Newsom Signs Order to Aid Fire-Impacted Businesses

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at helping businesses impacted by the Los Angeles-area wildfires by extending license and permit renewal deadlines and waiving fees for obtaining duplicates of license certificates destroyed in the blazes. “Small businesses are not only key to a thriving economy but make up the heart of healthy […]

Franklin High Schooler Stabbed During Altercation

Police descended on Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park Wednesday and arrested a suspect after an altercation between two students led to a stabbing. The attack occurred around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, just outside the school at 820 N. Ave. 54, a little north of Arroyo Seco (110) Parkway. Just after 9 a.m. Wednesday, an […]

Alleged Shooting Victim, Girlfriend Testify Against A$AP Rocky

The third day of testimony in the assault trial of A$AP Rocky saw the defendant’s girlfriend — pop star Rihanna — show up in court Wednesday to watch the alleged victim tell of being shot at by the rapper/fashion designer on a Hollywood street corner. “He grabbed me first,” said Terell Ephron, 36, formerly known […]

Dave Matthews Withdraws from FireAid

Citing a family illness, musician Dave Matthews announced Wednesday he will not be performing as scheduled at Thursday’s FireAid concert in Inglewood or at Friday’s MusiCares pre-Grammy benefit concert honoring the Grateful Dead. “Due to a critical illness in the family, Dave Matthew is unfortunately unable to perform at the FireAid and MusiCares benefits this […]

Over 600 Applications Submitted Since Debris Removal Forms Launched

More than 600 “Right of Entry” forms giving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permission to clear debris of wildfire-destroyed homes were submitted in the first day they were available, authorities said Wednesday while assuring the public the debris-removal effort will be completed as quickly as possible. The forms became available for affected property owners […]

60-Year-Old Shooting Suspect Arrested in Connection with Del Rey Murder

A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the Del Rey area of Los Angeles, police said Wednesday. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division were called at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 11700 block of Avon Way, between Washington and Culver boulevards regarding a shooting. […]

LAPD Asks Public for Help Finding Hollywood Stabber

Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday in identifying a 30-year-old man suspected of stabbing a woman in the East Hollywood area. The stabbing was reported on Jan. 18, around noon, near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Edgemont Street, close to the Vermont/Santa Monica Metro station, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A […]

Alleged Child Services Imposter Charged in Sexual Assault of Girl

A Los Angeles man who authorities say convinced a 15-year-old girl that he worked for a child care business before allegedly driving her to a parking lot and sexually assaulting her has been charged with rape and other charges. Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, is charged with one felony count each of rape, sodomy by use […]

ABC Opposes Retrial of ‘General Hospital’ Actor’s Faith Discrimination/Privacy Suit

A religious discrimination/invasion of privacy lawsuit filed against ABC by former “General Hospital” actor Ingo Rademacher — who was fired in 2021 and saw his role recast for opposing the network’s coronavirus vaccine mandate — should not be revived because there is no new evidence to support such a motion, network attorneys argue in new […]

Two Alleged Gunmen Detained at Dorsey High School

Two people were in custody Wednesday after a report of a gunman at Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School in the Crenshaw area. Reports of an armed suspect were received around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday at the campus at 3537 Farmdale Ave., near the Farmdale Metro Station on Exposition Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police […]

Malibu, Santa Monica Beaches Remain Closed Due to Runoff

The ocean water remained off-limits at beaches stretching from Malibu to Santa Monica due to the recent rains and fire debris carried to the coast, while a water quality advisory was in effect all beaches in the county until Thursday morning. The water closure ordered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health impacts […]