SAG-AFTRA, Studios Set to Meet Again Thursday

Negotiations seeking to end the actors’ strike are scheduled to resume Thursday, one day after the union’s TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee spent the day reviewing the latest counter-offer from the studios, according to a union statement. Negotiators from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers […]

Man Killed After Being Dragged by Van Identified

A 65-year-old bicyclist who was killed when he was dragged by a van for nearly a mile in the southeast Los Angeles area was identified Thursday. Francisco Gonzalez was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner’s office. Gonzalez was hit by the vehicle at about 9 a.m. Tuesday as he […]

Man Killed by Big Rig on 110 Freeway Identified

A man who was hit by a big rig and killed on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway in the South Los Angeles area was identified Thursday. The Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified Johnny Martinez, 43, as the victim in the crash. His city of residency was not immediately known. Martinez was fatally […]

Bail Hearing Set for Driver in Crash That Killed 4 Pepperdine Students

A bail-review hearing is scheduled Thursday for the 22-year-old man facing murder and other charges for allegedly speeding on Pacific Coast Highway and causing a crash that killed four Pepperdine University students. Fraser Michael Bohm, 22, of Malibu, was charged Tuesday with four counts of murder and four counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. […]

Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 27th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday for the 27th consecutive day, decreasing 4.2 cents to $5.466. The average price has dropped 84.9 cents over the past 27 days, including 3.8 cents Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The decreasing […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $125 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Sentencing Due for Tarzana Man Who Siphoned Money from Financial Clients

A former investment counselor from Tarzana faces sentencing Thursday for having siphoned over $740,000 from clients, including a Major League Baseball player, in order to fund such personal expenses as tuition, travel and tickets to the Los Angeles Lakers. Marc Frankel, 61, pleaded guilty in March to a single federal count of wire fraud. From […]

Palm Desert’s Concerts in The Park Series to Conclude Thursday

Palm Desert will close out its free Concerts in The Park series Thursday evening with a performance from The 80s Ladies. This week’s performance, which is set to get underway at 6 p.m., will be a tribute to the MTV generation with music ranging from rock to dance and New Wave to Top 40 hits, […]

Palm Springs Art Museum’s `Mixed Feelings’ Lecture Series Returns Thursday

The Palm Springs Art Museum’s “Mixed Feelings” lecture series, featuring talks on seemingly unrelated topics that are somehow connected, will return Thursday. The first back-to-back topics will be “Vegan Meat” and “The Representation of Zombies” at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Palm Springs Art Museum Annenberg Theater, 101 North Museum Drive. The series, in which […]

SunLine Transit Agency Haunted Bus to Stop at Palm Springs VillageFest

The SunLine Transit Agency will transform one of its coaches into a haunted bus that will be displayed Thursday at the Palm Springs VillageFest. The “Haunted Mansion Bus” will be on display from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Tahquitz Canyon Way between South Palm Canyon and Indian Canyon drives, according to STA officials. “Our […]

One Year Ago Today (October 26, 2022)…Bassett Unified Reaches Tentative Settlement With Abused Former Students

One Year Ago Today (October 26, 2022)…The Bassett Unified School District has reached a tentative settlement with seven minor plaintiffs who allege they were sexually abused by a former school custodian, attorneys in the case told a judge. Lawyers for the district and the girls informed Pomona Superior Court Judge Peter A. Hernandez during a […]