2,000 Cedars-Sinai Service Workers Planning Strike on Monday Morning
Citing “unfair labor practices as well as employee and patient safety concerns, short-staffing and low wages,” members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are planning to stage a weeklong strike starting at 5 a.m. Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The union, which has been bargaining with hospital management over a new labor […]
It took 32 firefighters 48 minutes Monday morning to put out flames in a previously burned Koreatown fourplex. The fire was reported at 4:52 a.m. at 3819 W. Eighth St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. Flames were showing through the roof of the building and firefighters first worked in defensive mode, […]
Silver Alert Issued for Missing Lawndale Man
The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert Monday morning for a 79-year-old Lawndale man who may have driven away from his home. Stanley Yamada was last heard from at 2:26 a.m. Sunday in Lawndale. He was believed driving a white, 1988 Acura Integra with a California license plate number 2KCG316. He is described as […]
Man, 67, Falls from Cliff in Canyon Country
A man who apparently fell to his death from a cliff in Canyon Country was positively identified Monday. John Mahaffey was a 67-year-old resident of Santa Clarita, according to the coroner’s office. His body was discovered about 2 p.m. Sunday at 27903 Ashboro Drive, according to Sgt. Bill Edson of the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station. […]
Los Angeles County Sees Rise in Cases, Slight Drop in COVID Hospitalizations
The number of daily cases of the coronavirus has been increasing in recent weeks, driven by the B.A.2 subvariant and various offshoots, and more than 3,200 new cases were reported in Los Angeles County in the latest data. On Friday, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health reported 3,270 new infections, lifting its overall total […]
Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Shopper During Mall Robbery Due in Court
A young man accused of gunning down a 66-year-old shopper at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon during an attempted holdup is slated to be arraigned Monday on murder and other charges. Reginald Charles Trice, 18, of Victorville was arrested in April following a nearly monthlong investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department into […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises For 12th Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Monday for the 12th consecutive day, increasing 1 cent to $5.885 after increasing by 1.1 cents. The average price has risen 11.1 cents over the past 12 days following a run of 28 decreases in 30 days totaling 29.6 cents, […]
Mother Arrested in Deaths of Three of Her Children in West Hills
A woman was arrested on Mother’s Day for suspicion of murdering her three preteen children in their West Hills home and the investigation continued Monday. Los Angeles police responded to a 911 call about an assault with a deadly weapon at a residence in 22500 block of Victory Boulevard around 7:40 a.m. Sunday, LAPD Officer […]
Man Shot to Death Near LA River in South Gate ID’d
A man found suffering a fatal gunshot wound next to the Los Angeles River in South Gate was positively identified Monday. Saul Ruano was 41 years old, according to the coroner’s office. His city of residence was not available. Officers from the South Gate Police Department responded to the bike path along the river just […]
Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes 5 Freeway in Burbank
The southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Burbank was shut down for an hour in a multiple-vehicle crash that injured several people, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at 10:22 p.m. Sunday on the southbound Golden State Freeway just north of Alameda Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Six vehicles were involved in […]
One Year Ago Today (May 9, 2021)…LA County Reports 248 New Cases of COVID-19, Five Deaths
One Year Ago Today (May 9, 2021)…Los Angeles County reported 248 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths, though health officials say the relatively low numbers likely reflect reporting delays over the weekend. According to state figures, there were 389 people hospitalized with the virus as of Sunday in Los Angeles County, down from […]
