LA Council to Consider Tenant Protections, 1-Year Freeze on Rent Increase

The City Council Wednesday will consider a package of tenant protections — including the possibility of enacting a one-year freeze on increasing rent — with the aim of preventing evictions of residents who were displaced or impacted by the multiple fires that burned Los Angeles. Council members Eunisses Hernandez, Hugo Soto-Martinez and Adrin Nazarian introduced […]

Temperatures Drop Across LA

With the Los Angeles area’s major wildfires all nearing full completion Wednesday, cooler and drier weather will dominate for the next few days — with no signs of any immediate return of dangerous Santa Ana wind conditions or precipitation that could spark debris flows. National Weather Service forecasters said Tuesday’s high temperatures will be about […]

Alleged Shooter Arrested in Del Rey

A man in his 60s was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Del Rey, police said Wednesday. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division were called at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 11700 block of Avon Way, between Washington and Culver boulevards regarding a shooting. When they arrived, witnesses told them […]

Witness Injured in LB Shooting

Police Wednesday are continuing their investigation of the shooting of a man who they say was a witness to an armed robbery in Long Beach and what authorities say might be gang-related. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at 11:35 p.m. Monday to the 1100 block of Redondo Avenue regarding a shooting victim. When they […]

Hughes Fire Remains 98% Contained

Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake is at 98% Wednesday, with crews primarily seeking out and extinguishing lingering hot spots in the burn area and all residents allowed to return to their homes. Most evacuation orders were lifted as of Saturday, according to Cal Fire, but some areas remained under an evacuation warning. […]

LA Gas Prices Rise Back To Monday Amount

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose four-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.50, one day after dropping four-tenths of a cent. The average price is a half-cent more than one week ago and 9.2 cents higher than one month ago but 8 cents less than one […]

No Mega Millions Grand Prize Claimed

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $59 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, lottery officials announced. The numbers drawn Tuesday were 10, 19, 31, 47, […]

Formerly Convicted Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Ammunition

A Los Angeles-area man with prior felony convictions was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition during an incident last year in which he pointed a firearm at a man and threatened to shoot his dog, officials said Tuesday. Edward Conway, 47, who was a transient at the […]

Evacuation Orders Lifted for Palisades Fire

With the burn area nearly fully contained, final evacuation orders stemming from the deadly Palisades Fire were lifted, allowing residents to return to their properties, but nightly curfews are still in place Wednesday in fire areas. The orders for the final two neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles portion of the fire area were […]

Eaton Fire Nears Full Containment

The deadly Eaton Fire in the Pasadena and Altadena areas is almost fully contained Wednesday, and fears of flooding or debris flows from weekend rains are easing as the storm system moved off to the east. The Eaton Fire has burned 14,021 acres in Altadena and Pasadena since Jan. 7, leaving at least 17 people […]

Firefighters Put Out Granada Hills House Fire In Under 20 Minutes

A fire on the first floor of a two-story home in Granada Hills was extinguished in 19 minutes by 34 firefighters Tuesday evening with no injuries reported. Fire crews were called at 10:23 p.m. to 10860 Zelzah Ave., about one-third of a mile north of Chatsworth Street, where initial reports indicated that a Christmas tree […]