Pedestrian Killed on Hollywood Freeway South of Hollywood

A man was killed Wednesday when he was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross the Hollywood (101) Freeway south of Hollywood. The collision was reported at 2:28 a.m. and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the northbound freeway and Vermont Avenue, where they found the pedestrian lying in one of the freeway […]

Hydroponics Store Burglarized in Sun Valley

Burglars broke into a horticulture store Wednesday in Sun Valley. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division responded at around 4:15 a.m. to Green Coast Hydroponics in the 11100 block of Sherman Way where they found a loading dock gate that was broken, Fox 11 reported. There was no suspect description and […]

Man Identified in Woodland Hills Crash

A 24-year-old man who was hit by a vehicle and killed on the Ventura (101) Freeway in the Woodland Hills area was identified Wednesday. Tianqi Wang was identified as the victim of the crash, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office. Officers were sent to the southbound 101 Freeway near Winnetka […]

State of Emergency Proclaimed as Landslides Continue in Rancho Palos Verdes

Residents in the Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhoods who are without power and gas service because of uncontrollable land movement are vowing to stay in their homes and asking city and government officials for help Wednesday. Many of those who spoke at a City Council meeting Tuesday night said they were not going to follow evacuation […]

SoCal Not Done with Summer Yet; Another Heat Wave Drives Up Temperatures

Labor Day has come and gone, but summer isn’t over yet, with a late-season heat wave spreading over the region Wednesday and promising to push temperatures into the triple-digits for the rest of the week. National Weather Service forecasters said the “dangerous heat wave” will linger through at least Friday, and while temperatures will back […]

DA’s Office Seeking Comments for Sexually Violent Predator Hearing

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is seeking comments through Sept. 17 for a sexually violent predator hearing for a man with a long history of committing violent sex crimes against women. A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge found on March 24, 2023, that Christopher Hubbart was suitable for conditional release and ordered […]

Officials to Discuss Efforts to Combat Sex Trafficking Along Figueroa Corridor

Federal and local officials are expected Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to eradicate “human trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors” on the Figueroa corridor in South Los Angeles. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and Los Angeles Police […]

Riverside County Gas Prices Rising

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose seven-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.495, a day after rising nine-tenths of a cent. The average price is 3.7 cents more than one week ago, but 3.9 cents less than a month ago and 79 cents lower than one year […]

September Starts with Scorching Temperatures in Riverside County

Temperatures are expected to top 110 degrees throughout the week in the hottest desert areas of Riverside County, forecasters said Wednesday. An excessive heat watch will be in effect from Wednesday morning through Friday evening throughout the Riverside County valleys. “All inland areas will be heating up,” the NWS posted on social media. “We’ve been […]

Containment of Brush Fire Caused by Transient Camp Increases to 65%

The 517-acre Record Fire is 65% contained Wednesday, according to CalFire/Riverside County Fire Department. The fire was caused by a transient camp, a CalFire official told The Desert Sun, with the agency still investigating whether the fire was started intentionally. The fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Soboba and Gilman […]

One Year Ago Today (September 4, 2023)…’Weekend At Bernie’s’ Creator Robert Klane Dies

One Year Ago Today (September 4, 2023)…Hollywood screenplay writer Robert Klane — best known for the 1989 dark comedy Weekend at Bernie’s” — has died. The writer passed away from kidney failure after a long illness on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at his home in Woodland Hills, family members confirmed Monday. He was 81. Because of […]