Nigel Lythgoe Exits Dance TV Show Following Sex-Assault Lawsuits

Nigel Lythgoe is stepping down as a judge on the program “So You Think You Can Dance” following a sexual-assault lawsuit filed by former judge Paula Abdul and additional allegations from two anonymous women, according to media reports. Lythgoe, 74, denied Abdul’s allegations that he sexually assaulted her while she was a judge on “American […]

Hospital Employee Settles Employment Suit Over Missing Tea Set

A former Cedars-Sinai Medical Center employee has tentatively settled a discrimination suit against the hospital in which she alleged she was wrongfully fired in 2022 on a pretext of stealing a Russian tea set. According to the Los Angeles Superior Court suit, plaintiff Gayane Barsegyan’s Armenian ethnicity, her ability to speak Russian and her disability […]

Windy Weekend on Tap in Southland

It’s going to be a windy weekend in the Southland as a storm system brings strong and potentially damaging velocities to much of the region Saturday and Sunday, forecasters said. The high winds, which began developing Friday night, were expected to diminish through early Saturday before “a tremendous amount of upper-level energy” sweeps over the […]

One Killed, Three Injured in Two Anaheim Collisions

Police Saturday are continuing their search for a driver involved in two crashes in Anaheim that killed a woman and injured three others. The first collision occurred around 5 p.m. Friday at Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue near Disneyland where the driver hit three pedestrians and sped away, according to KTLA. The second occurred at […]

Driver Killed in Solo-Vehicle Crash in West Los Angeles

One person was killed Saturday after they collided with a parked vehicle in West Los Angeles. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Los Angeles Division were called at 1:08 a.m. to 1927 S. Butler Ave. between Missouri and La Grange avenues, west of the San Diego (405) Freeway, where they learned the victim […]

Kevin Hart Among Nominees For Opening Night of Creative Arts Emmys

Kevin Hart, Quinta Brunson, Taraji P. Henson and Nathan Lane are among the nominees as the two-night 2022-23 Creative Arts Emmy Awards begin Saturday at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live with awards for scripted programming presented in 49 categories. Hart is nominated for outstanding actor in a short form comedy or drama series for […]

Final List of Golden Globe Awards Presenters Announced

A complete lineup of presenters for Sunday’s 81st annual Golden Globe Awards has been announced, including Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Dua Lipa and Jodie Foster. Rounding out the list of newly announced presenters are Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Banks, Andra Day, Annette Bening, Gabriel `Fluffy’ Iglesias, Hunter Schafer, Jared Leto, Jon Batiste, Jonathan Bailey, Kate Beckinsale, […]

Suspect in San Marino Package Thefts Arrested

A suspect was arrested in connection with a series of package thefts in San Marino, authorities said Saturday. The suspect, George Sam Elali of Reseda, was captured on surveillance video Friday allegedly stealing a package between Dec. 18 through Tuesday, said Sgt. Vince Wilson. During these thefts, Elali was driving a blue Toyota Prius while […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $165 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a Chula Vista supermarket and is worth $154,910, the California Lottery announced. While […]

Groups Plan To Support L.A. City Councilman Curren Price at Arraignment

Several clergy groups and community organizations plan to show their support for Ninth District City Councilman Curren Price Monday when he is scheduled to be arraigned on corruption charges. Members of Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California, Experience Christian Ministries, South Central United and other groups are expected to be at the Criminal Courts […]

One Year Ago Today (January 6, 2023)…Dodgers Cutting Ties with Trevor Bauer Following Sex Assault Case

One Year Ago Today (January 6, 2023)…The Dodgers announced they are cutting ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, who recently had his Major League Baseball suspension for violations of the league’s sex assault and domestic violence policies reduced to 194 games from two full seasons. “We have decided that he will no longer be part of […]