Trump Administration Accuses Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia of Threatening Elon Musk

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, has been accused by the Trump administration of a threat against a public official for his apparent criticism of Elon Musk in a televised interview, according to a letter posted online, and is pushing back Friday. The letter from Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, […]

CHP Searches for Rock-Throwing Suspect

California Highway Patrol officers are searching Friday for the suspect who threw rocks or other projectiles at two drivers traveling on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway. CHP officers responded at 11:40 p.m. Thursday to the junction of the westbound 10 Freeway and the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway where they found the black Ranger in the […]

Man Settles Suit Alleging Kaiser Doctor Abused Him as Child

A man has settled his lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and related Kaiser entities in which he alleged he was sexually abused by one of the health plan’s pediatricians during examinations in the 1990s at its Gardena facility. The plaintiff is identified only as John Doe in the Inglewood Superior Court lawsuit that […]

LAPD Officer Injured in Crash on Ventura Freeway

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was hospitalized after a crash on the Ventura (101) Freeway during a high-speed pursuit of a group of burglary suspects in Van Nuys. Officers from the LAPD’s Van Nuys Division responded to a burglary in progress call at a business located at 15355 Sherman Way west of Sepulveda Boulevard […]

Van Nuys Metro G Line to Close for Three Years

The Van Nuys Station of the Metro G Line rapid bus that traverses the San Fernando Valley will close Friday for three years as work begins on an ambitious project to improve travel times and safety, in part by building a series of bridges on the busway. The parking lot at the station — located […]

Average Riverside Gas Price Drops Slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped one-tenth of a cent Friday to $4.664, a day after rising three-tenths of a cent. The average price has increased 27.6 cents over the past 19 days, including one-tenth of a cent Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil […]

Juvenile Arrested For Alleged Shooting with `Ghost Gun’

A juvenile suspect who allegedly shot at two victims with a gun without serial numbers was arrested by Long Beach police and an investigation is underway Friday. Officers from the Long Beach Police Department were patrolling the area near the 2200 block of East Anaheim Street Wednesday at 5:39 p.m. when they saw the suspect […]

Port of LA Truck Drivers Strike to Protest Low Wages and Poor Labor Conditions

More than 70 truck drivers who haul imported cargo from the Port of Los Angeles to warehouses in the Inland Empire are on strike Friday to protest harsh labor conditions imposed by their employers. The truck drivers began their strike at 5 a.m. Thursday outside the Compton area truck depot and urged their employer, Southern […]

Doctor Faces Charges of Raping Woman in Anaheim

A 54-year-old doctor was behind bars Thursday facing charges of raping a woman in Anaheim. Alain Johnny Nguyen was charged Wednesday with rape, forcible oral copulation, robbery, false imprisonment, and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of possession of methamphetamine, according to the criminal […]

Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Collision In Irvine

A man was killed Thursday following a single-vehicle collision in Irvine. Officers responded near the intersection of Campus and Turtle Rock drives around 3:34 p.m. Thursday to reports regarding a severe traffic collision, according to the Irvine Police Department. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics responded to the location to administer life-saving measures but pronounced the […]

Man Pleads Guilty to Statutory Rape with 2 Teen Girls in OC

A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting two underage teen girls in Orange County. Ian Carter Wallinger pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, according to court records. As part of the plea deal with prosecutors, 10 other felony sexual assault counts were dismissed and Wallinger was scheduled […]