Second Victim in Deaths at Palmdale Home Identified

One of four victims found dead in a Palmdale home was identified by authorities Thursday. Paul Harris, 37, was identified, the second in two days, as one of the men found in and around the home by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office. Thomas […]

Chiquita Canyon Landfill Operators Reach Agreement with SCAQMD

After two days of hearings, there is an agreement Thursday with the operators of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to address odors and residue that has been polluting the air in the nearby neighborhoods and the soil at the landfill. The agreement will allow the landfill to continue […]

Thieves Rob Liquor Store Store Near Disneyland

Armed suspects who robbed a liquor store near Disneyland in Anaheim are still at large Thursday. Video surveillance captured two masked suspects wearing hoodies at around 1:30 a.m. entering Magicland Market at East Katella Avenue near the San Diego (5) Freeway where they went behind the store’s counter and began ransacking the cash registers, KABC […]

Off-Duty Security Guard Killed in Hawthorne Identified

An off-duty security guard who was fatally shot during a physical altercation with a man outside a restaurant in Hawthorne was identified by county authorities Thursday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the deceased as Eddie McAllister, 57, of Lawndale. Officers from the Hawthorne Police Department were called at 2:09 a.m. […]

Sentencing Due for Koreatown Man in Firearms Sales Scheme

A Los Angeles man faces sentencing Thursday for participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a “Glock switch” that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a machine gun. William Nirion Peña, 40, who lives in the Koreatown neighborhood, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to engage in the business of dealing in […]

Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since Feb. 2

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Feb. 2, 2023, decreasing 1.4 cents to $4.584. The average price has dropped 14 consecutive days, decreasing 17.3 cents, including 1.9 cents Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. […]

Deliberations to Continue in Costco Shooting Trial of Ex-LAPD Officer

After a nearly three-week break, jurors will continue deliberating Thursday in the trial of a former Los Angeles police officer suspected of fatally shooting a developmentally disabled man and critically wounding the victim’s parents at the Corona Costco. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 33, of Corona, is charged with voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with […]

Motorcyclist Arrested in West Covina After High-Speed Chase

A man who was riding a black motorcycle during a police pursuit that reached speeds of 120 mph is in custody Thursday after he was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers in West Covina. The pursuit began around 10:19 p.m Wednesday after CHP officers attempted to pull the suspect over on the eastbound San Bernardino […]

Homeless Man Admits Setting 20,000-Acre Blaze Near Banning

The 58-year-old transient who ignited the 2013 Silver Fire near Banning, which blackened more than 20,000 acres and injured multiple people, has pleaded guilty to over a dozen felony charges and is headed to state prison Thursday. During a hearing at the Banning Justice Center, Superior Court Judge Jorge Hernandez accepted Stephen Patrick Medlock’s plea […]

77-Year-Old Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run in Burbank

An investigation was continuing Thursday after a 77-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in Burbank. Officers responded to Clybourn Avenue and Oxnard Street on Tuesday around 7:20 a.m. to a report of a traffic collision involving a bicyclist, Burbank Police Department spokesman Sgt. Stephen Turner said Wednesday. The bicyclist was traveling south […]

One Year Ago Today (January 18, 2023)…Man Arrested in Santa Ana Kidnapping, Sexual Assault

One Year Ago Today (January 18, 2023)…A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman at a mall in Santa Ana, police said. The crime occurred at about 7 p.m. Monday in a parking structure at the MainPlace Mall at 2800 N. Main St., according to the Santa Ana Police Department. […]