the Stop Senior Scams Acting Program, which recently held events in the Fairfax District […]

LA Council Orders Studies into Deaths of Asian Elephants at Zoo

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday ordered a study into the death of two Asian elephants at the city’s zoo, including a possible update to standards of care for the remaining elephants at the facility. In a 14-0 vote, the council approved a motion introduced by Bob Blumenfield and Eunisses Hernandez in February. The L.A. […]

Steven Tyler Seeks $155K in Attorneys’ Fees in Accuser’s Lawsuit

Having won a partial dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit on free-speech grounds, Steven Tyler is seeking more than $150,000 in attorneys’ fees from the plaintiff, who alleges the Aerosmith frontman had an illicit relationship with her when she was 16 years old and he was 25. The motion filed Monday in Inglewood Superior Court follows […]