Light Rain Sprinkles Across LA Through Friday

Cooler temperatures and sporadic light rains are possible through Thursday or Friday in the Southland, with gusting winds expected to buffet the area starting Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, daytime temperatures are expected to hover around 10 degrees below normal through Friday, with highs generally running between 53 and 63 degrees. Light rain, […]

First Layers of Soil Cover Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

Construction crews began placing the first layers of soil over the surface of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the Ventura (101) Freeway Monday. Beginning at 7 a.m., crews began installing soil on what will become a nearly 1-acre native wildlife habitat stretching across 10 lanes of the freeway in Agoura Hills. Covering the entire […]

Hundreds of Workers Gather in Westlake for ‘Con Estas Manos’ Cesar Chavez Day March

Hundreds of workers rallied in the Westlake district Monday before boarding buses bound for Delano for the “Con Estas Manos/With These Hands” Cesar Chavez Day march. Workers from hospitals, foster care, mental health, courts, law enforcement, libraries, street services, sanitation, water treatment, parks services, janitors, child care providers, health care and home care workers and […]

Measure A, Sales Tax to Help LA Combat Homelessness, Takes Effect Tuesday

A revamped anti-homelessness funding measure approved by Los Angeles County voters in November is set to take effect Tuesday, meaning the county’s sales tax will rise by a quarter-cent. Los Angeles County voters approved Measure A — a half-cent sales tax — to help maintain existing programs and provide more revenue to address the homelessness […]

Paris Hilton Nonprofit Donates $1M to Women-Owned Businesses Impacted by Eaton Fire

A nonprofit created by Paris Hilton, in partnership with GoFundMe.org and the Pasadena Women’s Business Center, has begun doling out more than $1 million in grants to women-owned small businesses impacted by the Eaton Fire. The grant program announced in February through Hilton’s 11:11 Media Impact organization was originally expected to provide $25,000 grants to […]

Two Vehicles Hit, Kill Pedestrian on 5 Freeway

A pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and killed Monday on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Anaheim. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 2:03 a.m. on the southbound Santa Ana Freeway just north of Lincoln Avenue. A witness reported that a white truck hit the pedestrian in middle lanes, the […]

Cockfighting Host Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

A Southern California man pleaded guilty Monday in downtown Los Angeles to a federal charge for hosting illegal cockfights in which owners paid $1,000 to register roosters expected to fight to the death while spectators gambled on the bloody results. Isidro Chaparro Sanchez, 59, of Corona, entered a plea to one count of conspiracy to […]

Lamborghini Allegedly Abandoned by Driver After Fatal Crash in Hancock Park

A woman in her 30s was killed Monday in a Hancock Park crash involving a Lamborghini, the driver of which abandoned the luxury sports car and fled the scene. The crash happened at 1:25 a.m. at the intersection of First Street and Highland Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison. The Lamborghini […]

Costa Mesa Man Gets Time Served for Illegally Flying Drone Over Vandenberg Space Force Base

A 39-year-old man who illegally flew a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographed the military complex was sentenced Monday in downtown Los Angeles to four months he has already served behind bars. Yinpiao Zhou of Contra Costa County pleaded guilty on March 10 to one federal count of violating the national defense airspace, […]

Actor Kim Delaney May Face Assault Charges, Partner May Face Battery Charges

Actress Kim Delaney of “NYPD Blue” fame was facing a possible assault charge Monday, with her partner potentially facing spousal battery charges, following their arrests in the Marina del Rey area. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Marina del Rey station responded to a domestic disturbance report at Delaney’s residence shortly before 10 […]

Shooter Kills 30-Year-Old Transient in Westminster

Police Monday asked for the public’s help tracking down a gunman who killed a 30-year-old transient in Westminster Sunday. Police were called about 7:45 p.m. Sunday to the 14000 block of Goldenwest Street, where they found Aaryn Vincent Reyes sustained multiple gunshot wounds, Westminster police Commander Andy Stowers said. Orange County Fire Authority firefighters tended […]