One Killed in Santa Ana Freeway Crash

A person was killed in a crash on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in East Los Angeles Friday. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 4:45 a.m. to the Ditman Avenue and Indiana Street exit near the southbound freeway where they found the victim, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City News Service. It was unknown […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since Nov. 21

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the 26th consecutive day, increasing 2.1 cents to $5.29, its highest amount since Nov. 21. The average price has increased 31.8 cents over the past 26 days, including 1 cent Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and […]

Man Fatally Stabbed Near Sun Valley, Suspect Arrested

A 26-year old man is in police custody Friday in connection with a fatal stabbing near Sun Valley. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division responded at 11:09 p.m. Thursday to 12022 Saticoy St. and Laurel Canyon Boulevard where they found the 24-year-old victim suffering from stab wounds, an LAPD spokesman told […]

Man Fatally Shot in Compton

A man was shot and killed in Compton Friday and sheriff’s detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called at 12:51 a.m. to the 100 block of East Caldwell Street and South Willowbrook Avenue where they found the victim with gunshot wounds, said homicide Lt. t Arturo […]

Pasadena Man to Plead Guilty to Machine Gun Possession

A Pasadena man who allegedly brandished a loaded ghost gun near a South Los Angeles high school last year is expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal charge of possessing machine gun parts. Once he enters his plea, Isaac Loftus, 26, would face up to 10 years behind bars at sentencing and a period […]

Southland Preps for Heavy Rain as Hurricane Hilary Gains Strength

Hurricane Hilary has strengthened to a Category 4 status in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California Friday, with sustained winds up to 140 mph. It was gaining strength as it slowly moved northward off the coast of Baja California on a still-uncertain path that will bring heavy rain and potentially flooding to […]

SFV Man Faces Sentencing in Fake Basquiat Case

A former auctioneer from North Hollywood who admitted he helped create and sell more than two dozen fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings that were seized from the Orlando Museum of Art last year is set to be sentenced Friday. Michael Barzman, 45, pleaded guilty in May to making false statements to the FBI during an interview […]

Riverside County Braces for Heavy Rain, Wind as Hurricane Hilary Strengthens

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Hurricane Hilary has strengthened to a Category 4 status in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California Friday, with sustained winds up to 140 mph. It was gaining strength as it slowly moved northward off the coast of Baja California on a still-uncertain path that will bring heavy rain […]

USMC MEU to Participate in Realistic Military Exercise in Blythe Area

Marines will participate in a realistic military exercise Friday in Blythe and surrounding Palo Verde Valley communities. The Colorado River sheriff’s station, Blythe police and fire departments, California Highway Patrol, United States Border Patrol and Cal-Fire will assist in the exercise Friday, according to Sgt. Ed Reynoso of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The exercise […]

Magnitude 3.0 Quake Strikes Near Hemet

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near Hemet Friday at 4:47 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered 4 miles southwest of East Hemet and 4.4 miles south of Hemet. It was 8.4 miles deep. The earthquake was centered 5.9 miles southwest of Valle Vista and 6.8 miles of San Jacinto. There were […]

One Year Ago Today (August 18, 2022)…Man Convicted in Slayings of 2 Women in 1980s

One Year Ago Today (August 18, 2022)…A man described by a prosecutor as a sexually motivated serial killer was convicted of murdering two women in the 1980s, including one in Burbank. A downtown Los Angeles jury deliberated for about three hours before convicting 67-year-old Horace Van Vaultz Jr. of first-degree murder for the July 16, […]