Woman Arrested After LB Police Shoot at Her and Hours Long-Barricade

A woman was taken into custody Monday morning after an hours-long barricade in the downtown area and after Long Beach police officers shot at her. The officers were dispatched at 8:55 p.m. Sunday to a call of a person with a gun in the 1000 block of Long Beach Boulevard, according to an Long Beach […]

Sentencing Due for Hairstylist Who Defrauded Malibu Eye Doctor

A hairstylist faces sentencing Monday in downtown Los Angeles for defrauding a Malibu ophthalmologist out of more than $2.7 million before the doctor’s death, then attempting to siphon an additional amount exceeding $20 million from the estate. Anthony David Flores, 47, who goes by the name of Anton David, pleaded guilty last year to nine […]

Firefighters Stop Shed Fire from Spreading to Pico-Union Home

Firefighters worked Monday morning to keep flames that engulfed a detached shed from spreading to a nearby apartment building in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. The fire was reported at 2:13 a.m. at 2255 W. 14th St., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. The 32 firefighters assigned to the blaze put out […]

Gorman Brush Fire Burns Over 14,625 Acres with Strong Winds Coming

Strong winds were expected Monday to continue pushing a massive brush fire in the Gorman area north of Los Angeles that’s burned 14,625 acres and was just 2% contained. Firefighters worked overnight to reinforce the lines of cleared vegetation that they had in place, according to the last update by the unified command that included […]

Firefighters Extinguish Flames in Basement of Eagle Rock House

It took 24 minutes for firefighters to put out flames in the basement of an Eagle Rock house Monday morning. The fire was reported at 2:33 a.m. at 4991 E. Almaden Drive, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange said. The flames were out at 2:57 a.m. and no injuries were reported, Prange said.

Former USC Linebacker to Plead Guilty to Running COVID Benefits Scheme

Former USC linebacker Abdul-Malik McClain has agreed to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought more than $1 million in COVID-related unemployment benefits. McClain, 24, will enter his plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of felony mail fraud, his plea agreement states. McClain, who played […]

Both Sides to Rest in Trial of Felon Accused of Killing Man over Fake Rape

The prosecution and defense are expected to rest Monday in the trial of a 59-year-old probationer accused of killing a Cabazon man in a rage over accusations — later verified as lies — that the victim had sexually assaulted the defendant’s girlfriend. Richard Eugene Seevers of Cabazon is charged with first-degree murder in the 2021 […]

Food 4 Less Workers to Resume Talks with Company

Negotiations are set to resume Monday between Food 4 Less and the union representing its approximately 6,000 workers, three days after employees finished voting overwhelming to authorize a strike. Food 4 Less has 15 stores in the Los Angeles area and is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., which also owns Ralphs. “Today’s overwhelming strike […]

Flames Damage Room in Van Nuys House

Firefighters battled heavy flames Monday morning in one room of a single-story Van Nuys house. The fire was reported at 1:43 a.m. at 6706 N. Blucher Ave. and flames were showing when firefighters arrived, said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. Firefighters cut ventilation holes in the roof above the burning room which helped […]

Hollywood Hills Fire Burns 3 Acres near John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

Fire crews Monday are monitoring a fire that burned near the Hollywood Bowl and John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, injuring one firefighter. The ire burned about 3 acres in the Hollywood Hills on Sunday. A firefighter was injured and taken to a hospital in fair condition for unspecified and non-life-threatening medical problems, Los Angeles Fire Department […]

One Year Ago Today (June 17, 2023)…Kidnapped Baby Recovered

One Year Ago Today (June 17, 2023)…The California Highway Patrol called off an alert evening aimed at locating an 11-month-old boy allegedly taken by his mother’s boyfriend earlier in the day. The CHP did not say where or when the baby was located or whether the alleged gang member who took him was in custody. […]