Magic Johnson, Linda McMahon Expected to Attend Milken Conference Tuesday

Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are among Tuesday’s scheduled participants at the Milken Institute’s 28th annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Johnson will participate in a conversation from 1 to 1:30 p.m. with retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, the chief correspondent of Bloomberg Originals, “exploring how he is expanding […]

LAFD Extinguishes South LA Fire

A fire at a metal clad building near downtown Los Angeles was quickly knocked down Tuesday by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. Fire crews were called at 4:38 a.m. to 126 W. Washington Blvd. and Broadway where they quickly extinguished the flames in 13 minutes, said LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. No injuries were reported.

Man to be Sentenced in Murder-Hire Plot Against Hairdresser

A key prosecution witness who testified in the trial of a woman was convicted of masterminding her husband’s murder shortly before the couple was set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary is set to be sentenced Tuesday for his involvement in the killing. Christopher Austin, 39, is facing a 16-year-to-life state prison term if Los […]

LA, OC Gas Prices Resume Dropping

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County resumed decreasing Tuesday, dropping two-tenths of a cent to $4.748, one day after a run of 12 decreases in 13 days totaling 8.8 cents ended with an increase of two-tenths of a cent. The average price is 3.2 cents less than […]

LACo Supervisors Likely to Approve $20K Reward for Information on Compton Killings

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a $20,000 reward offer Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the killings of a 45-year-old woman and her 22-year-old daughter in a drive-by shooting in Compton. La’von Hall and her daughter Ma’Laysia Martin were shot around […]

RivCo SD Seeks More Money to Patrol 16 Cities

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Tuesday will request the Board of Supervisors’ authorization to hike the blanket rate charged to 16 cities and other contract entities for the use of patrol deputies and support services associated with operations. The sheriff is seeking a 7% increase in the base hourly rate charged for the use of […]

LA Council to Consider Raising Minimum Wage for Tourism Workers

A City Council committee Tuesday will consider a proposal to increase the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers with the goal of providing $30 an hour by 2028. The five-member Economic Development and Jobs Committee is scheduled to discuss draft ordinances required to effectuate the minimum wage increase. The so-called Olympic Wage proposal would […]

Palmdale Crash Kills One, Injures Two

One person is dead after driving and crashing into a barbed-wire fence in Palmdale, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday. CHP officers responded at 10:09 p.m. Monday to 50th Street East and East Avenue P after receiving a call from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department regarding a vehicle that was driven into a ditch, […]

Former Newport Beach Attorney Heads to Federal Prison for $8.7M Fraud Scheme

A suspended Newport Beach attorney was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for stealing $8.7 million in a loan fraud scheme that sustained a lavish lifestyle and gambling habit. Sara Jacqueline King, 40, pleaded guilty July 24, 2023, to wire fraud and money laundering. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered King to […]

Loyola High School Mourns Tennis Star Killed in Apparent DUI Hit

Students and staff at Loyola High School in Los Angeles are in mourning Monday after a star tennis player just weeks from graduation was run down by a suspected drunk driver. Braun Levi, 18, was walking on Sepulveda Boulevard with a friend around 12:45 a.m. Sunday when he was struck and fatally injured. The suspect, […]

IOC Replaces Gary Hall Jr.’s Olympic Medals Destroyed in Palisades Fire