Activists Announce Immigrants-Advocacy Strike in August

A coalition of immigrant-advocacy, labor and community groups announced plans Friday for a 24-hour community strike by immigrants as part of its continuing protests against federal deportation raids. “We have the power of our community and we are going to stop you with the power of our people,” Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition […]

Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against LAPD from Targeting Journalists at Protests

Following allegations of journalists being shot by non-lethal munitions while covering recent anti-deportation protests, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order barring Los Angeles Police Department officers from firing on working reporters or preventing them from accessing protest areas. In a 14-page ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera noted that “the […]

Janice Hahn Joins Harbor Area Leaders Calling for ICE to Abandon Terminal Island

On a cloudy morning adjacent to a monument honoring the Japanese Fishing Village in San Pedro — which was once home to 3,000 first- and second-generation Japanese Americans before many were taken to internment camps during World War II — elected officials called Friday on the federal government to end its use of the land […]

DA Office Charges Off-Duty Border Agent Who Allegedly Attacked LBPD Officer

An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent who was allegedly armed with a department-issued handgun has been charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest in a Long Beach parking lot, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 29, is charged with three felony counts of resisting an […]

FBI ID’s Alleged Laser Pointer Suspect Targeting LAPD Chopper During Protests

A man who allegedly aimed a laser pointer at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter that was monitoring immigration raid protests in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested, the FBI announced Friday. Dominic Rios, 21, whose last known address was in Hemet, in Riverside County, was arrested on July 7 after investigators filed a complaint […]

Philippines Extradites Suspected Shooter in Shopping Plaza

A man who allegedly fired shots at a woman in a Torrance shopping plaza was extradited from the Philippines to face justice, police said Friday. The shots were fired about 7:45 p.m. on May 9 at Rolling Hills Plaza, in the 2600 block of Airport Drive, according to Torrance police. Responding officers found shell casings […]

Port of Long Beach Preps for $365M Terminal Expansion Project

The Port of Long Beach is expected to grow its cargo-handling capacity up to 50% in the coming years as a result of a $365 million terminal expansion project, it was announced Friday. International Transportation Service, a marine container terminal operator, announced Friday that it will begin work on the South Slip Fill Project, which […]

Hospital Seeks ID of Hit-and-Run Victim

Authorities Friday sought the public’s help in identifying a Los Angeles General Medical Center patient who was injured when he was struck by a vehicle. The man, believed to be about 65, has been at the hospital since Monday, according to the L.A. County Department of Health Services, which runs the medical center. The location […]

Woman Pares Injury Suit Against Dodgers Health Team

A woman has trimmed two causes of action from her recently reinstated lawsuit in which she contends that the Los Angeles Dodgers’ medical team treated her with skepticism when she was injured when a drunken fan stumbled into her at Dodger Stadium in 2023 in what was a milestone pitching day for Clayton Kershaw. Plaintiff […]

Alleged Gang Member Faces Possible Drug, Gun Charges in Norwalk

A 56-year-old alleged gang member was facing possible drug and firearm possession charges Friday after his arrest in Norwalk, where a search warrant turned up rifles, pistols, ammunition and methamphetamine. The warrant was served Wednesday in the 12100 block of 162nd Street, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. During the search, deputies found “four rifles, […]

Cyclist Fatally Injured in WeHo Hit-and-Run

An investigation was underway Friday into a hit-and-run collision in West Hollywood that killed a man on a bicycle. The victim was struck by an older-model, white BMW sedan about 9:45 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Fountain Avenue and Gardner Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. According to preliminary findings, […]