Campus Police Disperse Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators at UCLA

Police dispersed a group of pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA and set up barriers around Royce Hall that will remain place Thursday for anticipated May Day demonstrations. Between 150 and 200 demonstrators gathered on UCLA campus grounds, first at Royce Hall around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and eventually in Westwood Village around 10:30 p.m. Three of the […]

Union Members Rally for May Day Across LA County

Thousands of union members, immigrant-rights supporters and others are expected to flood the streets of downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights Thursday to mark International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. A coalition of unions and other groups will begin the day with a 9 a.m. rally at Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street downtown, […]

Councilwoman Hernandez Asks for Additional Funding MacArthur Park Improvements

City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez is seeking additional funding Thursday to continue initiatives at MacArthur Park that she says have resulted in significant improvement in recent months. Hernandez introduced a motion in early April calling for a report on potential funding sources to maintain staffing plans for several services and programs at the park and within […]

Hollywood Home Catches Fire

Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters battled and eventually extinguished a stubborn blaze at a vacant two-story Craftsman- style home in Hollywood Thursday. Fire crews responded to 1744 N. Wilton Place between Hollywood Boulevard and Franklin Avenue regarding a fire in the exterior with both floors fully involved. Using heavy water streams, they gained the upper […]

Half of Alleged West Covina ‘Swatting’ Duo Receives Sentencing on Thursday

One of two men charged in a “swatting” spree in which the culprits gained access to a dozen Ring home security door cameras nationwide — including one in West Covina — and placed bogus emergency phone calls designed to elicit an armed police response that was live-streamed on social media is expected to be sentenced […]

Pop Punk Trio Green Day to Receive Star on Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Thursday honoring the punk rock trio Green Day for a career that has included induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and selling more than 75 million records. Actor Ryan Reynolds and Rob Cavallo, who produced much of Green Day’s recordings, will […]

LACo Gas Price Drops

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday for the ninth time in 10 days, decreasing nine-tenths of a cent to $4.767, a day after dropping four- tenth of a cent. The average price has dropped 6.9 cents over the past 10 days, including 1 cent on […]

Sun Valley Crash Leaves Two Dead

Two people were killed after the sedan they were traveling in crashed into a parked semi-truck in Sun Valley, police said Thursday. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 12:31 a.m. Thursday to the13300 block of West Roscoe Boulevard and Glenoaks Boulevard, north of the Golden State (5) Freeway, where they found the sedan […]

LAPD Arrests Suspected DUI Driver After Crashing into Apartment Pool

The driver of a vehicle that crashed into the pool at an apartment building in Winnetka is in custody Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said Thursday. The crash was reported at 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the 7200 block of Winnetka Avenue and Sherman Way, Fox 11 reported. The driver was taken […]

No SuperLotto Plus Winner

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $23 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a warehouse-style food and supply store in Pasadena and is worth $33,096, the California Lottery announced The […]

Judge Orders Kevin Hart to Pay Arbitration Fees or Return to Court

A judge Wednesday ordered Kevin Hart to pay all arbitration fees associated with the claims of a former friend of the comedian stemming from an alleged breach of a settlement agreement and the fallout concerning Hart’s 2017 sex tape. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought by Jonathan ” J.T.” Jackson alleges Hart did not […]