A man was found dead Monday morning inside an El Monte apartment building that caught fire. The fire was reported at 3:05 a.m. in the 11400 block of Magnolia Street at Musgrove Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Jeremy Stafford. Two units of the four-unit building were on fire, Stafford told […]
Sylmar Man Faces Sentencing for Setting Hollywood Pizzerias on Fire
A Sylmar man is expected to be sentenced to prison Monday for setting Hollywood’s Pizzeria Mozza and Mozza2Go on fire during the civil disturbances that roiled the city three years ago. Mario E. Alvarado, 45, pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of arson of a commercial building, a felony which carries a mandatory […]
Man Stabbed to Death in Westlake
A man was stabbed to death Monday morning in the Westlake neighborhood. The stabbing occurred about 1 a.m. at Eighth and Caroldelet streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was described as a man between 25 and 30 years old, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Suspect information was […]
LA County: COVID Rules Still in Effect at Worksites
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is 426, up 13 from Friday’s total, according to the latest state data. Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 44 were being treated in intensive care, up from 43 the previous day. The statewide total of hospitalized patients was 1,725, down from 1,762 on […]
One Victim Hospitalized After Shooting in Vernon
One person was hospitalized Monday morning after they were shot in Vernon. The shooting was reported at 3:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Atlantic Boulevard, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Jeremy Stafford told City News Service. Paramedics took one victim to a hospital, Stafford said. Information about the age and gender of […]
Driver Killed When Vehicle Plunges Off Bridge Onto I-5 in Boyle Heights ID’d
A motorist killed when his vehicle went off a bridge in Boyle Heights and landed on its roof on the Golden State (5) Freeway was publicly identified Monday. Steven De Vone was 56 years old, according to the coroner’s office. His city of residence was not available. The crash occurred at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday […]
Jury Deliberations to Resume in Ridley-Thomas Federal Corruption Trial
Jury deliberations are scheduled to resume Monday in the federal criminal trial of suspended L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is accused of steering lucrative county contracts to USC’s social work school in exchange for a slate of benefits for his son. Prosecutors rested their rebuttal case early Friday before the jury panel was sworn […]
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Monday at $4.851, one day after dropping two-tenths of a cent. The average price is 2.4 cents less than one week ago and $1.218 lower than one year ago but nine-tenths of a cent more than one month ago, […]
One Dead, One Wounded in Palmdale Shooting
One person was killed and another was wounded in a Palmdale shooting, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday in the 3000 block of East Avenue R-4, sheriff’s Deputy Tracy Koerner told City News Service. Additional details were not available, Koerner said. A news videographer who went to the scene said one […]
One Year Ago Today (March 27, 2022)…`CODA’ Captures Best Picture; Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock in On-Stage Incident
One Year Ago Today (March 27, 2022)…In an Academy Awards ceremony that will be remembered as much for Will Smith storming the stage and slapping presenter Chris Rock as it will be for Smith winning best actor honors later in the broadcast, CODA” evening captured the big prize of best picture. An emotional drama about […]
