Dodgers Head to White House for World Series Champions Visit

The Dodgers will make the customary visit to the White House as World Series champions Monday. Shortstop Mookie Betts told reporters Friday he would join the team on the visit, after declining to join the Boston Red Sox on a visit in 2018 during President Donald Trump’s first term. Betts emphasized to reporters in Philadelphia […]

Hollywood Walk of Fame to Honor Billie Jean King Monday

Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King will add another first to her list of accomplishments Monday when she becomes the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the sports entertainment category. The category was announced in 2021 by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which administers the Walk of Fame. It […]

Death Toll Rises to Five from Santa Ana Crash

Santa Ana police said Monday that a fifth person has died from the crash of a speeding vehicle into a tree. The crash occurred at about 11:25 p.m. Saturday on Segerstrom Avenue, between Raitt and Greenville streets and a few blocks west of Carl Thornton Park, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The vehicle […]

Riverside Gas Prices Rise Slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County ticked up three-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.816, the second day in a row it rose three-tenths of a cent. The average price is 13.1 cents more than one week ago and 24.9 cents more than one month ago, but 41.6 […]

Authorities ID Man Killed in Llano Crash

A man killed in a two-vehicle crash near the Pearblossom (138) Highway in Llano was identified Monday, authorities said. Jerry Tate, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. The crash occurred at about 7:10 a.m. Sunday in the area of 165th Street East and Highway 138, according to the […]

Pasadena Playhouse Buys its Historic Building

The Pasadena Playhouse has purchased its 1925 building, which was lost to bankruptcy in 1970 and was privately owned for more than five decades, and has plans to include it Monday in the 100th anniversary of its historic facility, officials said. The 70,000-square-foot campus at 39 S. El Molino Ave. includes a theater, restaurant space […]

Former LA Resident to Plead Guilty to Defrauding Investors

A former San Gabriel Valley resident who was a frequent guest on financial television news programs then became a fugitive from justice after being accused of defrauding investors is expected to plead guilty Monday to conning victims out of at least $2.7 million. James Arthur McDonald Jr., 53, formerly of Arcadia, has agreed to plead […]

LAPD Arrests Man Suspected of Murdering Parents in Louisiana

A 34-year-old man suspected of killing his parents in Louisiana who was arrested by deputies near the Mid-City area of Los Angeles is facing murder and gun charges, and waiting in jail for a court date Monday. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Marina del Rey station spotted a white Ford E-150 van […]

9 Confirmed Injured After Minivan Drives into Crowd Near Santee Alley

A minivan drove into a crowd of people in downtown Los Angeles, injuring at least nine people, and authorities Monday are investigating the accident. The collision happened around 3:15 p.m. Sunday at 326 E. 12th St., near Santee Alley in the Fashion District, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Nine patients were said to […]

Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Riverside Crash

A 39-year-old Corona man was critically injured in Riverside where he crashed his motorcycle into a fence, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Collett Avenue and Peirce Street, according to Riverside police Sgt. Emilio Angulo. Arriving officers and firefighters found the man unresponsive, Angulo said. The preliminary investigation […]

Motorcyclist Crashes, Dies on 91 Freeway in Corona

A motorcycle rider was killed Sunday after striking a guardrail on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona and flying onto the right shoulder. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 7:13 p.m. Sunday on the eastbound 91 west of Green River Road. A witness told the CHP the rider was doing stunts […]