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Afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 19, 2025

ICE Raids at Hollywood, San Fernando Home Depots; Feds Outside Dodger Stadium

hollywood home depotImmigration raids continued to roil Southern California Thursday, with the latest actions targeting Home Depot stores in the Hollywood and San Fernando areas and a car wash in Glendale — plus a federal presence outside Dodger Stadium that drew a crowd of protesters and later a denial by ICE that its agents were, in fact, […]
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Two Million Dollar Sculptures Stolen from Anaheim Office Building

anaheim policeAnaheim police Thursday were investigating the theft of two sculptures valued at a combined $2 million from an office building. The owner of an office space in the 1100 block of N. Richfield Road was remodeling, and the sculptures were placed elsewhere in storage in the building, Anaheim police Sgt. Matt Sutter said. The work […]
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Housing Prices Rise Slightly in OC, LACo

house for saleHome prices continued to rise slightly in the Los Angeles metro area and in Orange County last month, as May’s sales pace fell 5.1% statewide, the California Association of Realtors announced. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 254,190 in May, the association said Wednesday. […]
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Lakers’ Fans Reeling Following Buss Family Announcement to Sell to Dodger Owner Mark Walter

jeanie and jerry bussBasketball fans in the Southland were still buzzing Thursday following a bombshell report that the Buss family has agreed to sell its majority ownership of the Lakers to Dodger controlling owner Mark Walter and TWG Global for a record valuation of about $10 billion. ESPN first broke the story Wednesday, citing unnamed sources, and reported […]
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LAPD Allegedly Shoot, Kill Man When Responding to Burglary Call

lapd gunA man was shot to death by police responding to a burglary call Thursday in East Hollywood. Officers were dispatched at 4:10 a.m. Thursday to the 500 block of North Alexandria Avenue, between the Hollywood (101) Freeway and Beverly Boulevard, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. “Officers located the suspect on the second floor […]
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Over 80 Firefighters Battle Major Emergency Fire at DTLA Commercial Building

lafd dtlaMore than 80 firefighters battled a “major emergency” fire Thursday at a commercial building in downtown Los Angeles. Crews responded at around 1:12 p.m. to the 200 block of East Winston Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. By 2:04 p.m., the fire was declared a “major emergency” as more than 80 […]
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Man Shot to Death at Torrance Pool

pool crime sceneA man was fatally shot in Torrance and police Thursday are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Officers at the Torrance Police Department received a shots fired call in the 23000 block of Huber Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard at 8:58 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, officers found spent casings and the victim, who was suffering […]
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Athlete Sues Major League Pickleball for Wrongful Termination

professional pickleballAn arbitrator rather than a jury will decide a professional tennis and pickleball player’s claims that Major League Pickleball fired her in 2024 for complaining about not receiving timely wages, a judge has ruled. On Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynne M. Hobbs granted the organization’s motion to compel arbitration of Rianna Valdes’ lawsuit, […]
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Woman Tentatively Settles Injury Suit Against Morrison Hotel

morisson hotel los angelesA woman has tentatively settled her lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and the owners of the former Morrison Hotel property for injuries she alleged she suffered while attending a 2020 event paying tribute to the rock band the Doors, whose members named their fifth studio album after the downtown establishment that was badly […]
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Fire at Vacant Panorama City Building Extinguished

firefighterA rooftop fire at a vacant, one-story, 200-foot by 300-foot Panorama City building has been knocked down Thursday by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. Fire crews responded at 3:49 a.m. to 7801 N. Van Nuys Blvd. and Cabrito Road where they found flames coming through the roof at the empty commercial that is in its […]
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Dozens of Undocumented Workers Arrested at Thermal Marijuana Grow-Op

marijuana growAn investigation continued Thursday into the arrests of about 75 undocumented migrants in connection to an alleged large-scale illegal marijuana operation in Thermal. The Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Division said it led a multi-agency effort to seize more than 700 acres of marijuana on Wednesday. “Due to the magnitude and topography of this operation, […]
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