Newport Beach Film Festival Starts Thursday

Jason Alexander had a problem. He was ramping up a play in New York and another film in production, so how was he going to squeeze in a starring role in an indie comedy? “The biggest thing was we were filming so close” to his other work, said “Stealing Pulp Fiction” director Danny Turkiewicz, whose […]

54-Year-Old Woman Killed By Ex ID’d

A 54-year-old woman who was killed by her ex-boyfriend during a domestic dispute in their Bellflower apartment was identified Thursday. The victim in the shooting was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office as Tamica Gant Lawrence. Lawrence was pronounced dead at the scene. The man, who was the object of […]

Fatal Shooting in La Puente

Sheriff’s homicide detectives Thursday are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman in La Puente. The shooting was reported at 11:43 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Fickewirth Avenue, east of North Hacienda Avenue, where they found the woman, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The victim was taken to a hospital, where she was […]

No Powerball Victor

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $437 million. There were four tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number. The one sold at a market in the unincorporated community of Newcastle, 31 miles […]

Victim of Metrolink Fatality ID’d

A man who was hit and killed by a Metrolink train in the Northridge area was identified by county authorities Thursday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified Everardo Romero, 41, as the victim of the fatal collision. Paramedics were sent to the 17700 block of West Chase Street about 7 a.m. […]

Gas Prices Drop Slightly in LA

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped a half-cent Thursday to $4.598, one day after run of four increases in five days totaling 3.3 cents ended with a decrease of eight-tenths of a cent. The average price is 2 cents more than one week ago but 1.4 […]

LA Prepares for “Great ShakeOut” Earthquake Drill

People in government offices, businesses and schools throughout the Southland will stop everything for a minute Thursday to “drop, cover and hold on” during a statewide earthquake preparedness drill, now in its 16th year. The Great California ShakeOut of 2024 is scheduled for 10:17 a.m. “What we do to prepare now, before the next big […]

Halloween Ghost Walk Returns to Riverside

The annual Ghost Walk Riverside will return next week, featuring traditional spine-tingling tours of downtown, as well as new additions that combine storytelling and dancing to make the most of the city’s haunted past. The California Riverside Ballet produces the Ghost Walk events annually to raise money for the nonprofit. This year’s walking tours are […]

LABP Recover Guns, Arrest Two

Police arrested two suspects and recovered at least two firearms during an arrest in Long Beach, authorities said Thursday. Officers from the Long Beach Police Department were called at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday to the 6100 block of Atlantic Avenue regarding of reports about a group of people who were passing around guns, the police department […]

Riverside Gas Prices Drop After Surge

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday for the second consecutive day following a run of 11 increases in 12 days totaling 7.9 cents, decreasing 1.1 cents to $4.457. The average price is 1.8 cents more than one week ago, but 4.1 cents less than one month […]

One Year Ago Today (October 17, 2023)…Huntington Beach City Council Debates Library Policy for `Sexual Content’

One Year Ago Today (October 17, 2023)…Huntington Beach City Council members evening were debating a proposed ordinance that would review and restrict access for books containing sexual content at the city’s library system. The proposal has drawn criticism from the First Amendment Coalition, the Freedom to Read Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union, which co-signed […]