Police Search for Driver Who Crashed Into Apartment
Police Tuesday are searching for a man who crashed a minivan into a Santa Ana apartment complex and left after hitting a woman and leaving her in critical condition. Firefighters were called at 10:20 p.m. Monday to the 1600 block of West Memory Lane regarding reports of a fire where they found the victim inside […]
Man Last Seen in Long Beach Reported Missing
Authorities Tuesday issued a Silver Alert for an 85-year-old man who was last seen in Long Beach. Ernest Hardaway was last seen at around 5:18 p.m. Monday at East 11th Street and Linden Avenue, according to the California High Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Long Beach Police Department. Hardaway is Black, […]
Little Change to Average LA County Gas Price
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Tuesday to $4.901, one day after decreasing two-tenths of a cent. The average price has dropped 12 times in 14 days, decreasing 4.9 cents, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. […]
Writers Strike Against Studios, Networks, Streaming Services Begins
The Writers Guild of America will picket starting Tuesday afternoon after both its West Coast and East Coast leadership voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Picketing will begin at 1 p.m. outside Amazon’s studios in Culver City, CBS’ Studio City lot, Television City, The Walt Disney Co.’s corporate headquarters in Burbank, […]
Students Stabbed Outside LA High School Hospitalized in Stable Condition
Police are looking Tuesday for suspects who stabbed two students near Los Angeles High School in what Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho called another “senseless” attack. The students, both 16, who were stabbed were taken to a hospital trauma center and are in stable condition, police said. The attack occurred around 4:30 […]
Silver Alert Issued in Two Counties for Missing Man
A Silver Alert was issued for Riverside and Santa Barbara counties Tuesday for an 89-year-old man who was reported missing after last being seen in Santa Barbara. Robert Pace was last seen at around 4 p.m. Monday in Montecito, according to the California High Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Santa Barbara […]
Sheriff Requests Approval to Hike Rates for Services in Contract Cities
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Tuesday will request the Board of Supervisors’ authorization to hike the blanket rate charged to 16 cities and other contract entities for the use of patrol deputies and related support services. The sheriff is seeking a 1.63% increase in the base hourly rate charged for the use of patrol personnel. […]
Newsom, Kasparov, Sanders Set to Participate in Milken Global Conference
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and actor Edward Norton are among Tuesday’s scheduled participants at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Kasparov is set to participate in a panel discussion on the future trajectory of Russia’s domestic politics, its economic development options and place in a changing […]
Sheriff Seeks Contract to Continue Free Shuttle Program for Stranded Inmates
The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to consider a $500,000 contract with a taxi service to sustain a subsidized ride program for inmates that ensures they have a means of returning home when they’re released from any Riverside County detention facility. Riverside Inmate Destination Endeavor, or RIDE, was implemented in June 2014 as a […]
LA County Board to Consider Working with Metro to Plan Pre-Olympics Arts Fest
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider a motion to work with Metro to secure grant funding to support arts, entertainment and recreation programs across the county in the weeks leading up to the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn […]
One Year Ago Today (May 2, 2022)…Judge Refuses To Dismiss Case Against Leader Of Megachurch
One Year Ago Today (May 2, 2022)…A judge refused to dismiss sex-related charges against the leader of a Mexico-based evangelical megachurch who is awaiting trial in connection with crimes allegedly committed in Southern California. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen A. Marcus agreed that the California Attorney General’s Office should have turned over some […]