At Least Nine Juveniles from Los Padrinos Hospitalized in Alleged Toxic Exposure

At least nine people, including one youth detainee, were taken to a hospital Wednesday following exposure to an unknown substance at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. County Probation Department officials initially said authorities responded to a “suspected overdose and possible exposure to an unidentified substance” at the facility Wednesday morning. Downey fire and police […]

Gov Newsom Touts $750M Film Credit Expansion

Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Burbank Wednesday with state and local officials to take a victory lap over the passage of legislation that will more than double California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program from $330 million to $750 million and add 16 new television projects expected to generate $1.1 billion in economic activity. Newsom […]

Authorities Confirm CHP Officer Died Suffering Medical Episode Leading to Culver City Crash

A California Highway Patrol officer died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency and crashing the SUV he was driving in Culver City as he and a partner were taking a DUI and drug possession suspect to jail. The crash was reported just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bristol Parkway near Green Valley Circle. The officers […]

Stephen Miller’s Legal Group Alleges Dodgers’ DEI Hiring Practices Violate “Equal Opportunity”

A conservative legal group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing the Los Angeles Dodgers of engaging in unlawful discrimination under the guise of “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” America First Legal filed the complaint Monday against the Dodgers […]

First Responders Rescue Person from DTLA Manhole

Emergency crews Wednesday rescued a man from a manhole in downtown Los Angeles while police investigated a nearby assault report. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel, HazMat crews and an urban search and rescue team were called around noon to Olympic Boulevard and Maple Avenue for a 28-year-old man trapped inside a manhole, LAFD spokeswoman Lyndsey […]

Bus Crashes into Tracks, Overturns Injuring 20 People

Twenty people were injured, one critically, when a bus struck train tracks and overturned in Lancaster Wednesday. The crash was reported about 11:30 a.m. near Sierra Highway and West Avenue C, according to the California Highway Patrol. The city bus landed on its side. The bus appeared to have veered off Sierra Highway for unknown […]

Deliberations Underway for La Habra Child Sexual Abuse Case

A 60-year-old man repeatedly sexually assaulted a boy from ages 10 to 12 and a girl from ages 4 to 8 while he lived with both in La Habra, a prosecutor argued Wednesday, while the defendant’s attorney accused both victims of lying. Gerardo Monroy is charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child and three […]

Person Loses Limb in 405 Wreck

Three people were injured Wednesday — one who reportedly lost a limb — when a tanker truck rear-ended a car carrier on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Brentwood. The collision occurred at approximately 2:15 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound freeway and the Getty Center off-ramp, where California Highway Patrol officers found a white utility […]

Long Beach Police Seek Additional Victims, Witnesses to Unhoused Man’s Assault

Long Beach police Wednesday asked for additional victims to come forward after a 29-year-old homeless man was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman who was knocked unconscious in an attack. The assault occurred around 2:37 a.m. Tuesday near Alamitos Avenue and Fourth Street, where Alvin Marba allegedly attacked the woman until she lost […]

Pedestrian Killed in Pomona Collision

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway Wednesday in a possible hit-and-run collision in Pomona, authorities said. The crash was reported at 3:37 a.m. Wednesday. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the westbound freeway at the White Avenue on-ramp, where they found the victim, CHP Officer Ramon […]

Councilman Soto-Martinez Calls for Commuting Death Row Inmates

City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez has called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute all remaining death row sentences in the state, it was announced Wednesday. On Friday, Soto-Martinez introduced a resolution urging Newsom to use his clemency power to eliminate death row. If approved, it would formally establish the city’s position in support. The resolution was […]