Thousands in Los Angeles View Partial Solar Eclipse

Thousands of Southland residents wearing protective eye-wear or utilizing other safety gadgets stared skyward Monday to view a partial solar eclipse, although Southern California was far from the “path of totality” that saw the sun completely blocked out in some other parts of the country. Griffith Observatory was closed on Monday, but hundreds of people […]

Infant Fatality on the 405 Currently Investigated by CHP

Authorities Monday were investigating the death of an infant on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the Culver City area, and were working to determine if she and another young girl who was injured could have been hit by one or more vehicles. Officers were sent to the area of the Sepulveda Boulevard/Howard Hughes […]

Man Fined in Probation Case After Pleading Guilty to Bribery

One of two Los Angeles-area men who prosecutors say illegally sold or bought police badges from a southeastern San Diego County tribe was sentenced in federal court Monday to a year’s probation and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine. Colin Gilbert, 80, of Marina del Rey, pleaded guilty in January in downtown Los Angeles to […]

`Godzilla x Kong’ Dominates Box Office

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” again destroyed the competition at the North American box office, pulling in $31.2 million over the weekend, according to final figures released Monday. It its two weeks of release the monster mashup has grossed more than $134.5 million at North American theaters, according to box-office tracker Comscore. “Monkey Man,” […]

55-Year-Old Man Allegedly OD’d on Fentanyl Identified

A 55-year-old man who died while three others were rushed to a hospital from a possible drug overdose in Lakewood was identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Deputies were dispatched at 1:10 a.m. Sunday to the 6000 block of Dillman Street in response to a “person not breathing” call, a watch commander […]

32-Year-Old Man Killed on Metro Tracks ID’d

A 32-year-old man who fell onto the tracks at the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro station and was struck by a train was identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. The county medical examiner identified the victim as Raymond Corrado. Officers responded to the station around 9:20 p.m. Friday, according to the Los […]

L.A. Zoo Celebrates Birth of Five Condor Chicks

Five California condor chicks recently hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first hatchlings of this breeding season for the endangered bird, the zoo announced Monday. According to the announcement, the first egg was laid at the zoo at the beginning of January, marking an early start to the breeding period, and since then 15 […]

One Man Implicated, Another Acquitted of Gang Ties in Beating Death in OC

An Orange County Superior Court judge Monday found true a gang allegation against a man already convicted of the beating death of a homeless man in Westminster, but acquitted him and another defendant of a felony charge of participating in gang activity. Christian Huerta, 24, of Huntington Beach, and Andrew Holguin, 26, of Midway City, […]

Missing Senior with Mental Health Disorder in Temple City

A 72-year-old man with an unspecified mental health disorder was reported missing Monday after last being seen in an unincorporated area near Temple City. Scoville Walker was last seen in the 5500 block of Gracewood Avenue around 5:40 a.m. Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies described Walker as a 5-foot-6-inch-tall Black […]

Authorities ID Man Fatally Shot By CHP Officer At Los Cerritos Center Mall

Authorities Monday identified a man who was fatally shot by a California Highway Patrol officer outside the Los Cerritos Center mall. The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. Friday near the 300 block of Los Cerritos Center, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Mauricio Sandoval, 46, died at a hospital, the Los Angeles County […]

Fatal Crash in Redondo Beach

A motorist was killed Monday in a single-vehicle crash in Redondo Beach. The crash was reported about 5 a.m. on Pacific Coast Highway near Vincent Street, according to the Redondo Beach Police Department. “The driver of a vehicle traveling southbound on Pacific Coast Highway lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree near […]