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LA City Council to Weigh in on Proposed Gondola Project to Dodger Stadium A proposed gondola project that would provide access to Dodger Stadium is set to come before the City Council Friday, as members will consider a motion seeking to halt approvals until further studies can be conducted on its potential impacts. The hotly debated gondola, known as the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project, has drawn […]
Average LA County Gas Price Tops $5 a Gallon for First Time Since Nov. 26 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County topped $5 for the first time since Nov. 26 Friday, increasing 1.8 cents to $5.009, rising for the seventh time in eight days. The average price has risen 7.9 cents over the past eight days, including 1.6 cents Thursday, according to […]
Prosecution Wants Rebecca Grossman’s Phone Privileges Revoked in Jail A judge is scheduled Friday to hear the prosecution’s request to revoke Rebecca Grossman’s privilege to make telephone calls while behind bars following her conviction on murder and other counts for a crash that killed two young boys in Westlake Village. In a court filing this week, Deputy District Attorneys Ryan Gould and Jamie Castro […]
City Council to Consider New Labor Contract with LAX Peace Officers The Los Angeles City Council Friday will consider approving a new labor contract for LAX peace officers. Council members will consider labor contracts for workers represented by the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association, the Los Angeles Airport Police Supervisors Association, Los Angeles Municipal Police Officers Representation Unit and Airport Peace Officers Representation Unit. The […]
Jury Hits Impasse in Trial of Felon Who Caused Fatality During Street Race A Murrieta jury deadlocked in the retrial of a convicted felon involved in a street racing crash in Rancho Mirage that killed an 81-year-old woman, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial and setting the stage Friday for a potential third murder trial. After deliberating only a day, jurors declared themselves unable to overcome an […]
Hearing Expected to Detail Forthcoming Audit of L.A.’s Homelessness Programs A federal court hearing is expected Friday in efforts to have an independent auditor scrutinize homelessness-related expenditures by the city of Los Angeles. While U.S. District Judge David Carter is close to signing off on the court-monitored, third-party audit, the scope of the probe and the names of potential auditors must first be discussed. At […]
Pelican Found with Slashed Pouch in San Pedro on the Mend A Brown Pelican that was found in San Pedro with a slashed pouch is on the road to recovery Friday following a pair of surgical procedures and will soon be returned to the wild, officials at International Bird Rescue said. The bird was brought to the care center in San Pedro on March 10 after […]
Report: Women Close Wage Gap in California, but Still Lag Behind Men Although progress has been made over the past decade, women in California still earn on average 89% of what men earn for full-time work, with higher wages for white and Asian women largely responsible for closing the gap, according to a report released Friday by Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles. The report by […]
NTT IndyCar Series $1 Million Challenge to Be at Thermal Club Sunday NTT IndyCar Series drivers and teams will be in Thermal Friday for open test sessions in advance of Sunday’s $1 million Challenge. There will be open test sessions Friday and Saturday, two qualifications Saturday night, and the races are scheduled for Sunday afternoon in The Thermal Club, 61980 Tyler St., according to organizers. “The NTT […]
Drunken Driver Gets 17 to Life for Fatal Crash in Cypress A 29-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 17 years to life in prison for a drunken crash in Cypress that killed his girlfriend. Nicolas Linley Sanchez-McCormick was convicted in October of second-degree murder for killing his 22-year-old girlfriend, Alexis Barragan of La Mirada, on Easter, April 16, 2017. Sanchez-McCormick faced an upgraded charge of murder […]
One Year Ago Today (March 22, 2023)…Man Accused of Rapes, Molestation of Child Withdraws Request for Reduced Bail One Year Ago Today (March 22, 2023)…A 40-year-old Banning man accused of raping two women who visited his home on separate occasions when they were intoxicated, as well as molesting a 12-year-old girl, withdrew a motion for a bond reduction, leaving him held in jail in lieu of $500,000. Steven Roy McElroy was arrested last […]
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