The Big Bake: Heat Wave Keeps Grip on Southland

A prolonged and prodigious heat wave continued to bake the Southland Thursday, and forecasters officially extended excessive heat warnings to confirm what was initially feared — the oppressive conditions will continue beyond Labor Day. The change means at least one extra day of high temperatures that have already toppled some records and prompted statewide Flex […]

Former Wells Fargo Employee Sues for Age Discrimination, Retaliation

A 65-year-old former Wells Fargo Bank employee is suing her ex-employer, alleging she was wrongfully terminated in 2021 because of her age and for complaining about allegedly unsafe coronavirus protocol conditions at her branch and the alleged sexual harassment of a teller by a customer. Vanita Dhupar’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also alleges harassment, […]

Three Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Double Amputee in Wheelchair

Two men and a woman were in custody Thursday in connection with the killing of a homeless double-amputee in a wheelchair outside a South Los Angeles McDonald’s restaurant. The men — Raymundo Hernandez, 34, and Blas Canche, 32, both of Los Angeles — were arrested on Tuesday and booked on suspicion of murder, the Los […]

Evacuations Lift as Crews Make Progress Against 5,208-Acre Castaic Brush Fire

Bolstered by the addition of two Super Scooper water-dropping aircraft, hundreds of firefighters on the ground and in the air continued their assault on a Castaic brush fire Thursday, working to extend a containment line around a blaze that has destroyed at least one home and led to seven heat-related firefighter injuries. The Route Fire, […]

LA County Moves into `Low’ COVID Activity Level as Case Numbers Fall

Los Angeles County officially moved into the “low” COVID-19 activity level Thursday, thanks to a falling rate of new infections and continued slower pace of new virus-related hospital admissions. But the county’s public health director warned that despite the move, transmission of the virus remains widespread, and she urged continued precaution against infection. The U.S. […]

Captain of Boat That Burned in 2019, Killing 34, Pleads Not Guilty

Just one day before the third anniversary of the fire aboard the dive boat Conception that killed 34 people near Santa Cruz Island, its captain pleaded not guilty Thursday in Los Angeles to a federal charge. Jerry Boylan entered his plea in federal court to an updated indictment alleging one count of seaman’s manslaughter for […]

LA Residents Can Begin Deciding How City Should Spend Over $3 Million

Los Angeles residents can submit ideas beginning Thursday for how the city should spend more than $3 million in city funds through the city’s Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department’s LA REPAIR Participatory Budgeting Program. Through October, residents in the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Mission Hills, Panorama City, North Hills and Southeast L.A. can […]

One Injured in Valley Glen Apartment Fire

One person suffered non-life-threatening burn injuries in a Valley Glen apartment fire Thursday. The fire was reported just before 2:15 p.m. at the apartment building located at 13111 Vanowen St., near the Hollywood (170) Freeway, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. LAFD firefighters extinguished the fire by about 2:30 p.m., and […]

Man, 74, Reported Missing in Long Beach Found Safe

A 74-year-old man suffering from medical conditions who went missing in Long Beach has been found, authorities announced Thursday. Thomas Edward Morgan was last seen on Aug. 28 at his living facility near the 3000 block of Cedar Avenue, and the Long Beach Police Department sought the public’s help to find him. The LBPD announced […]

Security Video Released of SUV Believed Involved in Fatal Hit & Run

Authorities Thursday released security video of a vehicle believed involved in the hit-and-run death of a man in the Mid-City area, and detectives urged anyone with information on the case to call police. Rafael Cabrera, 41, of Los Angeles was struck by one or more vehicles about 10:10 p.m. Aug. 15 in the 5000 block […]

Woman Barricaded in Residence in Lancaster Taken into Custody