Altadena Woman Breaks Ground on Re-Constructing Home

Almost five months ago, Altadena resident Margot Steuber lost her home in the Eaton Fire, but Monday, with a smile on her face, she looked on as construction crews broke ground on what will be her new house. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cleared fire debris off of her property, and crews began the […]

Thousands of LACo Workers Set to Strike Monday Night

Los Angeles County public works employees, public and mental health professionals, social workers and parks and recreation staff were set to go on strike Monday evening, accusing the county of failing to fairly negotiate a new labor contract. More than 55,000 members of Service Employees International Union Local 721 are expected to go on strike […]

Missing Long Beach Senior Reunites with Family

An at-risk 77-year-old man who went missing Monday in Long Beach has been located. Charles E. Chambers had been last seen around 7 a.m. Monday at his residence near the 2200 block of Earl Avenue, and police asked for the public’s help finding him. He was found in Long Beach and safely returned to his […]

Long Beach Court Schedules Tuesday Arraignment for Alleged Puppy Abuser

Arraignment for a man charged with slamming his puppy to the ground by her leash, kicking her as she lay motionless and then dragging her away in an attack captured on surveillance video in Long Beach is now scheduled for Tuesday. Alexander Cueva, 28, of Westminster, was charged Thursday with a felony count of animal […]

Motorcycle Officer Injured in Valley Glen Collision

A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was injured Monday morning in a crash in the Valley Glen area. The crash was reported at 6:15 a.m. near the intersection of Sherman Way and Fulton Avenue, east of Woodman Avenue, according to police. The officer was conscious and breathing when taken to a hospital, and there […]

OC Tutor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Students

A 53-year-old man repeatedly sexually assaulted two boys he tutored from when they were 8 and 9 until they were 13 and 14 in the Anaheim area, a prosecutor told jurors Monday as the defendant, who was representing himself, said the accusers were lying. Zeta ”Jimmy” Dhanapanth is charged with a dozen felony counts of […]

Missing Porter Ranch Senior Woman Found

A 79-year-old woman who was last seen in Porter Ranch has been found, authorities announced Monday, prompting the cancellation of a Silver Alert. Peggy Amenta was last seen about 8 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Tampa Avenue and Rinaldi Street, near the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. She has […]

LAPD Releases Photos of Man Suspected of Assaulting Woman on MTA Bus

Detectives Monday released images of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman on an MTA bus. The 33-year-old victim was on a bus in the area of Sunset Boulevard and Vermont Avenue at 9:50 p.m. on April 12 when the suspect sat next to her, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The suspect […]

Fatal Tesla Crash in Claremont Leaves Two Dead

Two people were killed in a fiery vehicle crash into a tree early Monday in Claremont. The crash was reported at 2:10 a.m. on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue, Claremont police and county fire department officials said. The vehicle, which appeared to be a Tesla, burst into flames after hitting the tree. The driver […]

San Pedro Doubletree Employee Sues Hotel Chain for Wrongful Termination

A former engineering director for an upscale San Pedro hotel sued his ex-employers Monday, alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2023 in retaliation in part for resisting a supervisor’s order that he dump wastewater from the facility into a nearby storm drain. Reginald Viray’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants multiple entities who […]

Rapist Killed in California State Prison; Fellow Inmate Suspected

A convicted rapist’s killing at the hands of a fellow inmate doing life without parole at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, in Lancaster was being investigated Monday as a homicide. Staff at the prison saw 30-year-old Kenneth M. Wilson attacking Renee A. Rodriguez, 51, in the dayroom at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday. By the […]