LA Council Approves Minimum Wage Hike for Hotel, Airport Workers

The Los Angeles City Council gave final approval Friday to an ordinance that will increase the minimum wage for Los Angeles hotel and airport workers — reaching $30 an hour by 2028 — a plan hoteliers and some business owners warned will threaten an already unstable industry. The council gave initial approval to the measure […]

Latin Music Exec Pleads Guilty to Collaborating with Cartel Member

A Latin music company consultant from West Hollywood pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to do business with a Guadalajara-based concert promoter with ties to Mexican drug syndicates. Luca Scalisi, 58, the last remaining defendant in the Del Entertainment criminal case, entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to one federal count of conspiracy to transact […]

15-Year-Old Boy Booked for Killing Homeless Man

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a homeless man last year in Long Beach, police announced Friday. The teen, a Long Beach resident, was taken into custody Thursday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. He was accused in the Nov. 24, 2024, shooting that killed 51-year-old Frank […]

Alleged Assault Victim Unable to Serve Jermaine Jackson

Nearly 18 months after a woman sued Jermaine Jackson for allegedly sexually assaulting her at her home in 1988, the singer has yet to be served with the complaint, and the plaintiff’s lead attorney states in new court papers that service by an appropriate media publication remains the most viable option. Rita Butler Barrett’s Van […]

Westmont Man Located

A 24-year-old man diagnosed with an unspecified mental health disorder who was reported missing from the unincorporated Westmont area has been found, authorities said Friday. Ivan Flores was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of West 91st Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. He has since been […]

Coachella Cemetery District Prepares for Annual Memorial Day Ceremony

The Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District, in collaboration with American Legion Post 739 of Indio, will pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces during an annual Memorial Day observance Monday. The 9 a.m. ceremony will be held at the CVPCD cemetery grounds at 82-925 Avenue 52. “Memorial Day is […]

CHP and SoCal Authorities Launch “Max Enforcement” for Holiday Weekend

California Highway Patrol officers will launch a maximum enforcement period Friday evening to crack down on drunken and unsafe driving across Southern California as part of a statewide push to keep roads safe through Memorial Day. The effort begins at 6 p.m. Friday and runs through 11:59 p.m. Monday, with all available officers deployed to […]

Car Rolls Down I-215 Embankment After RV Crash

A car rolled down an embankment alongside Interstate 215 in Perris Friday after colliding with an RV, but the occupant escaped with minor injuries. The crash was reported at 12:28 p.m. on northbound I-215, just south of Ethanac Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said the RV and Toyota Camry collided for […]

SoCal Edison Settles for $82.5M for Causing Bobcat Fire

Southern California Edison has reached a record $82.5 million settlement with the United States to resolve claims stemming from the 2020 Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. The U.S. government sued SoCal Edison in September 2023, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that the Bobcat Fire — […]

Police Release Video in Hit-and-Run of Woman on Scooter

Authorities Friday released a video and a description of a hit-and-run vehicle that struck and killed a woman riding a scooter near the Westmont area of Los Angeles. The crash occurred around midnight April 8, when a vehicle moving north on Figueroa Street struck the woman, who was crossing westbound near Colden Avenue, just west […]

Palm Springs Airport Prepares for Annual Memorial Day `Flower Drop’

Flowers by the thousands will fall over Palm Springs International Airport Monday during an annual Memorial Day tribute to the nation’s servicemen and women who were lost in wartime. The “Flower Drop” hosted by the Palm Springs Air Museum is slated for 1 p.m. Monday, though activities will begin three hours earlier inside and outside […]