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The news for Friday, May 2, 2025

LAHSA Seeks Additional Funds to Enact New Approach to Combating Homelessness

Unhoused with DogA City Council committee is asking for reports Friday related to proposed funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as elected officials consider changing its approach to the crisis after a county decision to pull millions of dollars and staff from the agency. LAHSA officials asked the five-member Budget […]
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Police Arrest Woman After 12-Hour Stand Off at Baldwin Park Middle School

arrestA female employee who barricaded herself at a Baldwin Park middle school is in custody Friday after a nearly 12-hour standoff that prompted the campus’ evacuation. The woman was taken into custody around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Baldwin Park City Manager Enrique C. Zaldivar told City News Service. Officers were dispatched about 9:45 a.m. Thursday to […]
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Fatal Hit and Run in Canoga Park

hit and runPolice are searching Friday for a suspect who fatally struck a man while driving and drove away in Canoga Park. The fatal crash occurred at 1:15 a.m. Friday and Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to DeSoto Avenue and Sherman Way where they learned the suspect was driving east on Sherman Way when they struck […]
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Alleged Burglar Escapes from Police Barricade in Del Rey

prison escapeA burglary suspect is on the loose Friday morning after escaping from a police barricade in Del Rey. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s Pacific Division responded to the 12500 block of Short Avenue west of Centinela Avenue at 1:15 a.m. Friday when they learned the suspect entered a residence and barricaded himself […]
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Woman to Plead Guilty to Fire Relief Fraud

courtroomA Los Angeles County woman is expected to plead guilty Friday to seeking disaster relief funds by falsely claiming that her property was damaged in the Pacific Palisades wildfire, despite having no residence affected by the disaster. Hedeshia Robertson, 36, of Lakewood has agreed to enter a plea to one federal count of fraud in […]
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Riverside County Gas Price Drops

gas pumpThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Friday for the 10th time in 11 days, decreasing 1 cent to $4.615. The average price has dropped 9.5 cents over the past 11 days, including 1.7 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information […]
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Missing Senior Reported in Lancaster

policeLos Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives Friday are seeking the public’s help in locating a 73-year-old man missing for several months and was last seen in Lancaster. Morris Bragg was last seen December 2024 on the 2500 block of East Newgrove Street, between East Lancaster Boulevard and East Nugent Street, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. […]
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LA Shelters Overcrowded with Animals

Los Angeles city animal shelters have been hit with a severe overcrowding crisis and animal advocates are urgently calling on community members Friday to consider adopting a pet. More than 900 dogs are in the custody of LA Animal Services, with the Chesterfield Square/South LA shelter now housing nearly 250 dogs and puppies, according to […]
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Two Dead in Sun Valley Crash

ambulanceTwo people were killed when the sedan they were traveling in crashed into a parked semi-truck in Sun Valley early Thursday. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 12:31 a.m. Thursday to the 13300 block of Roscoe Boulevard, near the Tujunga Wash, where they found the sedan had slammed into the semi-truck, trapping the […]
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Sherman Oaks Apartment Fire Extinguished in 16 Minutes

lafdA fire at an apartment in Sherman Oaks was extinguished in 16 minutes Thursday evening by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters.. Firefighters were called at 8:59 p.m. to the two-story garden-style building at 4415 N. Woodman Ave., near Saticoy Street, where they encountered smoke initially showing from a second-story unit. They were able to contain […]
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53-Year-Old Murrieta Jail Inmate Dies in Cell

jailA 53-year-old inmate at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta died in his cell Thursday. Michael Allen Weaver of Lake Elsinore was found unconscious inside a housing unit cell prompting Corrections Central Investigation Unit deputies to be called to the location, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Weaver was administered life-saving measures […]
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