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The news for Monday, February 17, 2025

Postponed Kingdom Day Parade To Be Held Monday

mlk kingdom day paradeThe fire-delayed 40th Kingdom Day Parade will be held Monday in South Los Angeles with the theme “Peace and Unity, Let it Start With Us” and attorney Ben Crump as the grand marshal. The parade was originally scheduled for Jan. 18, two days before the national holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King […]
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Metro and LADOT to Ticket Cars Parked in Bus Lanes

Drivers should be wary Monday as Metro and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation begin issuing tickets for vehicles parking along two of its bus-only lanes. Last year, the two agencies announced a bus lane enforcement pilot program would be implemented on bus lines 720, serving Wilshire Boulevard, and 212, along La Brea Avenue. During […]
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Riders Can Tap to Exit at Union Station Tuesday

metro tap turnstilesRiders moving through Union Station will need to TAP their card or scan a valid Metrolink fare to enter and exit the station starting Tuesday. Metro will latch the turnstiles at the historic transportation station at both the entrances and exits to the B/D (Red and Purple) rail lines Tuesday as part of its TAP-to-Exit […]
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25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies in Industry Crash

ambulance and fire truckThe 25-year-old man killed when a car cut in front of his motorcycle, causing him to lose control and hit a wooden telephone pole in the city of Industry has been identified, authorities said Monday. He was identified as Manuel Leyva Mier, who died from blunt traumatic injuries, the Medical Examiner’s office said. The collision […]
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Riverside Sheriff to Formally Declare Gubernatorial Run

electionsRiverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Monday will formally announce his candidacy for governor of California. Bianco has scheduled a campaign opener at 11:30 a.m. in Avila’s Historic 1929 Event Center, 3252 Mission Inn Ave. The announcement will additionally be livestreamed at Facebook.com/SheriffChadBianco. The event will put to rest months of speculative chatter regarding the sheriff’s […]
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28-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Fatally Shooting Transient

arrestAn Inglewood man suspected of fatally shooting a transient in the back after flagging him down following a brief altercation with a woman in Santa Monica was arrested after weeks of investigation, police said Sunday. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 15 in the 200 block of Broadway, near Second Street, according to the […]
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Santa Ana Industrial Building Fire Quickly Extinguished

firefighterFirefighters knocked down a fire in an industrial building in Santa Ana in under 20 minutes Sunday evening with no injuries reported. Smoke was reported emanating from the building in the 2600 block of South Susan Street, east of Santa Ana River, around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. After evacuating […]
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Pre-Teen Boy Reported Missing in Glendale

police with victimThe Glendale Police Department sought the public’s help Sunday to find a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Matthew Rocete was last in the 1600 block of Rock Glen Avenue, near the Glendale (2) Freeway and Eagle Rock Plaza, riding a black bicycle and carrying a black book, police said. Matthew was described […]
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Patrol Car Crash Leaves LASD Deputy Injured

ambulanceA collision between a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle and a civilian’s car in Carson left one deputy hospitalized Sunday evening. The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. Sunday near the bus stop at the intersection of Central Avenue and Helmick Street, KTLA5 reported. The deputy was responding with no lights and sirens, when […]
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NoHo Man Arrested for Alleged Fatal Shooting During Altercation

gun shooterA 47-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man during a fistfight on a busy North Hollywood street, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Carlos Meza, allegedly shot Luke Reynolds at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday in front of a bar in the 11100 block of Magnolia Boulevard, near Lankershim Boulevard, […]
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28-Year-Old Suspected of Shooting Homeless Man Arrested

An Inglewood man suspected of fatally shooting a transient in the back after flagging him down following a brief altercation with a woman in Santa Monica was arrested after weeks of investigation, police said Sunday. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 15 in the 200 block of Broadway, near Second Street, according to the […]
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