Santa Claus is Coming to Town! Hollywood Christmas Parade Sunday

A nearly century-old holiday tradition will continue Sunday when the 92nd anniversary edition of the Hollywood Christmas Parade makes its way through the streets of Tinseltown, capped by the arrival of Santa Claus. Thousands of people traditionally gather in Hollywood to watch the 3.2-mile procession, which will feature an array of celebrities, a dozen marching […]

Black Friday Shoppers Storm LA Area Retailers

Tens of thousands of shoppers headed to malls and stores in Los Angeles County Friday for what is considered the start of the Christmas shopping season, although Black Friday sales continue to begin earlier and earlier. “What’s happened most over the last five years is the acceleration of the beginning of Black Friday sales,” Lars […]

Harvard Heights Church Damaged in Greater Alarm Fire

Firefighters Friday extinguished a greater-alarm fire in a church in the Harvard Heights area of Los Angeles. The fire was reported at 12:51 p.m. Friday in the two-story building in the 2000 block of South Oxford Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Sixty firefighters extinguished the fire in 49 minutes with no injuries […]

Canyon Crest Fire Evacuations Lifted

Firefighters Friday continued their efforts to fully extinguish a vegetation fire that scorched 254 acres in parts of Riverside County bordering San Bernardino County, and all evacuation warnings were lifted as progress was made. The Canyon Crest Fire was 15% contained as of midday Friday, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The fire was […]

Pianist Suing Danny Elfman Asks Judge to Deny His Dismissal Motion

A pianist is asking a judge to deny Danny Elfman’s motion to dismiss her defamation lawsuit against the “Beetlejuice” composer, arguing in new court papers that her case does not infringe on his First Amendment rights and that his 2023 magazine comments have damaged her career. Plaintiff Nomi Abadi’s Los Angeles Superior Court complaint against […]

Brea Police Kill Suspect Allegedly Driving Drunk

A male who appeared to be driving under the influence was shot to death by Brea police officers, authorities said Friday. The officers were notified at 4:42 p.m. Thursday about a possible DUI driver in the area of Lambert Road and the Orange (57) Freeway, according to a Brea Police Department statement. Responding officers found […]

Search Underway for Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Arleta

Authorities sought the public’s help Friday to find the hit-and-run motorist who fatally struck a pedestrian in the Arleta area. Officers were sent to the intersection of Terra Bella Street and Dorrington Avenue about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “A white Dodge Charger was traveling westbound at high rate of […]

Little Change To Average LA Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Friday to $4.446, its lowest amount since Dec. 26, 2022. The average price has dropped four consecutive days, decreasing 1.7 cents, including nine-tenths of a cent Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price […]

Robbie Robertson’s Widow, Children to Arbitrate Neglect Claims

A judge has ordered arbitration of a dispute between Robbie Robertson’s widow and his children from a previous marriage, who allege she took advantage of the cancer-stricken musician to enrich herself to his offspring’s detriment prior to his 2023 death. Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein also has made the same ruling involving […]

Metro Files Indemnification Cross Complaint Against Alleged Stabber

Metro has filed a cross-complaint against the accused killer of a 23-year-old passenger who was stalked and stabbed without provocation aboard a Metro B (Red) Line train in downtown Los Angeles in 2023. The attack occurred at 5:20 p.m. Sept. 7, 2023, when Randy Lamale Nash allegedly approached Jesse Michael Rodriguez, pulled out a knife […]

Man Fatally Shot in Rosemead

A man was killed Friday in a shooting in Rosemead. The shooting was reported to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 2:48 a.m. and occurred in the 7700 block of Garvey Avenue, sheriffs officials said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Additional details were not available, including the victim’s name […]