Request Municipal Services on Your Phone! New MyLA311 App Available to Download

Residents across Los Angeles can now file requests for municipal services to remove graffiti, fill potholes and get rid of abandoned couches from the curb through the new MyLA311 system, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. During a news conference in the Westlake area, Bass highlighted the MyLA311 app, which can be downloaded at lacity.gov/myla311. Residents […]

US Army Corps of Engineers Extend Wildfire Debris Removal Program

Property owners impacted by the L.A. wildfires will have a little more time to opt in to a free U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fire debris-removal program, officials announced Friday. The deadline for residents to file “Right of Entry” forms allowing the federal agency to access their properties and clear fire debris was approaching on […]

Culver City Debuts Evacuation Warning Signals

Culver City officials Friday took the wraps off of a new emergency warning system being installed in police vehicles to ensure people get the message when they have to evacuate an area. It is called the Hi-Lo Audible Warning System, which emits high and low tones to signify immediate action is required and that it […]

Irvine Police Arrest Man in Connection with Self-Inflicted Shooting of 13-Year-Old Boy

A 56-year-old man was behind bars Friday in connection with the fatal self-inflicted shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Irvine. Christian Douglas Yeager of Irvine was booked on suspicion of criminal storage of a firearm and child endangerment. Meanwhile, the circumstances of the shooting, which occurred about 2:40 p.m. Thursday, remained under investigation. According to […]

LA Council Approves Amended Venue Plan for 2028 Olympics

The City Council Friday approved changes to the proposed venue plan for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games — but not before two members voiced frustration over some events moving out of Los Angeles. The City Council voted unanimously in favor of amendments to the proposed venue plan, covering adjustments listed within a joint report […]

OC Deputies Shoot, Injure Knife-Wielding Woman in Dana Point

A knife-wielding woman shot by Orange County sheriff’s deputies in Dana Point early Friday morning was fighting for her life in a hospital. A caller to sheriff’s dispatchers reported that a woman was screaming near Corniche Drive and Camino del Avion, according to Orange County Sheriff’s deputies. When deputies responded at 4:10 a.m. Friday to […]

Former Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Sentenced 2 Months, Fined $55K

Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu was sentenced Friday to two months behind bars and was ordered to pay a $55,000 fine for his guilty plea to obstruction of justice, wire fraud and lying to federal investigators about his role in the city’s effort to sell Angel Stadium. Sidhu, 67, was also ordered to spend one […]

Police Near LAX Arrest Apparent Drunk Driver After Chase, Fatal Crash

One person was killed Friday when a police pursuit of an allegedly impaired driver ended with a crash in the Westchester area, snarling traffic on streets near Los Angeles International Airport. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division were pursuing a DUI suspect in an SUV around 1:30 a.m. Friday, and the chase […]

FBI in LA Searching for Double-Homicide, Attempted Murder Suspect

The Federal Bureau of Investigation circulated a Wanted poster Friday in hopes of locating a man suspected of killing two men and attempting to kill a woman in Los Angeles. Robert Morales is wanted in connection with the crime that occurred in 2000. The 47-year-old Morales also goes by the names Robert Melendez Morales, Robert […]

Hit and Run Leaves Tow Truck Driver Injured in South Central

A tow truck driver was injured Friday during a theft of his vehicle in the Historic South-Central area of Los Angeles. The theft occurred about 10:30 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of South Broadway, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer David Cuellar. The tow truck driver got out to adjust the vehicle he […]

LA Unemployment Rate Remains at 6% in Feb

Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6% in February, compared to a revised 6% in January, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 6% rate was above the rate of 5.4% a year ago. The February unemployment rate in Orange County was 3.9%, down from a […]