Motion to Boot DA’s Office From Menendez Brothers’ Case Goes Before Judge

A judge is expected Friday to hear the defense’s motion to kick the entire Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office off the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are seeking re-sentencing for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents at their Beverly Hills mansion. Attorneys representing Erik Menendez, 54, and his older brother, Lyle, […]

LA Archbishop Gomez Hosts Celebratory Mass for New Pope

Archbishop José H. Gomez will preside at a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Friday to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV — one day after Chicago native Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history as the first American ever elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Gomez will […]

LA Council Votes on Two Bills Impacting Film Industry

The City Council is scheduled Friday to vote on two resolutions intended to demonstrate support for state legislation that, if approved, would modernize California’s Film and Television Tax Credit program. On Friday, council members will consider resolutions in favor of AB 1128 and SB 360, which are slated to go before the Legislature later this […]

Valley Village Breaking and Entering Suspect Arrested After Checking Self into Hospital

A 27-year-old man suspected of entering another man’s apartment in Valley Village through a skylight in an adjacent vacant unit and killing him last month during an altercation was arrested after he was located in a hospital, the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday. Van Nuys Division patrol officers responded to the 12600 block of […]

Man Killed in Gardena Area Shooting Identified

A 24-year-old man who was fatally shot in the Gardena area was identified Friday. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Jaylon Johnson. Paramedics rushed Johnson to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The shooting occurred at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 14700 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the […]

Second Victim of Fatal LB Crash ID’d

The second of two men killed in a head-on traffic collision in Long Beach was identified Friday by county authorities. One of the drivers, Elmer Ramirez Sosa, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. On Wednesday, the other driver was identified as 35-year-old Salvador Medina, who was […]

LA, OC Gas Prices Rise for Third Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the third consecutive day, increasing nine-tenths of a cent to $4.772 following a run of eight decreases in nine days totaling 4.4 cents. The average price has increased 2.4 cents over the past three days, including 1.2 cents […]

Unemployment Insurance Workers to be Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

A former employee of the California Employment Development Department, which administers the state’s unemployment insurance program, and her ex-boyfriend are expected to be sentenced Friday for fraudulently obtaining more than $750,000 in COVID jobless relief. Phyllis Stitt, 61, of Carson, pleaded guilty in January in downtown Los Angeles to one federal count of conspiracy to […]

One Confirmed Dead on 405 Freeway in Long Beach

One person was killed in a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi truck on the San Diego Freeway in Long Beach near Signal Hill, the California Highway Patrol said Friday. The CHP reported the collision occurred at 11:01 p.m. Thursday at the Atlantic Avenue on-ramp of the southbound freeway and when CHP officers arrived at the […]

Riverside Santa Ana River Walk Signage Completed Friday

A celebration is planned in Riverside Friday to mark completion of an extensive signage project along the Santa Ana River Trail, covering most points on the segment that traverses Riverside County with guideposts that feature maps and monument details. The Riverside County Parks & Open Space District, in partnership with the city, will host the […]

Ebony Alert Issued For Young Hemet Woman

An Ebony Alert was activated Thursday for a 22-year-old who was reported missing after last being seen in Hemet. Akyssa Thomas was last seen at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday near Orange Blossom Lane and South Meridian Street, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. […]