Gene Hackman, Two-Time Oscar Winning Actor, Dies at 95

Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar winning actor whose career spanned five decades, has died, and authorities in New Mexico are expected to release more details about his death Thursday. He was 95. He and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead inside their home in New Mexico on Wednesday afternoon. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s […]

LA Metro to Partially Restore Bus Services in Malibu, Santa Monica

Metro bus line 134 connecting Malibu to Santa Monica, which was shut down due to the January wildfires, will have service partially restored starting Friday. Line 134 will serve stops on Pacific Coast Highway at the Malibu Pier, Cross Creek Road, Civic Center Way and Malibu Canyon Road between Malibu and Trancas Canyon, according to […]

Rosemead Deputies Shoot, Kill Suspect

A woman was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Department Sheriff’s deputies in Rosemead and an investigation of the shooting is underway Thursday. Sheriff’s detectives were called at 12:30 a.m. Thursday to the 8700 block of Scott Street between Abliene Street and Valley Boulevard regarding a barricaded suspect, the sheriff’s department reported. During the […]

Inglewood Man Fatally Shot During Catalytic Converter Theft

Police Thursday are continuing a search for the two suspects who fatally shot a man during the theft of a catalytic converter in Inglewood, police said Thursday. The shooting occurred at 3:22 a.m Tuesday in the 1000 block of North Chester Avenue, near East 65th Street, about a block north of Vincent Park, according to […]

Jurors Resume Deliberations in Murder Case Against OC Judge

Jurors Thursday will resume deliberating the fate of an Orange County Superior Court judge accused of fatally shooting his wife in their Anaheim Hills home. Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, is charged with murder with sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing death and the personal use of a gun for the Aug. 3, 2023, death […]

Average LA Gas Price Drops

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped seven-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.765 after back-to-back decreases of six-tenths of a cent. The average price is 2.1 cents less than one week ago and 4 cents lower than one year ago but 26.5 cents more than one […]

Thousands of UC Workers on Strike

Nearly 60,000 University of California workers represented by a pair of unions are planning to strike Thursday for the second day in a row amid continuing contract negotiations, with both unions alleging unfair labor practices and the university accusing them of spreading misinformation and failing to negotiate in good faith. Roughly 37,000 UC service and […]

Sentencing Due for Alleged BevMo Robber

A Los Angeles man who committed a string of robberies in a 10-day span that ended in a freeway chase before crashing a stolen car into a tree and then running across six lanes of highway traffic during rush hour faces sentencing Thursday. Ivin Kitu Sanford, 33, was convicted in July 2024 after a three-day […]

Woman Accused of Orchestrating COVID Relief Fraud Scheme Faces 20 Years in Federal Prison

A Los Angeles woman is set to be sentenced Thursday for fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 government loans and making false claims to the IRS in an effort to secure nearly $1.3 million tax credits relating to the pandemic. Casie Hynes, 38, faces up to 20 years in federal prison for her […]

No Winning Powerball Ticket Sold

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $272 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Newport Beach Police to Increase Enforcement Against Illegal Passing of School Buses

The Newport Beach Police Department will increase enforcement of drivers illegally passing stopped school buses through June 6. The “Illegal Passing of Stopped School Buses — High Visibility Enforcement Pilot Participation” campaign began on Monday, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. “The safety of our children is our top priority,” Sgt. Sabrina Fabbri said […]