The eight-day celebration of Passover begins at sundown Wednesday, commemorating the time between the Exodus from Egypt on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nissan and the parting of the Red Sea seven days later to allow the fleeing Israelites to make their getaway. According to the book of Exodus, the enslaved Israelites used […]
Police Continue Search for Masked Carjacking Suspects
A manhunt for two armed and masked carjacking suspects who allegedly fired shots while stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint near a Santa Monica parking lot near the Venice border continues Wednesday morning. Santa Monica Police Department officers initially responded at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Main Street regarding reports of shots […]
LMU Responds to Fired Women’s Soccer Coach’s Suit
Loyola Marymount University has responded to a wrongful termination suit filed by the school’s former women’s soccer coach, blaming the plaintiff for her own downfall. Jenny Bindon’s Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit contains a host of other allegations, including breach of contract, retaliation, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Bindon seeks unspecified compensatory and […]
Little Change To Average Southland Gas Prices
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.89, one day after recording its largest increase since March 3, 2.1 cents. The average price has risen seven of the past nine days, increasing 3.9 cents, according to figures from the AAA and […]
Narrow Race for Second in Council District 6 Special Election
Community relations manager Imelda Padilla is the leader Wednesday in the special election to fill the Los Angeles City Council seat vacated by Nury Martinez, and the race for second is tight between Marisa Alcaraz, Rose Grigoryan and Marco Santana. Padilla has 2,288 votes, 25.55%, according to figures released at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday by the […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will grow to $414 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The […]
South L.A. Gang Associate to Plead Guilty in Fatal Shooting of LAPD Officer
A street gang associate is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to her role in the robbery and killing of an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer who was gunned down in January 2022 while house-hunting. Haylee Marie Grisham, 20, has agreed to enter her plea to a federal statute for her role in the robbery […]
Sheriff’s Estate Auction to Feature Cars, Phones, TVs, Jewelry
An auction of automobiles, appliances, jewelry, foreign currency, mobile phones and other items from estates placed under the management of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will be online Wednesday. Hesperia-based Bid Fast & Last is coordinating with the sheriff’s Office of the Public Administrator to provide the live internet-based engagement, scheduled to begin at 9 […]
One Year Ago Today (April 5, 2022)…LA Judge Rules Ed Buck Sentencing to Go Forward
One Year Ago Today (April 5, 2022)…A federal judge has denied a defense bid to have Ed Buck’s convictions for providing the drugs that killed two men in his West Hollywood apartment overturned on the grounds that the government used evidence of the defendant’s sexual fetishes to unfairly prejudice the jury, according to court papers […]
Narrow Race For Second in Council District 6 Special Election
Community relations manager Imelda Padilla leads Tuesday’s special election to fill the Los Angeles City Council seat formerly held by Nury Martinez while 155 votes separate the second- and fourth-place candidates. Padilla has 2,288 votes, 25.55%, according to figures released at 10 p.m. Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Marisa Alcaraz was second […]
Police Searching for Masked Carjacking Suspects
Police searched Tuesday evening for a group of armed and masked carjacking suspects who allegedly fired shots while stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint near a Santa Monica parking lot near the Venice border. Santa Monica Police Department officers initially responded at 8:45 p.m. to the 100 block of Main Street regarding reports of shots […]
