UCLA to Resume Classes, Create New Office of Campus Safety

UCLA will resume regular campus operations Monday, one day after Chancellor Gene Block announced a newly created Office of Campus Safety Monday to administer policing and emergency management in the aftermath of campus unrest over pro-Palestinian demonstrations. “The campus will return to regular operations tomorrow, Monday 5/6, and plans to remain this way through the […]

Man, 20, Missing from Compton

A 20-year-old man who has medical conditions that require medications was missing Monday from Compton. Andrew Vennen was last seen at 6:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Rosecrans and Willowbrook avenues, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Vennen is white, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and eyes and a […]

Man Stable After Drive-By Shooting in Pico-Union Area

A man was shot by a suspect in a vehicle as he walked in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred about 7:20 p.m. Sunday at 12th and Alvarado streets, according to Officer D. Orris of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. A vehicle drove by the 19-year-old man […]

Man Wounded in Vermont Square Shooting

A 31-year-old man was wounded Monday morning in a shooting in the Vermont Square area of Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 1:20 a.m. at 48th and Hoover Streets, Los Angeles Police Department Officer D. Orris told City News Service. The man was walking in the area and heard gunshots, then realized he’d been wounded […]

USC to Resume Classes After Pro-Palestinian Encampment Cleared by Police

USC will resume classes Monday after a pro-Palestinian encampment was cleared by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department and USC’s Department of Public Safety, ending a high-profile demonstration that began in April. No arrests or major confrontations were reported, but the campus was closed for several hours Sunday. “This morning DPS, with the assistance […]

Sentencing Due for Diamond Bar Man Who Drove Through `Stop Asian Hate’ Rally

A Diamond Bar man faces sentencing Monday for disrupting a “Stop Asian Hate” rally by deliberately running a red light, blocking the path of demonstrators and yelling racial epithets at them. Steve Lee Dominguez, 57, pleaded guilty last year in downtown Los Angeles to one felony count of bias-motivated interference with federally protected activities. He […]

Average Riverside County Gas Price Continue Downward Trend

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County fell for the seventh consecutive day Monday, decreasing two-tenths of a cent to $5.241, a day after it fell seven-tenths of a cent. The average price has dropped 4.9 cents during the streak, including eight-tenths of a cent Saturday, according to figures […]

Redondo Beach Music Festival Cut Short by High Winds

Wind gusts as high as 68 mph were reported in parts of Southern California Monday and created dangerous and damaging conditions over the weekend. Gusty winds caused organizers of the three-day Beach Life Festival in Redondo Beach to shut down a few hours early Sunday. “It is with great sadness that we must cancel our […]

Man with Depression Missing from Van Nuys

A search was underway Monday for a missing 30-year-old man who has been diagnosed with depression and was last seen in Van Nuys. Kelvin Alberto Ponce Cortez was last seen at 2 a.m. Sunday on the 6800 block of Haskell Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Cortez is Hispanic , 5 feet, […]

Museum of Tolerance Prepares for Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

There will be a Yom HaShoah commemoration program Monday evening at the Museum of Tolerance, featuring a preview screening of the film, “The World Will Tremble,” about how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust. A […]

One Year Ago Today (May 6, 2023)…Former Whittier College Students Allegedly Abused by Professor Settle Suit

One Year Ago Today (May 6, 2023)…Four young women who allege they were sexually abused, harassed, assaulted and/or battered at the hands of a professor while they were students at Whittier College have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the school. The plaintiffs were identified only as Jane Doe 1, 2, 3 and 4 […]