People Involved in Street Takoever Loot South LA Auto Parts Store

About 50 people involved in a street takeover turned their attention on looting an auto parts store Monday morning in the Vermont Vista area of Los Angeles. About 50 people broke the glass and entered the Auto Zone store at 3:50 a.m. at Century Boulevard and Hoover Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer David Cuellar […]

Sentencing Set for Rebecca Grossman in Crash That Killed Two Boys

Sentencing is set Monday for Grossman Burn Foundation co-founder Rebecca Grossman, who wrote that she is “not a murderer” despite her conviction on second-degree murder and other charges stemming from a crash that killed two young boys in Westlake Village. Prosecutors are asking Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino to sentence Grossman to 34 years to […]

Sentencing Due for SFV Man Who Stalked, Threatened Woman

A San Fernando Valley man is expected to be sentenced Monday for making a series of threats toward a woman while referencing a desire to shoot at synagogues and “exterminate” Jewish people and Asian Americans. Andre Lackner, 35, of Northridge, pleaded guilty in January in downtown Los Angeles to one count of stalking, according to […]

Riverside County Gas Prices Drop For 27th Time in 28 Days

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Monday for the 27th time in the last 28 days, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.802. The average price has dropped 36.8 cents over the past 28 days, including 1 cent Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil […]

One Wounded in Florence Shooting

One person was wounded in a shooting in the Florence area of Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at about 3 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of 62nd Street, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Keven Terzes. The victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance and their condition was […]

Next Fiscal Year Budget Calls for 11% Increase in Appropriations

The Board of Supervisors Monday will consider the first round of appropriations requests for the 2024-25 fiscal year budget, which calls for an 11% increase in spending compared to the current fiscal year. The budget hearings will open with the heads of public safety agencies testifying in the morning, and additional testimony later in the […]

Palm Springs Public Library to Host Summer Reading Program

The Palm Springs Public Library is presenting a month-long summer reading program for all ages beginning Monday. The program, titled “Read, Renew, Repeat,” begins at 10 a.m. Monday and focuses on “sustainability, recycling, and being good stewards of our resources,” Library Director Jeannie Kays said. The library, in collaboration with the Friends of the Palm […]

Woman Killed in Lancaster Crash

A woman was killed in a multiple-vehicle collision in Lancaster, authorities said Monday. The crash was first reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:24 p.m. Sunday on East Avenue J just east of 255th Street East, Officer Erik Larsen told City News Service. The person who phoned the CHP told dispatchers the injured woman […]

Woman Injured in Greater Alarm South LA House Fire

A woman was found injured when firefighters put out heavy flames inside a house in the Vermont Vista area of Los Angeles Monday morning. The fire was reported at 12:01 a.m. at 520 W. 188th St., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. Flames were showing from the first floor when firefighters arrived, Humphrey […]

LA Pride Parade, Block Party Takes over Streets of Hollywood

The LA Pride Parade and Block Party took over the streets in Hollywood Sunday, finishing a two-day celebration of Pride Month. Parade director Mariela Spirelli told the Los Angeles Times that around 5,000 people marched in this year’s parade, one of whom was Maliyah Heaven Espinoza. The 32-year-old trans woman and human resource business partner, […]

One Year Ago Today (June 10, 2023)…Father, Estate of Man Shot by LA County Deputies Tentatively Settle Suit

One Year Ago Today (June 10, 2023)…The father of a 29-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in 2020 has tentatively settled a lawsuit in which the plaintiff alleged issues of excessive force and the existence of deputy gangs. Attorneys for Edwin Kizzee, the father of the late Dijon […]