Tran Leads Steel by Over 300 Votes

Democratic challenger Derek Tran holds a 314-vote lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel Wednesday after adding 212 votes to his lead in the latest count of previously unprocessed ballots in the 45th Congressional District race. Tran leads 155,090-154,776, 50.05% to 49.94%, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The consumer rights attorney and co-owner of […]

LBPD Standoffs Against Armed Suspect

Authorities Wednesday are investigating with the fatal shooting of a man who was killed after exchanging gunfire with four Long Beach Police Department officers in Long Beach. Officers responded to the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue regarding a man with a gun at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. When they arrived, officers found a man […]

Senior Man Last Seen in Venice

A Silver Alert has been issued Wednesday for a 79-year-old man who was last seen in Venice. Eufemio Jauregui Cervantes was last seen near Sixth Avenue and Dewey Street at 5 p.m. p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. Cervantes is Latino, […]

Average LA Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount in Years

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased Wednesday to its lowest amount since Dec. 29, 2022, dropping six-tenths of a cent to $4.459, the eighth decrease in nine days. The average price has dropped 4.9 cents over the past nine days, including four-tenths of a cent Tuesday, […]

Guaranteed Basic Income Program For Community College Students Launches

A guaranteed basic income program that would pay 250 students at four Los Angeles Community College District colleges pursuing health careers $1,000 per month for 12 months is available Wednesday. Supporters bill the Building Outstanding Opportunities for Students to Thrive as the nation’s largest guaranteed basic income program for community college students. It will be […]

Man Who Allegedly Arranged Sexual Meet Up with Teen to be Charged

Felony charges are expected to be filed Wednesday against a 46-year-old man suspected of trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a teenage Temecula girl — only to discover that he was the target of a citizens’ predator sting. William Vandenbush of Homeland was arrested Friday on suspicion of contacting a minor to commit a […]

Riverside Gas Price Rises

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County rose Wednesday for the second consecutive day after dropping to its lowest amount since Dec. 29, 2022, rising three-tenths of a cent to $4.327. The average price is 1.2 cents less than one week ago, 11.4 cents lower than one month ago […]

LA Juvey Hall Conditions `Deteriorating,’ Improvements Sought

Citing “continued deterioration” of conditions at the county’s juvenile halls, the state Attorney General’s Office and the county are calling Wednesday for a series of steps boost staffing, revise internal policies and increase safety for detainees, and have filed a joint motion to amend an court-ordered oversight agreement. The agreement, which will need to be […]

UC Patient Care, Service Workers to Strike Wednesday, Thursday

Thousands of patient care and service workers at UC Riverside and other University of California campuses across the state will stage a two-day strike starting Wednesday, alleging unfair bargaining tactics, allegations the UC system denies. According to the AFSCME Local 3299 union, the strike will include roughly 37,000 UC workers “at every UC campus and […]

Fire at Laundromat Near Hollywood Extinguished

A fire at a laundromat near Hollywood was quickly extinguished Wednesday by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. Fire crews were called at 1:34 a.m. to 1086 N. St. Andrews Place and Santa Monica Boulevard regarding reports of a fire inside one unit of a row of commercial buildings, where they knocked down the flames, said […]

One Year Ago Today (November 20, 2023)…Bartender Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Woman in Laguna Beach

One Year Ago Today (November 20, 2023)…A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and beating to death a San Clemente woman with a fire extinguisher. Dino Fabrizio Rojasmoreno of Laguna Hills was charged Friday with special circumstances murder during a kidnapping with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. The […]