Mayor Karen Bass Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary Since Taking Office

Mayor Karen Bass Thursday marks her two-year anniversary of taking office, representing progress made over the last 12 months in reducing homelessness, supporting businesses and improving public safety, among other efforts. Bass has no plans for any celebratory events, according to her office. On Wednesday, she concluded the final leg of a multi-day tour across […]

Franklin Fire 7% Contained; ConEd Restores Power in Malibu

The destructive and disruptive Franklin Fire in Malibu Canyon, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, has burned more than 4,000 acres and is 7% contained, but Southern California Edison said Thursday power has been restored to customers in the area and traffic signals are functioning. The fire has destroyed nine structures and damaged six others […]

Rapper Lil Durk Asks for Pretrial Release in LA Murder Conspiracy

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk is expected to ask a judge Thursday to be released on bond pending trial on federal criminal charges stemming from an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy near the Beverly Center two years ago. The 32-year-old Chicago rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, pleaded not guilty last month in downtown Los Angeles […]

LAFD Extinguishes Fire in Vermont-Knolls

Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department quickly knocked down a fire in the Vermont-Knolls neighborhood Thursday. Fire crews were called to 6901 S. Vermont Ave. near Florence Avenue at 3:30 a.m., said LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. It took 28 firefighters 21 minutes to extinguish the blaze. There were no injuries reported and the LAFD’s […]

Senior Man Missing in Culver City

The Culver City Police Department is seeking the public’s help Thursday in locating an 85-year-old man who was reported missing after he was last seen in Culver City. Harry Anthony Grant was last seen at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near Jefferson Boulevard and Mesmer Avenue, the Culver City Police Department reported. Grant is white, 5 feet, […]

No Powerball Grand Winner

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $45 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Long Beach Man Who Allegedly Organized BH Jewelry Heist Faces Sentencing

A Long Beach man is set to be sentenced Thursday for participating in the daytime smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in which nearly $2.7 million worth of merchandise was stolen — and he dropped his cell phone at the scene. Jimmy Lee Vernon III, 33, pleaded guilty in August to one count […]

Riverside County Gas Prices Remain Stable

An 11-day streak of decreases that dropped the average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County to its lowest amount since Dec. 24, 2022, ended Thursday with an increase of two-tenths of a cent to $4.281. The average price dropped 5.6 cents during the streak, including one-tenth of a cent Wednesday, […]

LA Buries 1,865 Unclaimed Dead from 2021 COVID Pandemic

Some 1,865 unclaimed people who died in 2021 will be laid to rest Thursday in an annual, non-denominational interfaith ceremony by L.A. County. The Board of Supervisors, along with the Department of Health Services, the Office of Decedent Affairs and Los Angeles General Medical Center Chaplains, will run the service at the L.A. County Cemetery. […]

LA Gas Prices Drop to Lowest Amount Since Aug. 2021

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Aug. 24, 2021, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $4.39. The average price has dropped 11 of the past 12 days, decreasing 6.2 cents, including six-tenths of a cent Wednesday, according to figures from […]

One Year Ago Today (December 12, 2023)…Authorities Name Woman Injured by Deputy Shooting in Palm Desert

One Year Ago Today (December 12, 2023)…Authorities identified a 53-year-old woman suspected of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer stemming from her alleged refusal to drop a knife, which led to her being injured in a shooting involving at least one deputy. Kelly Lynette Cronn of Palm Desert was recovering from her […]