Councilman Honors Biddy Mason, One of LA’s First Prominent Black Landowners

L.A. City Councilman Kevin de Leon joined two of Bridget “Biddy” Mason’s descendants Friday for a wreath-laying ceremony to honor Mason, who was born into slavery in Mississippi and ended her life as a prominent landowner and philanthropist in Los Angeles. “In the spirit of recognizing a local heroine whose indelible contributions shaped and propelled […]

Memorial Service Held for LA County Fire Department Captain Who Died on Duty

Mourners gathered Friday for a memorial service for Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Steven McCann, who died Feb. 9 after suffering a medical emergency while on duty. L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn and county Interim Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone were among those joining McCann’s family and fire department colleagues at the 10 a.m. […]

State Blames Fire Captain for Fatal Accident With Caltrans Dump Truck

An off-duty Los Angeles County Fire Department captain killed in 2019 when his Jeep crashed into the back of a stopped Caltrans dump truck on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Santa Clarita died of his own negligence, lawyers for the state of California argue in new court papers. Capt. Michael Shepard, a 63-year-old […]

Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway Project To Be Installed By May

Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell announced Friday that the Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway, which will serve as a welcome to the neighborhood, will be installed and unveiled this spring in time for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May. The gateway is officially called “Talang Gabay – Our Guiding Star,” and will span 82 […]

Leaky Cargo at JWA Triggers Hazmat Response

Orange County firefighters were called Friday to John Wayne Airport to respond to a hazardous materials alert when baggage being unloaded from the jet were found to be leaking an unknown substance. Firefighters were called at 12:25 p.m. when three American Airlines employees unloading baggage from the flight reported an “unknown liquid substance that was […]

Woman Reported Missing in Lancaster Found

A 26-year-old woman with depression who went missing in Lancaster has been found, authorities said Friday. Shaneece Marianisabel Flax had last been seen about 5 p.m. Feb. 13 in the 3100 block of East Avenue H-8 in Lancaster, and authorities had sought the public’s help to find her. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]

LAPD: Man Suspected of 2 Sexual Assaults in Custody; Other Victims Sought

A man suspected of sexually assaulting two women in separate incidents earlier this month in the Fairfax and West Hollywood areas was in custody Friday, and police urged other possible victims to contact authorities. The crimes occurred between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. on Feb. 15 in the 800 block of Vista Street in the […]

Citing Backlog Progress, Ports Again Delay Fines for Idling Containers

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have again postponed implementation of a fee on companies whose import containers linger at marine terminals, with the assessment now potentially taking effect, if necessary, next Friday. The Container Dwell Fee has been delayed numerous times due to progress in reducing the number of containers at the […]

Man Reported Missing in Bellflower Area Found

A 37-year-old man with depression who went missing in Bellflower has been found, authorities said Friday. Damien Kirk Bertrand was last seen about 8 p.m. Feb. 8 in the 17700 block of Ibbetson Avenue, and authorities sought public help to find him. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported that he had been […]

LA Expects to Receive Tens of Millions of Dollars from Opioid Settlement

Los Angeles expects to receive tens of millions of dollars from a $26 billion settlement announced Friday with Johnson & Johnson and three pharmaceutical distributors over claims they helped fuel the opioid crisis. The settlement — which involves the pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen — needs to be approved by the court, but California […]

Nathan Chen To Drop Ceremonial Puck at Friday evening’s Ducks-Kings Game

Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen will drop the ceremonial puck before Friday evening’s Anaheim Ducks-Los Angeles Kings game at Honda Center. Four fellow Olympic skaters who also train at Great Park Ice in Irvine will also participate in the ceremony — Brandon Frazier, Alexa Knierim, Mariah Bell and Michal Brezina. Chen, Frazier and Knierim were […]