Lingering Storm Expected to Move Out of LA Area

A strong storm system that brought record rainfall to parts of Los Angeles County was lingering Friday and expected to move on. A possibility of scattered showers were forecast through Friday evening in many parts of the Southland, according to the National Weather Service. The bulk of the storm moved through the Southland early Thursday […]

Federal Prosecutors Charge 16 Alleged Illegal Aliens for Re-Entry

Federal prosecutors in the last two weeks have filed charges in Los Angeles against 16 defendants who allegedly illegally re-entered the United States after being removed, officials announced Friday. Many of the defendants charged were previously convicted of felony offenses before they were removed from the U.S., offenses that include sexual abuse of children, according […]

LACo Unemployment Declines in January

Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined over the month to 6% in January from a revised 6.1% in December 2024, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 6% rate was above the rate of 5.4% in January 2024. The January unemployment rate in Orange County was 4.1%, up […]

LA Reports Dramatic Rise in Street Takeovers in 2024

Street takeovers in Los Angeles County saw a dramatic rise in 2024, with the Second District experiencing a 64% increase between October and December, officials announced Friday. A recent report from the Sheriff’s Department showed that in the last three months of 2024, L.A. County saw an increase of 88 street takeovers, where large crowds […]

Arraignment Delayed for Siblings Charged with Cerritos Murder

An arraignment hearing for a brother and sister charged with murder in the shooting of a 66-year-old man on a bicycle trail in the Coyote Creek Riverbed in Cerritos was delayed Friday until March 28 in the Norwalk Courthouse. John Chong Moon, 54, and Cindy Kim, 58, both of La Palma, are charged with one […]

Turtle Trafficker Sentenced 2 Years After Linking Alias to Contraband Animals

A 54-year-old Hong Kong man was sentenced Friday in downtown Los Angeles to two years and six months behind bars on federal charges after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing protected eastern box turtles addressed to one of the defendant’s aliases in China. Sai Keung Tin pleaded guilty in Los Angeles […]

Hawthorne Man Sentenced 11 Years for Attacking Young Girl

A Hawthorne man was sentenced Friday to 11 years and four months in state prison for an attack on an 11-year-old girl in Wilmington last year. Jose Julian Jaime Jr., 30, pleaded no contest in February in the Long Beach Courthouse to one count each of forcible lewd act on a child under 14 and […]

Insurance Commissioner Lara ‘Provisionally’ Agrees to State Farm’s 22% Rate Hike

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara “provisionally” approved State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22% increase in its homeowners insurance rate Friday — but only if the company can justify it with data in a public hearing scheduled for next month. Lara first turned down a rate hike last month, after finding that the insurer […]

82-Year-Old Man Faces Sexual Assault Charges from Underage Girl

An 82-year-old man was behind bars Friday on charges of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Anaheim, authorities said Friday. Manuel Salazar was charged Thursday with oral copulation or sexual penetration of a child 10 years or younger, lewd or lascivious act on a minor younger than 14, both felonies, and a misdemeanor count of […]

LA Supervisors Offer $25K Reward to Help Solve 2019 Homicide

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors offered a $25,000 reward Friday to help solve the 2019 homicide death of a man who was looking at a family member’s new vehicle in the Westmont area of the county when he was gunned down. The homicide occurred July 12, 2019 about 11:30 p.m. outside a residence in […]

Ex-Interim LAPD Chief Martin Pomeroy Passes Away

The Los Angeles Police Department Friday mourned the death of Martin Pomeroy, a man who spent 32 years rising up the ranks to deputy chief and came out of retirement in 2002 to serve as interim police chief. While the LAPD did not confirm Pomeroy’s age, he was believed to be around 78. “I am […]