South Pas PD Unveils Tesla Fleet

South Pasadena Monday unveiled the city’s all-electric police fleet and charging infrastructure, becoming the nation’s first law enforcement agency to completely replace its gasoline-powered vehicles with electric vehicles. The city’s zero-emission police fleet of 20 new Teslas will rely on a bank of new electric vehicle chargers installed at South Pasadena City Hall. A news […]

Soap Actor Haley Pullos Gets 200 Hours of Community Service, Rehab for DUI

Former “General Hospital” actress Haley Pullos was sentenced Monday to five years probation, 200 hours of community service and a nine-month alcohol program in connection with a wrong-way DUI crash last year on the Ventura (134) Freeway in Pasadena that left her and another driver injured. Pullos, now 26, served three months behind bars following […]

4.9 Quake Shakes Barstow; No Damage Reported

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9, followed by 3.5 and 2.7 aftershocks, struck near the desert city of Barstow just after 1 p.m. Monday but was felt as far west as the Los Angeles area, including in Burbank and Pasadena. “It was quick rolling and a bump,” one Burbank resident said. “Felt like a […]

Knife Wielding Burglar Suspect Shot by LAPD

Los Angeles police shot and killed a burglary suspect allegedly armed with a knife Monday following a nearly four-hour barricade in the Mid-City area, authorities said. Officers were sent to the 2600 block of South Halm Avenue about 3:20 a.m. on a report of a burglary in progress, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. […]

LA Council Discusses Overriding Mayor’s Veto of LAPD Disciplinary Process Upon Return from Recess

The Los Angeles City Council returns from its month-long summer recess Tuesday and could at least begin consideration of overriding Mayor Karen Bass’ recent veto of a proposed ballot measure that would change the disciplinary process for LAPD officers — including expanding the chief’s powers to fire officers for misconduct. On July 15, Bass vetoed […]

Residents Protest SoCalGas Plans to Cut of Natural Gas Service of 135 Homes in Rancho Palos Verdes

Despite protests from residents and city officials, SoCalGas planned to cut off natural gas service Monday to 135 homes in the Portuguese Bend community of Rancho Palos Verdes due to concerns about land movement that started more than a year ago. The gas company notified residents Friday that they will indefinitely lose gas service at […]

Man Killed in Gang-Related Shooting Near Metro Station ID’d

A 36-year-old man fatally shot near the Metro K Line Station in Leimert Park in what detectives say was a gang-related homicide was identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division were called at 12:18 a.m. Saturday to 4330 S. Crenshaw Blvd., where […]

Victim of Fatal Koreatown Shooting ID’d

A 39-year-old man who was shot to death in Koreatown was identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Officers dispatched at 4:22 a.m. Saturday to a “shooting” call in the area of Sixth Street and Wilton Avenue located a man suffering from several gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles Police […]

Blaze Roars at OC Trampoline Park

A four-alarm blaze broke out at the Big Air Trampoline and Adventure Park Monday, leading to an evacuation of several businesses in the city’s downtown. The blaze broke out at 11:49 a.m. at the business at 8320 On the Mall, Buena Park, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Robert Reed. It appears the blaze may […]

Fired Air Canada Worker Says He Was Chided For Time Missed After His Wife’s Miscarriage

A former Air Canada employee is suing the airline, alleging that he was unfairly criticized by a female manager for taking time off to be with his wife after she lost her baby during pregnancy, telling the plaintiff, “you are not the one who had the miscarriage.” Luis Erick Escamilla Menjivar’s Los Angeles Superior Court […]

Search Continues for Teen Swimmer Missing Off Huntington Beach

A search was continuing Monday along the shore of Huntington Beach for a teenager who went swimming and failed to return. First responders received a call at about 9 p.m. Sunday about the missing swimmer and began a search with lifeguards in the water, on land and in the air with a helicopter from the […]