LA County Resumes ‘Strongly Recommending’ Masks Indoors as COVID Cases Rise
With COVID-19 infection rates sharply increasing since the beginning of November, Los Angeles County has returned to “strongly recommending” that people wear masks in all indoor public settings. The recommendation falls short of a masking mandate, but masks are still required indoors at health-care and congregate-care facilities, for anyone exposed to the virus in the […]
Driver Who Plowed into Sheriff Trainees Released
Citing the extreme complexity of the investigation Friday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has released the man suspected of driving into a group of cadets, sending several to hospitals with critical injuries. The driver of the SUV who swerved across a South Whittier roadway and slammed into a group of law enforcement recruits on […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 41st Time in 44 Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday 3.5 cents to $5.392, its lowest amount since Sept. 12. The average price has dropped 41 times in 44 days since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, decreasing $1.102, including 3.6 cents Thursday, according to figures from […]
Jury Wraps Up 2nd Day of Deliberations in Actor Danny Masterson’s Rape Trial
Jurors will continue deliberations Friday in the trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, who is charged with raping three women in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. The downtown Los Angeles jury — which was handed the case at the end of the court day Tuesday — deliberated Wednesday and Thursday […]
LA City Hall to Be Lit in Red in Honor of Victims of Drunken Driving
Los Angeles City Hall will be lit in red Friday evening in honor and memory of victims of drunken and drugged driving in connection with the start of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s 36th annual “Tie One On for Safety” campaign. This will be the first time Los Angeles City Hall has been lit red in […]
Horvath Defeats Hertzberg in Board of Supervisors Race
Lindsey Horvath will take office next month as the new Los Angeles County supervisor representing the Third District, pledging to repeat her success as West Hollywood’s mayor and City Council member in reducing homelessness. Horvath declared victory Thursday night, 37 minutes before her opponent, Sen. Bob Hertzberg, conceded. “I am humbled and honored that the […]
Robbery Suspects At Large After Westchester Shooting
Four robbery suspects are at large Friday after a shooting at a 7-Eleven in Westchester. Officers from the Pacific Division of the Los Angeles Police Department responded at 3 a.m. to the 54000 block of West Centinela Avenue where the four suspects entered the store and began allegedly stealing merchandise, LAPD Officer Jeff Lee told […]
L.A. Auto Show Begins 10-Day Run at Convention Center Friday
The Los Angeles Auto Show’s 115th anniversary edition begins a 10-day run at the L.A. Convention Center Friday, with electric vehicles at the forefront of hundreds of displays from more than 30 automakers worldwide. “With California at the epicenter of electric vehicle manufacturing and design, our show continues to attract the world’s preeminent innovators, who […]
More Santa Ana Winds Heading for Southland; Fire Weather Watch Issued
Another round of gusty Santa Ana winds is expected to hit the Southland late Friday evening and into Saturday, again raising concerns about heightened wildfire conditions. The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch that will be in effect Saturday from 1 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Los Angeles and Santa Monica mountains. […]
One Year Ago Today (November 18, 2021)…Orange County Prosecutor Sues County for Racial, Sexual Harassment
One Year Ago Today (November 18, 2021)…One of several women who have accused a retired Orange County senior prosecutor of sexual harassment sued the county alleging racial and sexual harassment, and retaliation by the District Attorney’s Office. The suit, which names the county and former prosecutor Gary LoGalbo as defendants, was filed on behalf of […]
Tentative Agreement Averts Nurses Strike at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center
A tentative agreement was reached Thursday on a new contract for registered nurses at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center, averting a planned two-day strike set for next week. The agreement includes what the California Nurses Association, which represents the nurses, describes as “economic gains and health benefit provisions to help retain and recruit experienced nurses, […]