An effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was rejected Monday, with the county clerk’s office announcing that organizers submitted only 520,050 valid petition signatures, well short of the required 566,857. Organizers of the recall submitted a total of 715,833 petition signatures to the county Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office in an effort to […]
LA County Logs 26 More COVID-Related Deaths
Los Angeles County recorded another 10,025 new COVID-19 infections over a three-day period ending Monday, while also logging another 26 virus-related fatalities. The county Department of Public Health reported 14 deaths from Saturday, seven on Sunday and five on Monday. It also reported 4,869 new infections from Saturday, 3,262 on Sunday 1,894 on Monday. The […]
Nipsey Hussle Posthumously Honored with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Slain rapper Nipsey Hussle was posthumously honored Monday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony that drew such a large crowd it forced a shutdown of a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard. Hussle’s longtime girlfriend, actress Lauren London, Hussle’s sister, Samantha Smith, and father, Dawit Asghedom, were on hand for the […]
Robbery Suspect Dead of Apparent Self-Inflicted Wound in Westlake Motel
A man wanted on suspicion of robbery was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday in a motel in the Westlake area following a standoff with law enforcement. Officers went to the 100 block of North Alvarado Street about 4:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department reported. The motel was evacuated, and a […]
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Violent Rampage in Fullerton, Buena Park
A 36-year-old man went on a rampage, attacking four people in two Orange County cities, including a Fullerton police officer, over one morning, a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while the defendant’s attorney said his client sufferers from a mental health disorder. Kenneth Alexander Heimlich is charged with one count of attempted murder, two counts of […]
One Man Killed, One Wounded in Northridge Shooting
A man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting outside an apartment building in the Northridge area, authorities said Monday. Officers were called to the 17900 block of Schoenborn Street on a report of shots fired about 11:55 p.m. Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Daniel Flores, 33, of Canoga Park, died […]
Petition To Reopen Vacant St. Vincent Hospital Reaches 1,000 Signatures
A petition started by Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell calling for the shuttered St. Vincent Medical Center to be reopened as an acute care center for people experiencing homelessness surpassed 1,000 signatures Monday. The vacant, 381-bed hospital is owned by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who O’Farrell called “the richest person in Los Angeles.” Soon-Shiong, a […]
Suspect Arrested in Rowland Heights Armed Robbery; Second Suspect Sought
A man was in custody Monday in the armed robbery of two people outside a 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights in July, and an accomplice was being sought, authorities said. Demoryie Watts, 21, was arrested on Friday and booked on suspicion of felony armed robbery, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He […]
Investigators Seek Additional Victims of Man Suspected of Abusing Two Girls
Authorities Monday sought additional victims of a 74-year-old man who is suspected of sexually abusing two girls for whom his wife babysat in Hawthorne. Rosendo Medrano was arrested Wednesday on at least five felony counts stemming from the abuse, which allegedly occurred between 2012 and 2016 while Medrano was living in Hawthorne with his wife, […]
Woman Alleges Workers Deserve Home Internet Expense Reimbursement
A game technology studio is being sued by an employee who alleges that she and other workers are wrongfully being denied reimbursement for personal internet expenses for work done at home. Meghan O’Sullivan’s proposed Los Angeles Superior Court class-action lawsuit against Mythical Games states that she and her co-workers have been ordered to work from […]
Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard Dies While on `Active Duty’
A six-year veteran Los Angeles County ocean lifeguard has died while on “active duty,” authorities said Monday. “It is with great heartache the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division shares the active duty death of Ocean Lifeguard Derek Traeger on Sunday, August 14, 2022,” the lifeguard division said in a statement on its Twitter […]
