Palestine Demonstrations Continue at UCLA; Activist Calls for Dialogue at USC

Pro-Palestine protests continued to roil the UCLA and USC campuses Monday, with security stepped up at both campuses following a weekend that saw violence among activists in Westwood and vandalism at USC. Hundreds of faculty and staff members took part in an early afternoon rally and march at UCLA Monday. At the front of the […]

Pro-Palestine Protest Emerges at UC Irvine; Law Enforcement Standing By

A pro-Palestine encampment was established at UC Irvine Monday, adding to the list of college campuses nationwide experiencing such actions, and Irvine’s mayor warned the university against any law enforcement action to break up the gathering. By early afternoon, however, a showing of law enforcement including the Orange County Sheriff’s Department began gathering in a […]

Dallas Developer Pleads Guilty To Sexual Battery In Laguna Beach

Dallas real estate developer Bill Hutchinson, who starred in the Lifetime unscripted series “Marrying Millions,” pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his Laguna Beach vacation home and was sentenced to 90 days of home confinement in Texas. The 65-year-old Highland Park, Texas, resident pleaded guilty to a count of misdemeanor sexual […]

Five People Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Littlerock Area

Authorities Monday identified one of the five people who were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Pearblossom (SR138) Highway in the Littlerock area. The collision was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 8:12 p.m. Sunday on eastbound Pearblossom Highway at 106th Street East. People were reported trapped in both cars, described by witnesses as […]

Metro Expediting Procurement of Glass Barriers to Protect Bus Operators

Following the death of a woman on the Metro B (Red) Line and a series of violent attacks on public transit operators, Metro officials are expediting efforts to acquire and install protective barriers for drivers on thousands of buses. Metro’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved an emergency procurement declaration to speed up acquisition and […]

Paramount Global CEO Out Amid Merger Talks

Amid talks of a merger with Skydance Media, Paramount Global announced the departure Monday of President/CEO Bob Bakish, who will be replaced with a trio of executives acting as a new “Office of the CEO.” Leading the company will be George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment […]

Security Guard Shot in Encino Neighborhood

A security guard is in the hospital Monday morning after he was shot outside a home in the Amestoy Estates area of Encino. The shooting occurred at 2:25 a.m. at 17528 Jayden Lane, according to Officer A. Delatorre at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The home is owned by Amir Esmailian, a music […]

West Covina Man Arrested For Alleged Link To Fraud Scheme

A San Gabriel Valley man is scheduled to appear in court Monday on federal charges stemming from his alleged attempt to obtain additional funds from two elderly victims who had already paid thousands as part of an online phishing scheme that locked up their home computer. Tai Su, 48, of West Covina, is scheduled to […]

Children’s Products Imported From China Seized At LA/LBSeaport Complex

Authorities at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex recently seized hundreds of items — including toys and baby walkers — shipped from China that violated U.S. child safety standards, it was announced Monday. Among the seized items were 96 baby walkers, 216 autism balance chairs, 492 baby changing tables, 196 baby/kids step stools and 1,296 […]

Deputy Found Unresponsive Dies At South LA Station; Investigation Continues

Authorities Monday continued their investigation into the death of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, who died over the weekend while on duty at the sheriff’s South Los Angeles Station. Personnel at the station called for an ambulance about 9 p.m. Saturday regarding an “unresponsive deputy,” Deputy Tracy Koerner told City News Service. Deputy Jonathan […]

One Dead in Porter Ranch Crash

One person was killed Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Porter Ranch. The crash was reported at 4:11 a.m. at 18840 W. Sesnon Blvd., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. The vehicle caught fire, Humphrey said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. Their gender and age were not […]