Mountain Lion Spotted in Griffith Park

Local wildlife enthusiasts were buzzing Monday in response to video that appears to have captured another mountain lion in Griffith Park, which was long home to the famed P-22 “Hollywood Cat” until his death in December 2022. A resident recently captured video of the lion while parking at his apartment building off Barham Boulevard. Vladimir […]

USC Study Claims Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy Link to Adolescent Behavioral Problems

Fluoride exposure during pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of childhood behavioral problems, according to research published Monday by the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Researchers at the university conducted the first U.S.-based study examining the link between prenatal fluoride and childhood social, emotional and behavioral functioning. Nearly three-quarters of Americans consume […]

Convenience Store Robbery Linked to Spree in OC, LA

A convenience store robbery early Monday in Anaheim appears connected to a spree of heists in the city and elsewhere, police said. Several suspects clad in black and dark clothing would run off with the store’s cash registers into a dark-colored SUV getaway car, Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock said. The most recent robbery was […]

30-Year-Old Man Charged with Fatal Shooting on Metro Bus

A 30-year-old man was charged Monday with murder for allegedly shooting a fellow passenger on a Metro bus in Commerce. The murder charge against Winston Apolinario Rivera includes an allegation of the use of a firearm in a crime. He could face 35 years to life in prison if convicted, according to the District Attorney’s […]

Woman Linked to Mexican Mafia Sentenced to Time Served

A 39-year-old woman who acted as a lookout on a hit ordered by reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez was sentenced Monday to time served in custody based on her hard work rehabilitating herself while out of custody. Megan Moreno pleaded guilty June 12 to conspiring to commit assault resulting in serious bodily […]

MLB Investigating Former Angels Player David Fletcher for Betting Allegations

Major League Baseball has opened an investigation into allegations that former Angels infielder David Fletcher placed bets with a Southern California bookie, believed to be the same one who took millions of dollars in wagers from Dodger Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, it was reported Monday. A league source told ESPN that an internal investigation is […]

Shipping Increased 12% at Port of LA During April

The Port of Los Angeles handled about 770,337 containers in April, representing a 12% increase over the same time last year, officials announced Monday. April also represented the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year growth. So far, four months into 2024, the waterfront workers have processed 3.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units across L.A.’s marine terminals — […]

Bomb Squad Removes Suspicious Items from Santa Monica Home

A bomb squad removed some “suspicious items” that a person found while cleaning the home of a relative who had died, and no one was hurt, Santa Monica police reported Monday. Dispatchers received a call about 4 p.m. Sunday regarding “the discovery of what an individual believed to be bomb-making materials found while cleaning a […]

Sparks Rookie Cameron Brink to Throw First Pitch at Dodger Game

L.A. Sparks rookie Cameron Brink will throw the ceremonial first pitch before Monday evening’s Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks game while teammate Rickea Jackson will make the “It’s time for Dodger baseball” announcement. Brink was the second player chosen in the 2024 draft following a college career at Stanford, where she was twice selected as the national defensive […]

Police Investigating Deadly Shooting in South Gate

A man was fatally shot Monday in South Gate, and an investigation was underway. Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are assisting the South Gate Police Department in the shooting that happened in the 2300 block of Firestone Boulevard on Monday at 1:29 a.m., according to the sheriff’s department. Information was not […]

Police Investigate Stunt Tightrope Walk Between `Graffiti Towers’

Los Angeles police Monday were investigating a stunt carried out by a social media daredevil who walked a slack-line tightrope between the notorious downtown “graffiti towers.” Benjamin Schneider, 28, who is known on social media as “Reckless Ben,” managed to slip past police patrols and access the fenced-off Oceanwide Plaza complex in mid-May. He and […]