Trailblazing LA Politician Gloria Molina Dies at 74

Activist-turned-politician Gloria Molina, the first Latina to serve on the Los Angeles City Council and the county’s Board of Supervisors, as well as in the State Assembly, died Sunday, and political and religious leaders recalled her accomplishments Monday. Molina was 74 years old. Molina was first elected to office in 1982, winning the 56th Assembly […]

Pedestrian Killed on 10 Freeway in East LA

A pedestrian was killed on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in East Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. A witness reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:09 p.m. Sunday that a pedestrian was crossing in eastbound lanes east of Campus Drive and was struck by at least one vehicle, which left the scene, including a […]

Pedestrian Struck by Car, Critically Injured in Riverside

A 36-year-old man was critically injured when he was struck by a car while crossing a Riverside street, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred about 10 p.m. Sunday in the area of Magnolia Avenue and Skofstad Street, according to Riverside police Sgt. Emilio Angulo. A 34-year-old Corona resident was driving a 1999 Mercedes Benz westbound […]

Sentencing Due for Man Who Attacked Planned Parenthood Clinic in Pasadena

A convicted felon from the Inland Empire who fired BB guns at the Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena nearly a dozen times is set to be sentenced Monday on a federal charge of interfering with women seeking abortions. Richard Chamberlin, 53, of Ontario, admitted to carrying a loaded .22-caliber handgun during one of the attacks […]

Average Gas Prices Drop Slightly in LA, Orange Counties

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped four-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.837. The average price is 2.8 cents less than one week ago, 11.3 cents less than one month ago, and $1.176 less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and the […]

Deliberations Resume Monday in Tour de Palm Springs Death Trial

Jury deliberations are slated to resume Monday in the trial of an unlicensed driver accused of killing a Tour de Palm Springs bicyclist and severely injuring another when he lost control of his car while high on drugs in Indio Hills. Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 26, of Desert Hot Springs is charged with second-degree murder, […]

Riverside County to See Some Triple-Digit Temps This Week

Forecasters Monday were predicting triple-digit temperatures in some parts of Riverside County this week. Highs reached 101 in Coachella and Palm Springs on Mother’s Day, 87 in Hemet and 86 in downtown Riverside, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will continue warming up at the beginning of the week and will peak on Tuesday, […]

Search Underway for Missing Man with Dementia Missing from Lancaster

A search was underway Monday for a 53-year-old man with dementia and a traumatic brain injury who went missing from Lancaster. Paul Spencer Allan was last seen at 4 p.m. Friday on the 45100 block of Fern Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. His family is concerned for his well-being. Allan is white, 5 […]

Serenade at Pasadena Supermarket, Remembrance Service Held For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day in Los Angeles County included the fourth annual Mother’s Day Serenade at Vallarta Supermarkets’ Pasadena store and a remembrance service at Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary in Culver City. The two-time Grammy-winning group Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea performed at the serenade, which included mothers receiving a complimentary rose, free pastry, an agua […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Slams into Boat, Two Other Vehicles in Downey

A hit-and-run driver apparently lost control of a vehicle that crashed into a parked boat and two other vehicles Sunday. The crash happened at 11623 Ryerson Ave., east of the Rio Hondo Channel and south of Firestone Boulevard, around 2 a.m., according to Downey police. The driver, whose description was unavailable, ran from the scene, […]

One Year Ago Today (May 15, 2022)…LA Leaders Decry Apparent Racially Motivated Buffalo Mass Shooting

One Year Ago Today (May 15, 2022)…Local civil rights activists held a memorial vigil for the victims of’s mass shooting in Buffalo, where 10 people were killed in what authorities have called a racially motivated hate crime. “The heinous murder of at least 10 persons clearly targeted because of race again points up the extreme […]