One Killed in Wilmington Shooting

A man was fatally shot in Wilmington and police are continuing their investigation into his death, authorities said Friday. The shooting occurred around 10:10 p.m. Thursday outside the Wilmington Recreation Center near Bay View Avenue and D Street, where a “Summer Night Lights” youth activity event was taking place, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario […]

Quartz Hill Team Seeking Berth in Little League Softball World Series

The all-star team from the Quartz Hill Little League will play for a berth in the Little League Softball World Series Friday when it faces its counterpart from the San Jose-based Almaden Little League. The West Region Tournament Championship Game is a rematch of Quartz Hill’s 11-4 victory Sunday. Almaden (3-1) then won three consecutive […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since Nov. 29

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday to its highest amount since Nov. 29, increasing 1.7 cents to $5.046. The average price has increased six of the past seven days following a five-day streak of decreases totaling 2.2 cents, increasing 7.4 cents, including 2.2 cents Thursday, […]

Bass Set to Be in Houston for Urban League Conference

The mayors of the nation’s four largest cities, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the National Urban League’s Conference in Houston Friday. Bass, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will address “the state of emergency for civil […]

Southern California Heat Wave to Continue All Week

Triple-digit heat is expected to again bake much of the Southland away from the coast Friday as a high-pressure system continued to drive up temperatures to potentially record-setting and possibly dangerous levels. “High pressure aloft over the region will keep a very warm air mass in place through the end of the week,” according to […]

LA Officials Highlight Tenant Resources Ahead of Rent Debt Repayment Deadline

Ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline for repayment of back rent for the first 18 months of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman have released resources for Angelenos to stay in their homes. “We will only be able to solve our city’s homelessness crisis if we work to prevent people […]

Man Fatally Shot in South Los Angeles Identified

A 37-year-old man who was fatally shot in South Los Angeles was identified Friday by county authorities. Officers from the Southeast Division of the Los Angeles Police Department responded at 8:24 p.m. Tuesday to San Pedro and West 87th streets where they found the victim on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds, an LAPD spokeswoman […]

Local Assistance Center to Open For Those Displaced From DHS Mobile Home Fire

A local assistance center is set to open Friday to help residents displaced from the Country Squire RV Park fire that destroyed nine mobile homes in Desert Hot Springs. The center, which was designed to provide services and to focus on the 45 to 50 residents who were affected when their homes were destroyed or […]

Blaze Breaks Out Along Edge of Cahuilla Indian Reservation

Firefighters are batting a brush fire Friday that erupted on the edge of the Cahuilla Indian Reservation south of Aguanga, consumed 225 acres and prompted new evacuation warnings. The Riverside County Fire Department issued evacuation warnings just after midnight for areas south of Tulle Peak, south of Ramsey, west of Terwilliger, east of and north […]

Dangerously Hot Conditions Expected in Coachella Valley

Dangerously hot conditions have prompted the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning for the Coachella Valley and parts of Riverside County Friday. The excessive heat warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday for Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Coachella and Borrego Springs with temperatures expected between 113 […]

One Year Ago Today (July 28, 2022)…Pair Sentenced for Molesting 18-Month-Old Boy

One Year Ago Today (July 28, 2022)…A man and woman were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for molesting an 18-month-old relative of the man in Desert Hot Springs and filming their actions. Michael James Flaherty, 36, and Cynthia Fuentes, 26, were convicted in December 2021 of three counts of committing lewd acts on a child […]