Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter to Surrender, Start Prison Sentence Monday

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is scheduled to surrender to authorities Monday and begin his federal prison sentence on charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers star baseball player to pay gambling debts. Mizuhara was sentenced in February, nearly a year after the gambling scandal surfaced, to nearly five […]

90 Degree Weather Heads to LA

It may seem early this week as though Southland area weather bypassed spring entirely and went straight from winter to summer, forecasters suggested Sunday. “High temperatures on Monday will be well above normal, with highs in the 90s across the warmest valleys,” the National Weather Service forecasted. “A ridge of high pressure will continue to […]

Second Alleged Beverly Wilshire Hotel Robber to Plead Guilty

The second of two South American nationals linked to the armed robbery of a $1 million emerald-encrusted watch from a tourist sitting on the patio of a restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel is expected to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge. Jesus Eduardo Padron Rojas, 19, of Venezuela has agreed to enter a […]

Fatal Shooting in Front of Pacoima Church

A 26-year-old man was shot to death killed Monday morning outside a church in the Pacoima area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 3:14 a.m. in the 11900 block of Dronfield Avenue at Vaughn Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Norma Eisenman told City News Service. Arriving officers found the man down in […]

Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors Country Star Trisha Yearwood

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Monday honoring Trisha Yearwood for a more than three-decade country singing career where she has sold more than 15 million records and received 27 Grammy nominations. Fellow county singing stars Reba McEntire, who Yearwood has described as her hero, and Carly Pearce are set […]

Woman Fatally Shot in Cudahy

A woman was shot to death Monday in the city of Cudahy. The shooting was reported at about 2:20 a.m. in the 7700 block of Atlantic Avenue at Clara Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff’s officials said. Her name was not released pending […]

Leimert Park House Fire Extinguished in 10 Minutes

Firefighters put out flames in a two-story Leimert Park house Monday. The fire was reported at 4:05 a.m. at 4115 S. Degnan Blvd., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. Flames were showing from the structure when firefighters arrived, Stewart said. The firefighters put out the flames in 10 minutes, she said. No injuries […]

Most Evacuees Return Home After Controlled Burn at Pacoima Home

A police investigation is continuing Monday into what caused an explosion in a Pacoima neighborhood that blew up a house and led to evacuations. Most residents of a Pacoima neighborhood returned home Sunday following a controlled burn of a home where there was a large explosion, believed to have been ignited by fireworks. “Thanks to […]

Alex Palou Wins Coachella’s Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix

Alex Palou has a comfortable lead in the NTT IndyCar Series championship standings Monday after winning the inaugural Thermal Club Grand Prix in the Coachella Valley. Palou took the lead in Sunday’s race on lap 56 and crossed the finish line 10 seconds ahead of Pato O’Ward, the pole winner who led the most laps […]

Riverside County Gas Price Rises

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose four-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.498, a day after it was unchanged. The average price is 1.1 cents more than one week ago but 16.2 cents less than one month ago and 41.7 cents lower than one year ago, according […]

Driver Wounded in South LA Shooting

A man was wounded when he was shot while driving in the Vermont Vista area of South Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The man was driving at 111th Place and Figueroa Street at about 4:20 p.m. Sunday when the man sitting next to him in the vehicle heard shots and realized they had struck the […]