Search for Missing Diver in Long Beach Turns Into Recovery Effort

The search for a diver who was reported missing in the Port of Long Beach has now become a recovery effort, authorities announced Friday. The diver, who was identified only as a 28-year-old man and an off-duty Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter, was reported missing at around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday near the 1200 block of […]

José Huizar’s Brother Faces Sentencing

The older brother of José Huizar is set to be sentenced Friday for lying to the FBI about receiving envelopes of cash from the now-imprisoned ex-Los Angeles city councilman. Salvador Huizar of Boyle Heights pleaded guilty in October 2022 to one felony count of making false statements to investigators, acknowledging that he repeatedly lied about […]

Attempted Tarzana Burglary Thwarted

A group of burglary suspects are on the loose Friday after they allegedly broke into a home in Tarzana. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Valley Division responded to a reported home invasion call at 5727 Shirely Ave. and Hatteras Street, north of the Ventura (101) Freeway at 11:40 p.m Thursday. When they […]

Pedestrian Killed on Freeway ID’d

A pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a freeway near Monterey Park was identified Friday by county authorities. The pedestrian was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office as Jorge Garcia, 16, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The collision was reported at 1:31 a.m. […]

Wood-Burning Ban in Effect Friday

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended Friday for much of the Southland due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban was originally expected to expire Thursday night, but it will now be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Friday for the South Coast […]

Man Wounded in Shooting Near 101

A man was in the hospital Friday after he was shot during an altercation with another man near the Hollywood (101) Freeway. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call at 11:05 p.m. Thursday to 321 N. Vermont Ave. between Beverly Boulevard and Oakwood Avenue where the learned the victim and another […]

Man in Critical Condition After Shooting at 7-Eleven

Police Friday are investigating the shooting of a 31-year-old man outside of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Van Nuys that left the victim in critical condition. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 10:21 p.m. Thursday to the 14100 block of Sherman Way and Hazeltine Avenue where they learned the victim was outside the […]

The Black Crowes to Perform at Fantasy Springs

The Grammy-nominated Southern rock band The Black Crowes will perform at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio at 8 p.m. Friday evening. The Atlanta-formed band is best known for a pair of multi-platinum albums in the early 1990s, “Shake Your Money Maker” and “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion,” the latter of which reached the […]

LA Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since Oct. 2021

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday to its lowest amount since Oct. 5, 2021, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $4.422. The average price has dropped five of the past six days, decreasing 3 cents, including four-tenths of a cent Thursday, according to figures from […]

Little Change to Average Riverside Gas Price

The streak of decreases to the average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County was extended Friday to six days, but barely, as it dropped one-tenth of a cent to $4.303, its lowest amount since Dec. 28, 2022. The average price has dropped 3.2 cents over the past six days, including […]

One Year Ago Today (December 6, 2023)…Man Gets Life Without Parole for Killing Well-Known Marriage, Sex Therapist

One Year Ago Today (December 6, 2023)…The ex-boyfriend of a well-known marriage and sex therapist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the woman’s deadly plunge from the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home. Gareth Pursehouse, 45, of Playa del Rey, was convicted of first-degree murder for the killing […]