Firefighters Rescue 31 Workers from Collapsed Tunnel in Wilmington

An investigation is underway Thursday after Los Angeles Fire Department rescue crews freed 31 workers trapped in Wilmington after a 18-foot tunnel collapsed. More than 100 firefighters — including Urban Search and Rescue team members specially trained and certified to handle confined-space tunnel operations — were dispatched to the 1700 block of North Figueroa Street […]

ACLU to Request Restraining Order Halting ICE Raids

Attorneys representing Southern California residents, workers and advocacy groups are expected to ask a Los Angeles federal judge Thursday for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to put a halt to what they contend are unlawful immigration enforcement raids targeting local residents based on perceived race and ethnicity. The proposed […]

SoCal Gas Prices Lowest Amounts Since February

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped to its lowest amount since Feb. 3 Thursday, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.538. The average price has dropped four of the past five days, decreasing 2.2 cents, including three-tenths of a cent Wednesday, according to figures from AAA […]

Deputy Likely to Plead Guilty to Smuggling Heroine into Castaic Jail

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accused of taking part in a Mexican Mafia operation to smuggle heroin into a Castaic jail in exchange for cash bribes is expected to plead guilty Thursday to a federal charge. Michael Meiser, 40, of Lancaster has agreed to plead guilty in downtown Los Angeles to a single count […]

LACo Health Dept Warns Beachgoers to Avoid Body Surfing Amid Heat Wave

As Los Angeles bakes under a mini heat wave this week and residents flock to the coast to cool off, the Los Angeles County Health Department is warning the public Thursday to avoid ocean waters at several beaches due to high bacteria levels. The affected beaches are: — Solstice Creek at Dan Blocker County Beach, […]

Gardena Authorities Issue Silver Alert for Missing 90-Year-Old Man

A Silver Alert was activated Thursday for a 90-year old man who was reported missing after he was last seen in Gardena. Myong Song was last seen at approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday at David and Sage lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Gardena Police Department. Song […]

Fallen Tree Branch Kills 9-Year-Old Camper Near Calabasas

A child was killed Wednesday when a tree branch fell on a group of people at a camp at King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains in an unincorporated area near Calabasas. Five people were initially reported injured at Camp Wildcraft at the ranch in the 26000 block of Mulholland Highway at around 2:50 […]

Medical Examiner Determines Meth as Cause of Death for Two Found Dead in Homeless Camp

Two people who were found dead at a homeless encampment in the Westlake District in May, including a woman whose body had been partially mauled by dogs, died from the effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine, the county Office of Medical Examiner announced Wednesday. According to the medical examiner, the bodies of Lucrecia Macias Barajas, 46, […]

DoJ Files Suit Against CA, Newsom in LA Over Ballooning Egg Prices

The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday filed a suit in Los Angeles against California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials over laws the Trump administration alleges impose burdensome red tape on the production of eggs and poultry products nationally in violation of federal law. The laws and regulations challenged by the complaint impose requirements […]

Three Suspected of Vehicle Boosting in Irvine

Three men in their 20s from Texas suspected of vehicle break-ins in Irvine were behind bars Wednesday. Investigators said the trio was part of a national trend of what authorities refer to as “bank jugging” in which thieves watch for customers leaving a bank with cash and then break into their vehicle at their next […]

Coroner ID’s Body Found Near Pasadena Goodwill

A 31-year-old man whose body was found wrapped in a blanket near a Goodwill drop-off bin in Pasadena was identified Wednesday. Officers responded to the 300 block of South Fair Oaks Avenue, near Del Mar Boulevard, to reports of an unresponsive man Tuesday morning who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Pasadena city […]