Pair Accused of Burglarizing Karen Bass’ Home Plead Not Guilty
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 30 for the two men charged with breaking into the home of mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass in the Baldwin Vista section of Los Angeles and stealing two guns. Patricio Munoz, 42, and Juan Espinoza, 24, pleaded not guilty Friday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom to one […]
Bell Gardens Shooting Kills One, Wounds Two
A shooting in Bell Gardens Saturday killed one man and wounded two other people and homicide investigators are searching for the shooter, who remains at large. Officers from the Bell Gardens Police Department were called at approximately 12:12 a.m. to the 6900 block of Chanslor Avenue where they found three gunshot victims, a 44-year-old woman […]
COVID Hospitalizations Keep Falling; LA County Health Director Urges Booster Shots
Amid falling COVID-19 numbers, Los Angeles County’s public health director has expressed optimism the region will avoid another winter surge like those that resulted in rampant infections and hospitalizations the past two years. Pointing to the availability of a COVID vaccine booster specifically engineered to attack the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants of […]
Tommy Chong, Son Settle Suit Over Marijuana Marketing Deal
Tommy Chong and the comic’s son have reached a settlement with a licensing company that sued the pair alleging they cut them out of the profits generated from a marketing plan the plaintiffs established to sell marijuana products and accessories. Evergreen Licensing LLC and its founder, Brian Vecchio, named Tommy and Paris Chong as defendants […]
Teachers Across LA County to be Honored at USC Football Game
Teachers from six districts in Los Angeles County and two parochial schools will be honored during Saturday evening’s USC-Fresno State football game in connection with January’s national championship game at SoFi Stadium. The College Football Playoff Foundation, the Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee and the LA84 Foundation will highlight teachers in […]
Judge Throws Wrench into Sheriff’s Probe of Kuehl, Metro
Legal wrangling has escalated over the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s corruption probe of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — with a judge barring investigators from delving into computers seized from Metro during searches this week, and the sheriff’s department claiming the county fired its attorney in the matter. The sheriff’s department issued […]
Pasadena Police Arrest Murder Suspect
A 21-year-old Los Angeles man is in custody Saturday in connection with a January murder in Pasadena. Detectives from the Pasadena Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Unit identified Jeovani Pluma as a suspect in the Jan. 1 killing of 30-year-old Ulises Nieto-Cabrera, a native of El Salvador, said Lt. Keith Gomez. At approximately 8 a.m. that morning, […]
County Authorities Identify Man Killed in Crash Near Palmdale
A man who was killed in a traffic crash in the Palmdale area was identified Saturday. Zachary Jackson, 30, was identified as the man killed in the crash, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. Jackson’s city of residence was not known. The crash was reported about 8 a.m. Friday on State Route 138, […]
Ridley-Thomas Co-Defendant to Plead Guilty Monday in Bribery Case
A former dean of the USC School of Social Work is set to plead guilty Monday to a federal bribery charge in a political corruption case involving suspended Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas. Marilyn Louise Flynn, 83, admitted she bribed Ridley-Thomas — at the time a member of the county Board of Supervisors — […]
One Year Ago Today (September 17, 2021)…Fired Massage Therapists Sue Businesswoman With Celebrity Clientele
One Year Ago Today (September 17, 2021)…Two massage therapists are suing a esthetician/businesswoman with a celebrity clientele, alleging they were exposed to racial comments and sexual harassment in the workplace, not paid for all services performed and forced to do janitorial work. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed by Carla Morais and Shirlei Silva […]
