A$AP Rocky To Stand Trial In Alleged Shooting Attempt

A$AP Rocky Monday was ordered to stand trial on allegations that the rapper pulled a gun on a hip hop artist during an altercation in Hollywood and then fired at him soon afterward during another confrontation, despite protests from a defense attorney that there was insufficient evidence a shooting even occurred. The testimony came during […]

Cárdenas Retiring from Congress, Endorses Rivas a Successor

Rep. Tony Cárdenas will not seek reelection in 2024, and is endorsing Assemblywoman Luz Rivas, who Monday declared her candidacy for Cárdenas’ San Fernando Valley 29th Congressional District seat. Cárdenas, D-North Hollywood and the first Latino to represent the Valley in Congress, told the Los Angeles Times he was planning to retire following the end […]

Sentencing Delayed for Ex-JPL Employee Who Defrauded COVID Relief Program

A sentencing hearing was postponed Monday until Feb. 26 for an ex-employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena who used federal COVID-19 relief loans to pay off his real estate debt and fund an illegal marijuana cultivation project. Armen Hovanesian, 32, who worked as a cost-control and budget-planning resource analyst for JPL, pleaded guilty […]

Motorist Arrested In Crash That Killed Mother, Son In Westlake Area

A suspected drunk driver was in custody Monday in connection with a crash that killed a woman and her adult son as they stood near an intersection in the Westlake area. The crash occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday at Wilshire Boulevard and Burlington Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Isaiah Villegas, 31, of […]

Man Walking on 105 Freeway in Lynwood Fatally Shot by CHP Officer

A man was fatally shot by a California Highway Patrol officer on the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway in Lynwood, authorities said Monday. The CHP officer initially responded at 3:16 p.m. Sunday to the westbound 105 Freeway at Wilmington Avenue to a witness report that a tall man with dark clothing and a backpack was walking […]

City Opens Business Resource Center In Response To Freeway Closure

City Councilman Kevin de Leon, along with various city departments, Monday opened a Business Resource Center to support businesses affected by the 10 Freeway fire, which closed one of the nation’s busiest roads for more than a week. “This closure has had, as we know, a tremendous impact on hundreds of thousands of Southern California […]

Police Seek Public Help Identifying 17 Flash Mob Robbery Suspects

Police sought the public’s assistance Monday in identifying at least 17 suspects involved in a flash mob robbery at a Los Angeles shopping center. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to the 9800 block of South Alameda Street about 5:50 p.m. Sunday to a report regarding a business robbery involving at least […]

10 Freeway Reopens in Both Directions

The stretch of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles that has been closed since a Nov. 11 arson fire damaged it was reopened in both directions and commuters will be able to drive on it Monday, the California Highway Patrol reported. The eastbound lanes reopened at 5:36 p.m. and the westbound lanes […]

Man Charged With Pointing Rifle At Elementary School Administrator In WeHo

A 32-year-old man was charged Monday with allegedly pointing a weapon at a school administrator while students and parents were present during morning school drop-off at Larchmont Charter Elementary School in West Hollywood. Vahe Armen is charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon or by means likely to cause great bodily […]

Police Seek Three Armed Robbery Suspects Who Exchanged Gunfire With Victim

Police Monday asked for help in tracking down three suspects who attempted an armed robbery in the Mid-Wilshire area but were met with gunfire from the victim. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, two suspects approached a male victim — identified as Vince Ricci — in front of his residence at about 7:30 p.m. […]

Man Charged with Gunning Down Homeless Man in Garden Grove

A 68-year-old Garden Grove man bailed out of custody Monday on charges of fatally shooting a transient he got into a conflict with over the defendant’s pushcart. Craig Sumer Elliot is charged with voluntary manslaughter with the personal use of a gun. He was arrested Friday on a warrant and posted $100,000 bail and was […]