Steel Leads in 45th Congressional District Race

Rep. Michelle Steel leads by 2,227 votes Wednesday in the state’s closest congressional race as Democrat Derek Tran continues to cut into her lead in the 45th Congressional District. Tran trailed by 7,590 entering Saturday’s count in the mainly Orange County district that also includes Hawaiian Gardens and Artesia in Los Angeles County, 6,901 entering […]

Man Sues AI Company for Wrongful Termination

A Marina del Rey artificial intelligence company is being sued by a former employee who alleges he was wrongfully terminated earlier this year for complaining about not being paid wages owed. The allegations in James Dustin Rowley’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against D1srupt1ve Inc. and its subsidiaries include negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and […]

Fatal Shooting, Injury in Temple City

The investigation of a shooting in Tempe City that left one person dead and another wounded is continuing Wednesday as police search for suspects. Authorities responded to the 5100 block of Halifax Road shortly after 12:55 p.m. Tuesday regarding a severely injured victim after shots were fired, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. […]

One Killed, One Wounded in Sun Valley Ralphs Shooting

Police Wednesday are investigating a deadly shooting at a Ralphs supermarket in Sun Valley where one person was killed and another was wounded. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to 8325 Laurel Canyon Blvd. south of Roscoe Boulevard at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday regarding an assault with an deadly weapon call. When officers arrived at the […]

Firefighters Knock Down Fire at Watts Church

Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze at a one-story church Wednesday in Watts. Fire crews were called at 5:15 a.m. to 10424 S. Graham Ave. near East 105th Street, where they knocked down the flames, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. It took 36 firefighters 19 minutes to extinguish the fire and no injuries […]

Paramount Man Reported Missing

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives Wednesday are asking for the public’s help in finding a 75-year-old man who was reported missing nearly 13 years ago in Paramount. Jose Ruvalcaba Lopez was last seen Dec. 30, 2011 on the 15000 block of Downey Avenue at noon, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Ruvalcaba is Latino, 5 […]

Average LA, OC Gas Prices Drop

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell Wednesday to its lowest amount since Dec. 31, 2022, dropping eight-tenths of a cent to $4.489, the 10th decrease in 11 days. The average price has dropped 3.6 cents over the past 11 days, including 1.1 cents Tuesday, according to […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $387 million. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Texas, according to lottery officials. It is worth $3 million because the player […]

Arraignment Set forPro-Palestine Protesters

Multiple defendants charged in connection with unrest on the UC Irvine campus in May stemming from a pro-Palestinian encampment are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday. The arraignments come a day after leaders with the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined defendants and other activists in a news conference calling on prosecutors to drop charges against 50 […]

Hearing to Explore Temporary Housing for West LA Veterans

A federal court hearing is set Wednesday to explore efforts to construct more than 100 temporary housing units for homeless military veterans on Veterans Affairs property in West Los Angeles as winter weather nears. The hearing was scheduled after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals halted work on the placement of modular housing on […]

One Year Ago Today (November 13, 2023)…Man Gets Life in Prison for Sex Assaults in Laguna Niguel

One Year Ago Today (November 13, 2023)…A 54-year-old man was sentenced to 87 years to life in prison for attempting to assault a jogger in Laguna Niguel and then breaking into the home of an 88-year-old woman and sexually assaulting her. Reginald Jamal Davis was convicted March 9 of assault with the intent to commit […]