`Anora’ Takes Home Best Picture, Director, Actress and More

“Anora” was the big winner at Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards, capturing five Oscars from among its six nominations, including best picture, best actress and best director. The Brooklyn-set comedy-drama about the beleaguered marriage of a sex worker and the son of a Russian oligarch garnered the best actress award for star Mikey Madison as […]

Hawthorne Organizes Anti-Musk, Anti-DOGE Protests Near SpaceX

Protests targeting Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are growing Monday, with hundreds gathering at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne over the weekend to voice their opposition to the actions being taken by the Trump administration. Saturday’s rally on Crenshaw Boulevard was organized by 5051, Indivisible and Westside Democratic HQ, and one of […]

Famed LA Diner The Original Pantry Closes

The Original Pantry, one of the iconic landmarks and favorite diners in Los Angeles, is closed Monday, ending more than 100 years of serving customers who visit downtown. People waited for hours in line for a table on Sunday, wanting to experience the gritty and welcoming atmosphere one last time. Some customers were tearful and […]

Wrong Way Crash Near LAX

A motorist driving northbound in southbound lanes of the San Diego (405) Freeway caused a three-vehicle crash Monday including a head-on impact. The crash occurred about 3:40 a.m. on at Imperial Highway, in the unincorporated Lennox area near LAX, and resulted in a SigAlert shutting down all southbound lanes. The HOV and two left lanes […]

Fed Ex Truck Collision on Pomona Freeway

A Fed Ex big rig with two trailers and an SUV collided Monday on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Pomona. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 4:16 a.m. on the westbound San Bernardino Freeway just east of the Orange (57) Freeway. A witness told the CHP the big rig hydroplaned […]

Deliberations Resume in Murder Trial for OC Judge

Jurors considering the fate of an County Superior Court judge accused of fatally shooting his wife in their Anaheim Hills home will continue deliberations Monday. Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, is charged with murder with sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing death and the personal use of a gun for the Aug. 3, 2023, death […]

Man Killed in DTLA Drive-By Shooting

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred at 7:52 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Stanford Avenue, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department Operations Center. The victim was described as a man in his 20s or 30s and […]

Average Riverside Gas Price Drops Slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped one-tenth of a cent Monday to $4.608, a day after it was unchanged. The average price decreased 1.6 cents Saturday, its largest one-day drop since an identical decrease on Sept. 24, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information […]

Sentencing Due for Man Who Punched Asian American Woman

Sentencing is due Monday for a Southern California man who punched an Asian American woman in the head in Culver City while he shouted racial slurs at her. Jesse Allen Lindsey, 38, a transient whose last known address was in Fontana, pleaded guilty in December to one federal hate crime count, a felony that carries […]

Riverside Expects Rain Showers Later This Week

Snow levels are expected to drop to 3,500 feet in Riverside County mountain communities Monday following periods of light rain Sunday. Parts of Riverside County experienced light rain with more substantial precipitation expected later in the week, according to the National Weather Service. Rain fell in metropolitan Riverside, Banning, Hemet, Jurupa Valley and other areas […]

Motorcyclist Dies in Pomona Crash

A man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided in a Pomona intersection. The crash occurred at 12:32 p.m. Sunday at Indian Hill Boulevard and Kingsley Avenue, according to the Pomona Police Department. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving measures performed by first responders, police said. The driver […]