Bass, City Council Members Begin Several Days of Talks in D.C.

Mayor Karen Bass and a delegation of six City Council members began several days of meetings in Washington D.C. Monday to advocate for additional resources for the city. The contingent — including Council President Paul Krekorian and council members Bob Blumenfield, Eunisses Hernandez, Heather Hutt, Traci Park and Hugo Soto-Martinez — will be meeting with […]

SAG-AFTRA Actors Return to Picket Lines Amid Calls for Renewed Talks

SAG-AFTRA members returned to the picket lines Monday to continue their strike against Hollywood studios amid calls from union president Fran Drescher and other entertainment industry union leaders for negotiations to resume “immediately.” Drescher slammed the major studios Friday for suspending contract talks with striking actors and called for a resumption of negotiations. That call […]

Catholic Schools, Other Campuses Targeted by Threats

Several Southland schools, including some Catholic campuses, were closed for the day Monday while authorities investigated an apparent wave of threats that were later determined not credible. According to a statement from the La Verne Police Department, Damien High School was evacuated and closed for the day on Monday morning “for what has now been […]

USC MBA Student Alleges She Was Hurt During Required Trapeze Lesson

A former USC business student is suing the university, alleging she was badly injured while performing a trapeze exercise required of her as an elective while working toward her MBA. Jill Johnson’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also names as a defendant the Santa Monica Trapeze School LLC. The complaint alleges premises liability, negligence and […]

Small Brush Fires in Lincoln Heights Area Affect Metro A Line Service

Several “suspicious” vegetation fires broke out Monday in the Lincoln Heights area, affecting nearby Metro train service. The fires were reported about 12:55 p.m. near the 400 block of North San Fernando Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The largest fire scorched about a half-acre of grass, the LAFD reported. No injuries were […]

Man Killed in Duarte Shooting; Investigation Underway

A 32-year-old man was fatally shot Monday in Duarte. The shooting occurred about 1:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of Kellwil Way, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department “When deputies arrived they found the victim, a … male, 30-35 years of age, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the upper torso,” according to […]

Walk of Fame Flowers Honor Actress Suzanne Somers

On what would have been her 77th birthday, flowers were placed Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of actress Suzanne Somers, who died over the weekend. The floral wreath was placed late Monday morning on her star adjacent to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Somers, who rocketed to fame as ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow […]

Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver In Deadly Collision With Pedestrian

Santa Ana police Monday were looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian Sunday night. Police received multiple calls just after 10 p.m. Sunday about the collision at Warner Avenue and Brookhollow Drive. The pedestrian — 32-year-old Sergio Diaz of Santa Ana — was pronounced dead at the scene, Santa Ana police Officer Natalie […]

Family Awarded $13.5M In 2019 LAPD-Related Death Of Father

A federal jury has awarded damages of $13.5 million to the family of a man who died four years ago after two Los Angeles police officers threw him to the ground and put their full body weight on him even though he had not broken the law, according to court papers obtained Monday. The jury […]

Man Fatally Shot in Long Beach

A man was fatally shot Monday in Long Beach. According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of 51st Street and Pacific Avenue around 11:25 a.m. Monday to a reported shooting, prompting a temporary lockdown of nearby Lindsey Academy. The unidentified victim took himself to a hospital, where he died, police […]

Catholic School Employee Alleges Principal Made Her COVID Results Public