2 Killed When Stolen Pickup Truck Crashes During Police Chase
Two people were killed and two others were in custody Tuesday evening after a high-speed police pursuit of a stolen pickup truck that began in the Westlake district and ended with a collision in Panorama City. The pursuit began at approximately 7:48 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Alvarado Street, near Olympic Boulevard, after […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Drop Slightly
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped two-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.564 after 12 increases in 14 days totaling 6.4 cents. The average price is 2 cents more than one week ago and 6.1 cents higher than one month ago, but 11 cents less than […]
LA County Reports 56 New COVID-Related Deaths Over Four-Day Period
Los Angeles County health officials reported another 56 COVID-19-related deaths over a four-day period ending Tuesday, while virus-related hospitalizations ticked upward slightly. After a one-day delay in the release of weekend virus statistics caused by a processing error, the county Department of Public Health reported 16 virus-related deaths from Saturday, 14 on Sunday, nine on […]
Koreatown Crash Victim Identified
The man killed in a three-vehicle crash in Koreatown was identified by authorities Wednesday. The victim was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office as 44-year-old Edinson Orjuela Castillo. The collision occurred about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday at Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Responding officers learned that a […]
LA Activist to Attend Nichols Funeral Wednesday with Condolence Letters
Funeral services for Tyre Nichols will be at a Memphis, Tennessee, church Wednesday morning, with a Los Angeles civil rights activist in attendance bearing letters of condolence to the Nichols family from Lora Dene King, the daughter of Rodney King, and LAPD Chief Michel Moore. Vice President Kamala Harris is also scheduled to attend the […]
Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Indio Hills
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Indio Hills in Riverside County at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered about 4 miles northwest of Indio Hills and 11.7 miles northwest of Indio. It was about 2 miles deep. The earthquake was about 13 miles northeast of Palm Desert and […]
Professional Soccer Tournament Begins Wednesday in Indio
The second annual Coachella Valley Invitational soccer tournament begins Wednesday at the Empire Polo Club in Indio with D.C. United facing Charlotte FC at 11 a.m. Charlotte FC was 13-18-3 during its inaugural 2022 Major League Soccer season, finishing ninth in the 14-team Eastern Conference. D.C. United was last in the conference with a league-worst […]
Mega Millions Ticket With All Six Numbers Sold in Massachusetts
A ticket with all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold in Massachusetts and the ticket holder will have the choice between receiving the estimated $31 million jackpot in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $16.5 million. The numbers drawn Tuesday were 7, 9, 18, […]
Suspect Wounded During Shootout With Deputies Near Redondo Beach
A suspect suffered non-life threatening injuries Tuesday during an exchange of gunfire with deputies in Compton, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 10:30 a.m. near Compton and Redondo Beach boulevards, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. No deputies were injured. Deputies conducting an operation involving a felony warrant suspect at a home in the […]
Pomona Police Arrest Man on Gun Charge
A traffic stop in Pomona Tuesday triggered a vehicle pursuit that ended with the arrest of a 20-year-old man suspected of possessing armed a unregistered handgun. Officers on patrol along the East Holt Avenue Corridor about 10:50 a.m. spotted a vehicle in violation of several vehicle code sections and tried to pull it over, when […]
One Year Ago Today (February 1, 2022)…Lawsuit Brought Against Agency, Former Worker Over Alleged Video Beating
One Year Ago Today (February 1, 2022)…A lawsuit was brought on behalf of a special needs child who alleges she was assaulted by a man hired to provide her with behavioral therapy, some of which was captured on a video system installed in her home by her mother. The Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit […]
