Campbell Hall Student Dies in a Crash in School’s Lot

Classes Thursday at Campbell Hall School in Studio City are canceled a day after a 15-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle in the school’s parking lot. Firefighters responded to the school in the 4500 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday and found the gravely injured teen in the parking […]

Harvard Park Fire Damages Three Businesses, One Home

A large contingent of Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters extinguished a major emergency structure fire Thursday at a group of one-story commercial buildings in the Harvard Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles, east of Chesterfield Square. Fire crews responded at 2:07 a.m. to 1721-1741 W. Slauson Ave. and Western Avenue where they found heavy flames […]

Authorities ID Victim Killed with Machete in DTLA

A 60-year-old victim of one of two machete attacks by a suspect in downtown Los Angeles was identified by county authorities Thursday. The first assault by a shirtless, machete-wielding man occurred about 12:05 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of South Grand Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division. The victim, […]

Fatal Norwalk Shooter Still At-Large

Sheriff’s homicide detectives Thursday are continuing their investigation of a fatal shooting in Norwalk during an altercation and the suspect is still at large. Deputies from the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station responded to Pioneer Boulevard and Los Alisos Circle at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday following a report of a shooting, according to the Los Angeles County […]

Ex-LA Deputy Mayor to be Arraigned in Fake Bomb Threat Case

A former Los Angeles deputy mayor is expected to be arraigned Thursday on a felony charge for allegedly reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year. Brian K. Williams, 61, of Pasadena is charged with a single federal count of threats regarding fire and explosives, which carries a possible prison sentence of up […]

Inaugural Newport Beach TV Festival Begins with Kate Hudson Podcast

The inaugural Newport Beach TV Festival begins Thursday evening with actress Kate Hudson conducting a live podcast Thursday evening, discussing her Netflix comedy, “Running Point.” The organizers of the Newport Beach Film Festival had plans to begin a version of their annual event focusing on television five years ago, but the COVID-19 pandemic got in […]

Santa Clarita Woman Pleads Guilty in `Crime Tourism’ Case

A Canyon Country woman is scheduled to sentenced in downtown Los Angeles Dec. 1 for her guilty pleas for her role in a “crime tourism” ring that dispatched thieves from South America to various parts of the United States to shoplift, burglarize homes and businesses, and steal credit cards. Ana Maria Arriagada, 42, entered pleas […]

Defense Delivers Closing Statements in Palm Springs Ex-Mayor Bribery Case

The defense will rest Thursday morning, followed by closing arguments, in the trial of a real estate developer accused of enriching the one-time mayor of Palm Springs with six-figure bribes to cinch his support for downtown projects. Testimony in the trial of 86-year-old John Elroy Wessman got underway two weeks ago at the Banning Justice […]

5 Freeway Crash Victim Identified

One person who was killed in a fiery crash on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar was identified Thursday. Amanda Castillo, 35, was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. A second victim of the crash has not been identified yet. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the northbound freeway just south […]

Average RivCo Gas Price Drops

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday for the 16th time in 17 days, decreasing 1.7 cents to $4.546. The average price has dropped 13.9 cents over the past 17 days, including 2.1 cents Wednesday, according to figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It […]

Norwalk Man Fatally Shot During Altercation

An altercation led to a man being shot and killed in Norwalk Wednesday. Deputies from the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station responded to Pioneer Boulevard and Los Alisos Circle at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday following a report of a shooting, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. When they arrived at the residence, deputies found the victim suffering […]