Officer Stable, Suspect in Custody After Exposition Park Shooting

A Los Angeles Police Department gang enforcement officer is in stable condition Sunday after being shot while patrolling the Exposition Park area and the suspect remains in custody, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 3:47 p.m. Saturday at 39th Place and Western Avenue, at or near Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Los Angeles Police Department […]

Small Fire Damages South LA Auto Shop

An early morning fire damaged an auto body shop in the Manchester Square neighborhood, but no injuries were reported. It took firefighters just 15 minutes to put out the flames at 1420 W. Florence Ave., which was reported at 1:28 a.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. When firefighters arrived, three vehicles inside […]

Missing 11-Year-Old Girl from Lancaster Found

An 11-year-old girl who went missing from Lancaster has been found. Aniyah Ayala had last been seen about 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of East Avenue J-4, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. No details were released about where or how she was located.

Authorities ID Pickup Driver Killed in Boyle Heights Freeway Transition Crash

A man driving a pickup truck died Saturday when the vehicle crashed into an overpass on the transition from the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway to the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Boyle Heights. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 12:57 a.m. Saturday. Cesar Ruiz, 38, died from blunt force […]

Fatal Shooting in South Los Angeles

A man was shot to death Saturday in an unincorporated area of South Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at 82nd Place and Maie Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff’s officials said. A description of him was not made […]

No Winning SuperLotto Plus Tickets Sold

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $23 million. Two tickets each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold at markets in Elk Grove and South San Francisco. They are each worth $16,123, the California Lottery […]

$190M Powerball Jackpot Likely to Grow

The numbers drawn in Saturday evening’s Powerball lottery were 1, 28, 34, 50, 58 and the Powerball number was 8. The estimated jackpot is $190 million. The drawing was the 15th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is […]

Lancaster Woman with Alzheimer’s Disease Found

A 74-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who went missing from Lancaster Saturday has been located. Maria Elena “Nena” Rico was previously last seen about 11 a.m. Saturday in the 42900 block of Summer Lane, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Details about where and how she was found were not disclosed.

Scooter Rider Dies in Montebello Crash

A man riding a scooter was killed Saturday in a crash involving two other vehicles in Montebello. The crash occurred about 11:25 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of North Garfield Avenue, according to the Montebello Police Department. One of the vehicles in the crash rolled over, police said. The scooter rider was transported to […]

Fatal Vermont Vista Crash

One person was killed Saturday in a multiple-vehicle crash in the Vermont Vista area of Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 9:20 p.m. Saturday at 458 W. 91st St., near Figueroa Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. The deceased person was trapped in wreckage and pronounced at the scene, Stewart […]

Moreno Valley Brush Fire Spreads 20-Acres

A 20-acre vegetation fire was burning Saturday in Moreno Valley. The fire was reported at 8:36 p.m. Saturday at Wild Sage Lane and Oak Ridge Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The fire was burning at a moderate rate, fire officials said. Proximity to structures was not immediately available. No injuries were immediately […]