Immigration Rallies Protest Fed Raids in Fashion District Shops, Home Depots in LA

Federal agents took an unknown number of people — presumably suspected immigration law violators — into custody at multiple locations near downtown Los Angeles Friday, sparking impromptu gatherings of protesters who clashed with authorities at several scenes. On Friday morning, agents from what appeared to be multiple federal law enforcement agencies could be seen escorting […]

LAX Light Rail Station Finally Opens

The Los Angeles-area transit system will achieve a major milestone Friday with the long-awaited opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, bringing rail service the closest it has ever been to Los Angeles International Airport and giving travelers a new car-free option for reaching the airfield. The new station, located just east of LAX, will […]

LACo Public Health Confirms Local Measles Case

Public Health officials Friday confirmed a case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident who recently traveled internationally and visited at least three stores in the Santa Clarita Valley, possibly exposing others. County Department of Public Health officials warned that people may have been exposed at all three locations, with the risk higher for […]

Baldwin Park to Host Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Slain Officer

A candlelight vigil will be held Friday evening in memory of Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros, who was fatally shot in a confrontation that also killed another man and wounded a second officer. The vigil will be held at 7:20 p.m. Friday at the Baldwin Park Police Department, 14403 E. Pacific Ave. Police urged […]

LA Council Recognizes Local LGBTQ+ Leaders

Ahead of Sunday’s Los Angeles Pride Parade, the City Council celebrated Friday by unveiling a new Pride-themed exhibit at City Hall, hosting a brief drag performance in the Council Chambers and then recognizing three nonprofits that uplift the LGBTQ+ community. Drag performer ChiChi Charlas began Friday’s Council Chambers events by giving a minute-and-a-half lip-sync performance […]

Judge Recuses Self from Deputy Mayor Williams Fake Bomb Threat Case

A federal judge Friday removed himself from the case of a former Los Angeles deputy mayor charged with reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year. Brian K. Williams, 61, of Pasadena was scheduled to plead guilty on Friday in downtown Los Angeles to a single federal count of threats regarding fire and […]

Santa Clarita Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fatal Synthetic Opioid

A Santa Clarita man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge in what is considered the nation’s first criminal case involving a death caused by the synthetic opioid protonitazene. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of distribution of protonitazene resulting in death, according to the U.S. […]

Prosecutions Asks OC Supervisors to Discipline Spitzer

A day after retired high-ranking Orange County prosecutor Tracy Miller won $3 million in her sexual harassment whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the county, District Attorney Todd Spitzer and his former top assistant, she called on Orange County supervisors to take action against the D.A. When asked at a news conference at her attorney’s office in […]

LA Shelters Waive Rescue Fees Saturday for Adopt-a-Pet Day

Los Angeles will commemorate the second annual California Adopt-a-Pet Day Saturday, joining more than 150 animal shelters across the state, by offering fee-waived adoptions. The Department of Animal Services, also known as LAAS, will waive adoption fees for dogs and cats using a donation from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. […]

Cerritos Sheriff’s Drone Fleet Takes Flight

Drones were being deployed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Cerritos station to assist in law enforcement, officials announced Friday. The technology, already in wide use by numerous law enforcement and public safety agencies, will enhance but not replace the station’s current air support program, which has relied on helicopters, according to the Sheriff’s […]

Steven Tyler Seeks Full Dismissal of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Having previously won a partial dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit on free-speech grounds, Steven Tyler now wants a judge to dismiss the rest of the case in which the plaintiff alleges the Aerosmith frontman had an illicit relationship with her when she was 16 years old and he was 25. In court papers filed Wednesday […]