SAG-AFTRA, Studios Expected to Meet Again Over The Weekend

Union and studio negotiators are expected to meet again over the weekend in an attempt to end the actors’ strike, which has reached 107 days. “We completed a full and productive day working internally and will continue into the weekend,” the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said in a statement released […]

Burbank Hospital Strike Ends; Workers Due Back Saturday But Pickets May Return

Striking health care workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center are expected to start returning to work Saturday following a five-day strike to protest what the union says are “bad faith bargaining and other illegal tactics meant to silence workers” by Providence negotiators. The strike began Monday and continued through Friday and while the union […]

Wilmington Intersection Dedicated in Memory of Slain Volunteer

The Wilmington intersection where a beloved volunteer was shot and killed was dedicated in his memory Friday evening. Members of Jose Quezada’s family joined Councilman Tim McOsker at the 6 p.m. dedication at Bay View Avenue and D Street. Quezada was shot and killed July 27, adjacent to the Wilmington Recreation Center, as he was […]

Cal State LA Awarded $7 Million Grant to Train Teachers for High-Need Schools

Cal State LA has been awarded a $7 million grant from the federal Department of Education to train new teachers for high-need urban schools and “continue the success of the university’s Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency program,” university officials announced. The five-year grant will train 276 community-centered teachers for special education, secondary STEM and bilingual […]

Driver in Crash That Killed 4 Pepperdine Students Freed After Posting Bail

The driver who was allegedly speeding when he crashed into multiple parked vehicles on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, killing four Pepperdine University students, is free on bail Saturday. Fraser Michael Bohm, 22, of Malibu, was released at 8:31 p.m. Friday, according to court records. Bohm was re-arrested Tuesday afternoon after a felony complaint was […]

LA Sanitation Department to Collect Blankets, Other Items for the Unhoused

The LA Sanitation & Environment Department will kick off its Spread the Warmth Blanket and Socks Drive Monday, an effort to collect winter weather supplies for the city’s unhoused population. Residents, businesses and City employees are encouraged to donate new and gently used –washed and clean — blankets, sleeping bags, quilts and socks at one […]

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, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $159 million. There were four tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The ones sold in […]

Man, Woman Wounded in South Los Angeles Shooting

A 53-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman were hospitalized Saturday after they were shot in the Vermont Knolls area of South Los Angeles, west of Inglewood. Los Angeles Police officers were called at 11:05 p.m. Friday to the 1600 block of West Manchester Avenue and Denker Avenue, west of South Normandie Avenue regarding a shots […]

Santa Ana Winds Set to Batter Southland Saturday Through Monday

The first significant Santa Ana wind event of the season is expected to bring dry and gusty conditions to a large swath of the Southland beginning Saturday evening, raising concerns about possible brush fires and wind-related power outages. The windy conditions are expected to primarily affect the northern portion of Los Angeles County, enveloping the […]

Agencies to Accept Unwanted, Unused Drugs Without Questions

Riverside County residents who want to get rid of expired, unused or unwanted drugs will have an opportunity to safely discard them at multiple locations Saturday during National Drug Take-Back Day. The effort, organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, is intended to underscore the importance of taking […]

One Year Ago Today (October 28, 2022)…LAPD: Echo Park Sexual Assault Suspect in Custody

One Year Ago Today (October 28, 2022)…A man suspected of following a woman home and sexually assaulting her at her apartment in Echo Park was in custody, authorities said. Alex Hernandez, 62, who was in custody after having been arrested on suspicion of committing another crime, was to be booked in connection with the Oct. […]