Padilla, Alcaraz Pull Ahead in First Update in Special Election for CD 6

In the special election to fill L.A. City Council seat vacated by Nury Martinez, community relations manager Imelda Padilla remained in the lead with Marisa Alcaraz pulling ahead in the close race for second as the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Friday updated vote results. Padilla received 3,421 votes, 25.69%, of the ballots counted in […]

Labor Shortage Closes Ports of LA, Long Beach for Second Day

A worker shortage at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued Friday, marking a second day of closures for the country’s largest gateway for maritime trade. The shortage comes amid protracted labor negotiations between the union that represents West Coast dockworkers and the industry group representing shippers. Both parties are negotiating a new […]

Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Leading Authorities on Two-Hour Chase

A man wanted for attempted murder was arrested Friday after leading authorities on about a two-hour chase along surface streets in the Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles areas — at one point getting out of one vehicle when it became disabled and speeding away in another before it stopped in the Torrance area, and […]

Woman Wounded in West Hollywood; Suspect Believed Barricaded in Building

A suspect allegedly fired multiple shots inside a West Hollywood apartment complex Friday, injuring a woman when at least two bullets passed through a wall and into her adjacent unit, then prompting an hours-long standoff when the alleged gunman refused to exit his apartment. The shooting was reported about 8:15 a.m. at the building at […]

Arson Suspect Arrested in Fire at LAPD Southwest Station

A woman who allegedly pushed a burning shopping cart into the lobby of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Station was arrested Friday. The flames resulted in some damage to the building in the 1500 block of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard about 11:25 p.m. Thursday, but no one was hurt, according to the […]

Search Continues for Suspects in Metro Red Line Station Stabbings

A search was continuing Friday for a suspect or suspects involved in the stabbings of two people at or near stations on the Metro B (Red) Line. The first attack occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday at the Metro Hollywood/Western Station, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said the suspect stabbed the victim […]

Freeway Shooter at Large

A gunman was at large after a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting Friday on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway. It was reported around 9:40 a.m. on the northbound 605, south of the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. A preliminary investigation revealed that a man in his 20s at the wheel of a […]

Series of Tree Fires in LA Under Investigation; Man Arrested in Westlake Fire

A man was arrested for allegedly starting a tree fire that spread to an apartment building in the Westlake area, fire officials said Friday, but the blaze was unrelated to a recent series of tree fires in the Mount Washington, Glassell Park and Silver Lake areas that remain under investigation. The 38-year-old man was taken […]

Fired Military Officer Derided As `Crazy Army Guy’ Agrees to Arbitrate Case

A man agreed to allow an arbitrator rather than a jury decide his claims against a Hawthorne defense technology company in which he alleges he was harassed and derided for his military service and obligations, called a “crazy Army guy” and ultimately wrongfully fired because of those obligations in 2022. Army officer Bradley Schamel’s Los […]

Public Health Unveils Platform to Address Gun Violence

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health unveiled Friday its multi-point Gun Violence Prevention Platform to address firearm homicides impacting communities in the county and across the country. “There have been far too many families and communities in L.A. County impacted by violence that is both predictable and preventable,” said Barbara Ferrer, director of […]

Dump Truck Crashes in Brentwood; Driver Injured

A dump truck crashed into parked vehicles and a power pole Friday in the Brentwood area and the driver was injured. The crash occurred about 9 a.m. on a narrow, winding stretch of roadway in the 700 block of North Tigertail Road, north of Sunset Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters rescued […]