Bidens Due in LA for Fundraising Swing

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will make a fundraising swing through the Southland starting Friday, rubbing elbows with Hollywood’s elite to benefit his reelection bid. According to the White House, the president will be in Los Angeles from Friday to Sunday. During the visit, Jill Biden is scheduled to visit Cedars-Sinai Medical […]

Person Injured in Fire in Panorama City Apartment Building

A man suffered smoke inhalation Friday at the scene of a fire in an apartment building in Panorama City. Firefighters sent to the four-story structure in the 8500 block of North Tobias Avenue at 10:23 a.m. Friday extinguished the flames in the laundry room on the third floor in 21 minutes, said Margaret Stewart of […]

Dana Point Man Linked to Electronics-to-Iran Scheme Sentenced to Prison

A Dana Point man was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars for illegally sending computer servers to Iran. Johnny Tourino, 68, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton to pay a $20,000 fine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Tourino pleaded guilty in March to a federal charge of conspiracy to violate […]

Los Angeles, One of Five Counties, to Receive $3.9M for Mental Health Services

Los Angeles is one of five counties that will benefit from more than $11 million in allocations from the state to help provide crisis services for children and youth, State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced Friday. As part of the fifth round of funding from the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program for Children and […]

LA City Council Finalizes Al Fresco Dining Program

The City Council Friday approved and finalized recommendations to create a permanent Al Fresco program on private property, intended to bolster outdoor dining and support local restaurants. Council members voted 14-0 in favor of a report detailing standards and policies of the Al Fresco program. The council requested the City Attorney’s Office to now prepare […]

Police Seek Public Help Identifying Fatal Shooting Suspect

Police sought the public’s assistance Friday in identifying a suspect who fatally shot a man in the Vermont Knolls area of Los Angeles. Officers arrived at the 8500 block of South Hoover Street around 11 p.m. Sunday and found a man in his 30s suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the […]

Oscar-Nominated Actor Ryan O’Neal Dies at 82

Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal, known for his pairings with Barbra Streisand in the films “What’s Up, Doc?” and “The Main Event,” and with his daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon,” died Friday at age 82. His son, sportscaster Patrick O’Neal, announced his father’s death on social media, saying Ryan O’Neal died peacefully “with his loving team […]

Mayor Bass Leaps Into Action After Photographer Collapses

Following the collapse of a photographer during a news conference in which Mayor Karen Bass provided first aid, the mayor’s office confirmed Friday the man was now in the hospital and recovering from the medical emergency. During a news conference Thursday, where Bass congratulated 60 recruits who are expected to graduate from the Los Angeles […]

Mother Pleads No Contest in 11-Year-Old Son’s Death

A woman whom authorities said kept her 11-year-old son sedated and hidden in a closet for several years leading up to his death was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in state prison immediately after pleading no contest to assault on a child causing death. Veronica Aguilar, now 46, could have faced a potential […]

Authorities Investigate Shooting in Lakewood

A male victim was shot Friday in Lakewood and was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies arrived at the 11400 block of East Carson Street around 10:50 a.m. Friday to a report of shots fired, where a victim of undisclosed age was transported to a hospital and expected to survive, according to the […]

Unionized North Hollywood Strippers Go On Strike

Months after dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar voted unanimously to become the nation’s only unionized strippers, the North Hollywood club’s entertainers are striking over alleged unfair labor practices, attorneys said Friday. The walkout is scheduled to last through Saturday with picketing expected outside the bar. Lawyers for the Actors’ Equity Association, which […]