Free Yom Kippur Services in LACo

Yom Kippur begins at sundown Friday with observant Jews fasting and seeking forgiveness for their sins, with free services conducted in Hollywood, Beverly Hills and downtown Los Angeles. According to Jewish tradition, Yom Kippur is the day Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the second set of commandment tablets — he had smashed the […]

Fatal Drive-By Shooting in Boyle Heights

An investigation is continuing Friday of a fatal car-to-car, road rage shooting that killed one man and left another man wounded on the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Boyle Heights area, which triggered a freeway closure that snarled traffic during the Thursday evening rush hour. The shooting was reported on the northbound freeway near […]

Shooting in Buena Park Mobile Home

A woman is in the hospital Friday after she was shot at a mobile home park in Buena Park. Buena Park Police Department officers responded at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday to 6741 Lincoln Ave. to a mobile home park regarding a shots fired call, ABC 7 reported. According to reports from the scene, when police […]

LA, OC Gas Prices Remain Consistent

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Friday to $4.58, one day after a six-day streak of increases totaling 4.1 cents ended with a decrease of six-tenths of a cent. The average price is 3.3 cents more than one week ago, but 3.6 […]

CFO at Tom Girardi’s Law Firm to Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud

The ex-chief financial officer at convicted former attorney Tom Girardi’s law firm is set to plead guilty Friday to helping the once-prominent litigator embezzle millions in settlement funds from clients. Christopher Kamon, 51, has agreed to enter his plea to two counts of wire fraud in Los Angeles federal court. Kamon, the former head accountant […]

Average Riverside Gas Price Rises

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County rose three-tenths of a cent Friday to $4.442, its seventh increase in eight days. The average price has increased 5 cents over the past eight days, including two-tenths of a cent Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information […]

Boil Water Notice in Long Beach Canceled

The Long Beach Utilities Department and the State Water Resources Control Board, determined Friday it is no longer necessary to boil tap water. Utility officials issued a boil water notice to certain Long Beach residents after experiencing low water pressures during a “significant water main break.” “By restoring water pressure to the water distribution system, […]

Fire at East Hollywood Craftsman

A fire at an empty, Craftsman-style home in East Hollywood was extinguished by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters Friday. Fire crews were called at 1:34 a.m. to 4867 W. Melrose Ave. east of Western Avenue where they found the home engulfed in flames, LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. It took 50 firefighters 39 minutes to […]

Burglary Suspect Arrested in Palm Springs

A 46-year-old Indio man suspected of burglarizing a Palm Springs business is scheduled to be arraigned Friday. Duane Blunt is expected to enter pleas Friday to multiple charges at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to inmate records. Palm Springs Police Department officers received a report of a business establishment’s alarm being activated in […]

Billy Ocean to Perform at Spotlight 29 Casino’s Showroom

Billy Ocean will take the stage at Spotlight 29 Casino’s Showroom Friday. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, the London-raised singer-songwriter’s career is filled with highlights, including a Billboard No. 1 and Grammy win in 1985 for his single “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run).” Ocean was discovered in a London nightclub in Saville […]

One Year Ago Today (October 11, 2023)…Sex Offender Felon Charged Again with White Collar Crime

One Year Ago Today (October 11, 2023)…A 46-year-old registered sex offender convicted of loan fraud pleaded not guilty to securities fraud in Orange County. Carlos Jose Centeno was charged Friday with six counts of untrue statements or omission in connection with the purchase or sale of a security, four counts of money laundering and a […]