Semi Driver in Custody in Connection With Shooting at LASD Sergeant

A big rig driver is in custody Friday on suspicion of shooting at an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sergeant on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena. California Highway Patrol officers were called around 9 p.m. Thursday to the eastbound freeway, near the Allen Avenue off-ramp by the off-duty sergeant regarding a shots fired […]

Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since March 5

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 31st time in 32 days, decreasing 1.7 cents to $4.917, its lowest amount since March 5. The average price has dropped 39.9 cents over the past 32 days, including 2.5 cents Thursday, according to figures from the […]

Police Raid Suspected South Los Angeles Illegal Business

Police arrested and detained multiple suspects during a late night raid at a suspected illegal business in South Los Angeles, authorities said Friday. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s 77th Division’s vice squad arrived at an abandoned business in the 800 block of Florence Avenue between Hoover Boulevard and Vermont Avenue just around […]

2 CBS Soaps Among Hopefuls for Best Drama Series at Daytime Emmy Awards

CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” will compete Friday evening for the top honor of best daytime drama series as the 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards are presented in downtown Los Angeles. The CBS soaps both have a leading 12 nominations for the awards, which will be presented over two […]

Fundraisers Set for Trump in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach

More than a week after he was convicted of 34 felony charges of falsifying business records, former President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a campaign fundraiser in Beverly Hills Friday, followed by another event in Newport Beach on Saturday. The Trump campaign has said it received a spike of nearly $35 million in donations […]

Sentencing Due for LA Man Linked to Chesapeake Bandits Robbery Crew

A Los Angeles man who admitted his involvement in the robberies of armored trucks faces sentencing Friday. James Russell Davis, 35, pleaded guilty in February in downtown Los Angeles to one count of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to the […]

Forecasters: Temps in Coachella Valley Will Soar Friday

The mercury is forecast to soar well over 100 degrees in the Coachella Valley, with elevated temperatures as well in other parts of Riverside County Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning and heat advisories. The excessive heat warning is in effect until 9 p.m. Friday. Dangerously hot conditions with […]

Heat Wave Again Brings Triple-Digit Temperatures to Antelope Valley

Triple-digit temperatures baked the Antelope Valley again and while the heat is expected to back off slightly Friday, much of the area will still be bathed in hotter-than-normal weather. A heat advisory, with forecasters warning of temperatures up to 103 degrees, will be in place for the Antelope Valley until 8 p.m. Friday. Unusually warm […]

Caifanes and Café Tacvba Make Joint Tour Stop at Acrisure Arena

Mexican rock bands Caifanes and Café Tacvba will perform at Acrisure Arena Friday evening. The two groups are in the early stage of their first joint United States tour. They performed at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday before stopping for a show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Caifanes is known for a unique hybrid of […]

Ex-Chinatown Bank Executive to be Sentenced for Embezzlement

A former downtown Los Angeles bank executive faces sentencing Friday for embezzling more than $700,000 of his employer’s funds and stealing colleagues’ identities to open life insurance policies in their names to benefit his wife. Sammy Sims, 61, of West Covina, pleaded guilty in February to one federal count of bank fraud, according to the […]

One Year Ago Today (June 7, 2023)…Sentencing Date Set for Actor Danny Masterson in Rape Case

One Year Ago Today (June 7, 2023)…A judge set a sentencing date of Aug. 4 for That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, who was convicted of raping two women in his Hollywood Hills home roughly 20 years ago. Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo ordered Masterson, 47, to be taken into custody after the jury’s verdict […]