Kaiser Health Care Workers Close to Striking

Health care employees for Kaiser Permanente are on the verge of striking Monday after the labor contract for 75,000 unionized workers expired. The union members have voted to authorize a strike to start Wednesday in what is expected to be the largest strike of health care workers in United States history. “Our patients are not […]

Southland Gas Prices Drop for Third Day in a Row

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Monday for the third consecutive day following a run of 23 increases in 25 days, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $6.285. The decreases stem from Gov. Gavin Newsom sending a letter to the California Air Resources Board late Thursday […]

Woman Arrested Following Officer Firing Shots, Pursuit and Crash in San Pedro

A woman was taken into custody after allegedly causing officers to fire shots at her and to pursue her — a chase that started with her striking a pedestrian and ended with a crash in San Pedro. The chain of events started at around 9:20 p.m. when officers responded to a child custody dispute inside […]

WGA Members to Begin Voting on Proposed Labor Deal with Studios

The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America are expected to start voting Monday on whether to ratify a tentative labor deal with Hollywood studios that brought the nearly five-month writers’ strike to an end. The tentative deal was announced Sept. 24 following five straight days of talks between negotiators for the WGA and […]

Fire Burns Two Buildings on Western Avenue

A fire in commercial buildings on Western Avenue in Exposition Park was put out in less than half an hour by the Los Angeles Fire Department at 3 a.m. Monday. The fire was at two adjacent one-story buildings, including a church at 3717 S. Western Ave. The fire at the church was limited to the […]

SAG-AFTRA, Producers to Resume Negotiating Monday

With Hollywood writers having struck a tentative deal, negotiators for actors and the major studios will head back to the bargaining table Monday in an effort to end the ongoing strike by performers. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP will meet for bargaining on Monday, Oct. 2. Several executives from AMPTP member companies will be in attendance. […]

Dust Advisory in Effect Monday for Coachella Valley

A dust advisory is expected to conclude early Monday for parts of Riverside County, mostly in the Coachella Valley. The advisory began at 1 p.m. Friday and is expected to be in place until 6 a.m. Monday, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Wind gusts that are up to 18 mph in […]

At Least One Dead in Fiery Wrong Way Crash on 91 Freeway in Corona

A motorist driving eastbound on the westbound Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona Monday morning caused a fiery head-on crash that killed at least one person. The crash was reported at 12:10 a.m. on the westbound Riverside Freeway west of Lincoln Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Both vehicles caught fire, witnesses told the CHP. […]

One Dead in Three-Vehicle Crash in Santa Clarita

One person was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Santa Clarita, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at 11:38 p.m. Sunday on San Francisquito Canyon Road at Runner Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. One of the vehicles was a motorcycle, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman told City News […]

$1.04 Billion Jackpot For Monday evening’s Powerball Drawing

The ninth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, $1.04 billion, will be on the line in Monday evening’s Powerball drawing after no tickets with all six numbers were sold for the 30th consecutive drawing. There hasn’t been a drawing with a grand prize winner since July 19 when a ticket worth $1.08 billion was sold at […]

One Year Ago Today (October 2, 2022)…Relatives Sue Over Death of Worker in Fullerton Firm Explosion

One Year Ago Today (October 2, 2022)…Relatives of a worker killed during a 2021 explosion at a Fullerton engineering firm are suing multiple defendants over the 29-year-old Lynwood man’s death during testing of a fire-fighting system. The plaintiffs in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought Wednesday include Jesus Siordia and Irene Fombona, the parents […]