Watts Street Commemorates Activist “Sweet” Alice Harris

A portion of a street in Watts was named Monday for longtime activist “Sweet” Alice Harris, celebrating her decades seeking to improve the lives of the community’s residents through her work in education, housing and social services. The 90-year-old Harris was joined by Los Angeles City Councilman Tim McOsker during a ceremony on Lou Dillon […]

LA Man Sentenced 3 Years in SDPD Firearm Badge Scheme

A West Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to three years of probation for his role in a scheme in which the former chief of police of a southeastern San Diego County tribe accepted more than $300,000 in bribes in exchange for badges that gave benefactors the right to carry concealed firearms. Akiva Grunewald, 46, […]

Airport Fire 31% Contained

Firefighters are making progress Monday battling the massive Airport Fire in Orange and Riverside counties, where 23,519 acres have been charred with containment at 31%. Cooler temperatures helped firefighters make progress on battling the blaze. Helicopter water drops on Santiago Park helped extinguish flames there. Downed power lines continue to pose a hazard for firefighters […]

Bridge Fire Spreads Across LACo, San Bernardino

Firefighters were continuing Monday to battle the Bridge Fire, which has burned 54,690 acres in northeast Los Angeles County and neighboring San Bernardino County and was 11% contained. The fire has destroyed 54 residential, commercial and other structures and was still threatening another 12,168 structures, according to Cal Fire. In Los Angeles County, an evacuation […]

2 Dead in North Hollywood Shooting

Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a handgun at them when they were sent to a North Hollywood location to investigate an assault with a deadly weapon — and where they found a person dead in a vehicle. Officers went to the 12100 block of Victory Boulevard shortly before […]

Garden Grove Pastor Released from Chinese Prison

State Department officials Monday confirmed that a Christian pastor from Garden Grove has been released from a prison in China and is back in the United States for the first time in nearly two decades. “We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters […]

Former AEG Marketing Director Alleges Antisemitism, Other Hostility by Boss

A former AEG Presents marketing director sued the entertainment giant Monday, alleging she was wrongfully fired earlier this year for complaining about her boss creating a hostile work environment that included making antisemitic remarks that involved stereotypes of the plaintiff’s ethnic heritage. Morgan Ann Howard’s Los Angeles Superior Court allegations include wrongful termination, gender and […]

LA Opens 4 More Miles of Bike Path Under San Fernando Road Project

More than four miles of a new, separated bike path opened Monday along San Fernando Road, completing a nearly 10-mile stretch connecting Sylmar to Burbank, Los Angeles city officials said. During a Monday morning news conference, the Department of Transportation celebrated the completion of the third and final phase of the San Fernando Bike Path […]

Authorities Seek Help Identifying Boy Riding Scooter on Harbor (110) Freeway

Authorities sought the public’s assistance Monday in identifying a boy between the ages of 10 and 13 who was taken to a hospital after riding a scooter on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway. Officers were dispatched about 6:30 p.m. Sunday regarding a boy riding a scooter in the express lanes of the southbound 110 Freeway […]

Person Found Dead in Glendora House Fire; Investigation Underway

Man Fatally Shot in Valinda Area of Los Angeles County