UCLA Pro-Palestine Encampment Dismantled by Police; `Hundreds’ Arrested

Following a roughly nine-hour standoff, law enforcement officers clad in riot gear breached and dismantled a pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA early Thursday, bringing an end to the weeklong protest and taking “hundreds” of people into custody. Led by the California Highway Patrol, officers advanced on the encampment around 2:45 a.m. Thursday, initially encountering heavy resistance […]

Biden Signs Proclamation Expanding San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument will be expanded in a proclamation signed by President Joe Biden Thursday. It is part of the White House administration’s American the Beautiful Initiative and will add nearly 106,000 acres to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. President Barack Obama designated the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in 2014. […]

Report: Despite Strides, State’s Latinas Face Persistent Economic Disparity

Despite strides, economic disparities persist among Latinas statewide, according to a new report issued Thursday that found Hispanic women earn only 42 cents for every dollar paid to white men compared to 71 cents for white women. The report by Los Angeles-based Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) illustrates Latina progress and underscores the barriers […]

Woman Settles Harassment Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo

A woman has settled her lawsuit with Wells Fargo and a former bank executive who she alleged gave her uninvited massages, invited her to his house to exercise and shower with him and said that refusing to date him could cause her to lose job opportunities. The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe in […]

Driver Killed in Long Beach Collision Identified

A 25-year-old driver who police said made an illegal left turn and died in a collision with a semi-trailer truck in Long Beach was identified Thursday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the driver as David Cedillo. Officers responded to the intersection of Harbor Avenue and Anaheim Street around 8:05 a.m. […]

Woman Fatally Stabbed in Palmdale Identified

A 28-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Palmdale was identified by county authorities Thursday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Tashae Johnson. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called at 8:13 p.m. Tuesday to the 38000 block of 20th Street East where they found Johnson, […]

Sentencing Due for Captain in Dive Boat Fire That Killed 34

The captain of the Conception dive boat that caught fire near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day 2019 is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for criminal negligence in the deaths of all 33 passengers, including two Santa Monica residents, and a crew member. Jerry Boylan faces up to 10 years in federal prison. The federal […]

Sentencing Set for Man Convicted of Killing Estranged Wife’s Teenage Nephews

Sentencing is set Thursday for a man convicted of the bludgeoning deaths of his then-estranged wife’s two teenage nephews in the boys’ Arcadia home. Deyun Shi, 52, is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Jan. 22, 2016, slayings of 15-year-old Anthony Lin, who was asleep when he was attacked with […]

Average Riverside County Gas Price Drops for Third Day in a Row

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped for the third day in a row, going down nine-tenths of a cent Thursday to $5.271. It dropped a half-cent Wednesday and a half-cent Tuesday. The average price is 1.7 cents less than one week ago, but 21.2 cents more than […]

National Day of Prayer Events Planned Around Southland

National Day of Prayer events are planned Thursday throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties, including outside the Los Angeles, Burbank, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Orange and Irvine city halls. The event at Los Angeles City Hall’s South Lawn will run from noon to 1:30 p.m., with participants praying for the city, state […]

One Year Ago Today (May 2, 2023)…Steven Tyler Seeks Dismissal of Part of Accuser’s Sex Abuse Lawsuit

One Year Ago Today (May 2, 2023)…Steven Tyler is seeking dismissal of part of a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges the Aerosmith frontman had an illicit relationship with her when she was 16 years old and he was 25, arguing that what he said about the pair in his writings is protected speech. […]