Two Shot in Attempted Carjacking in Lake Balboa

The armed suspects in an attempted carjacking in Lake Balboa where a 50-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were shot are on the loose Friday. The victims were sitting in a vehicle in the 7800 block of Amestoy Avenue, near Stagg Street, at 8:50 p.m. Thursday when they were approached by two suspects who demanded […]

Woman with Alzheimer’s Disease Missing in Lynwood

A 65-year-old woman who authorities say has Alzheimer’s disease and is dependent on medication was reported missing Friday and was last seen in Lynwood. Aminta Benitez was last seen on Thursday at 12:26 a.m on the 3600 block of East Imperial Highway, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Benitez is Latina, 5 feet tall, weighs 140 […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises Slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose three-tenths of a cent Friday to $4.542, one day after a 20-day streak of decreases totaling 21.8 cents that dropped it to its lowest amount since Jan. 24, 2023, ended when it was unchanged. The average price is 3.6 cents […]

Man Fatally Shot in Santa Monica

Police Friday are continuing their investigation of the fatal shooting of a man in a residential neighborhood in Santa Monica. The shooting occurred about 10:25 a.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of 29th Street, near Ocean Park Boulevard, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. “Officers located one victim who has been transported to a […]

Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Harbor Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Harbor (110) Freeway Friday. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 2:01 a.m. to the southbound freeway and the South Vernon Avenue exist were they found the pedestrian in the slow lane, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service. The victim, whose age and gender were […]

Jury to Begin Hearing Murder Trial of Co-Founder of Grossman Burn Foundation

Jurors are set to hear opening statements Friday in the trial of a co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, who is charged with murder and other counts for allegedly running down two young brothers in a Westlake Village crosswalk. Rebecca Grossman, now 60, was charged in December 2020 with two felony counts each of murder […]

Sentencing Due Friday for Ex-L.A. City Councilman José Huizar

Disgraced former L.A. City Councilman José Huizar faces sentencing Friday for using his powerful position at City Hall to shake down real estate developers for at least $1.5 million in cash and benefits in exchange for help driving downtown real estate projects through the city’s approval process, and for cheating on his taxes. Huizar, 55, […]

Ridley-Thomas Files Appeal with 9th Circuit in Pasadena

Former Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas has asked a federal appeals court to reverse his fraud and bribery convictions for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university — or grant a new trial, and Friday is waiting to see if a hearing […]

JPL’s History-Making Mars Helicopter Mission Ends Due to Rotor Damage

Ingenuity — the Jet Propulsion Laboratory-built, drone-like helicopter that made history when it launched from the surface of Mars and conducted the first powered flight on another planet — has suffered damage to one of its rotors and is no longer able to fly Friday, mission managers announced. The news Thursday brought to an end […]

Space Shuttle on the Move: Science Center Prepares Endeavour for `Liftoff’

Thirteen years after its retirement, the space shuttle Endeavour will be preparing for liftoff again Friday as California Science Center crews slowly move the orbiter across Exposition Park so it can be hoisted into the air and placed into an upright, launch-ready display. With the help of a “self-propelled modular transporter,” the 122-foot-long shuttle will […]

One Year Ago Today (January 26, 2023)…Three Defendants in San Juan Capistrano Killing Plead Guilty

One Year Ago Today (January 26, 2023)…Three defendants involved in an ambush killing of a man stabbed to death near Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano pleaded guilty and were scheduled to be sentenced. Anjelica Marie Shibata, 34, of San Juan Capistrano, Ashkan Dezhangfard, 28, of San Juan Capistrano, and Siavash Hosseinaliarhani, 25, of Laguna […]