It was another hot and dry day in the Southland Monday, with a mini heat wave bringing triple-digit heat to parts of the area, with the elevated temperatures continuing through Tuesday. A heat advisory will be in effect until 8 p.m. Monday in the Los Angeles and Santa Monica mountains, but it will remain in […]
Woman Charged With Killing Boyfriend In Mission Viejo
A 41-year-old Mission Viejo woman was charged Monday with fatally stabbing her live-in boyfriend. Georgette Maggie Del Rio was charged with one count of murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Del Rio, who was being held on $1 million bail, was accused of killing 40-year-old William Clemens, according […]
Homeless Man Fatally Struck By Three Hit-And-Run Vehicles In Fullerton
A 38-year-old homeless man died early Monday morning when he was struck by two cars and an SUV that all drove away from the scene in Fullerton. The multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. at Harbor Boulevard and Southgate Avenue, said Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus. The victim was identified as Kenneth Edward Wassennar […]
LAX Cargo Handler Sentenced To Prison For Gold Bar Theft
A man who worked at Los Angeles International Airport for a cargo-handling company was sentenced Monday to 12 months behind bars for stealing gold bars that were part of an international shipment. Marlon Moody, 39, of South Los Angeles, also was ordered to pay a $7,500 fine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Moody pleaded […]
Suit Alleges Kaiser Employee Recorded on Cell Phone Woman Undressing
A woman is suing Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Southern California Pennanente Medical Group, alleging an employee’s cell phone recorded the plaintiff while undressing during a visit to the Downey facility in 2020. The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, alleging negligence, negligent infliction of emotional […]
Couple Who Guided Mobile Home Park Through Crises Sue Management
The former resident managers of an Agoura Hills mobile home park impacted by the Woolsey Fire are suing their former employers, alleging they were wrongfully fired in 2020 for complaining about both exposure to the coronavirus and abuses by tenants and members of the public. Married couple Doug Olson, 68, and Linda Bell, 73, brought […]
Three Critically Injured in Bus Crash in El Segundo Area
More than a dozen people were injured Monday, three of them critically, in a crash involving a City of Los Angeles commuter bus and a parked big rig in El Segundo. The crash occurred at around 8:25 a.m. in the 5600 block of West Imperial Highway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, which was […]
Former Chapman Law Professor Sues To Get Seized Phone Back
Former Chapman University law school dean John Eastman filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Mexico Monday demanding that federal investigators return his smartphone, which was seized last week. Eastman, who served as former President Donald Trump’s attorney as he battled election results in 2020, said federal agents served a search warrant on him […]
Caltrans Delays 5-Day Closure on 210 Freeway in Irwindale
A planned five-day closure of the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Irwindale that had been scheduled for mid-July has been pushed back by a week, Caltrans announced Monday. The closure of the westbound freeway between Irwindale Avenue to the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway — with traffic re-routed onto the eastbound side of the road […]
Ex-Hollywood Agent Sued By Estranged Wife
A former top Hollywood agent who was previously accused of groping client Terry Crews is being sued by his estranged wife for alleged assault and sexual battery, according to court papers obtained Monday. Trina Venit alleges in a lawsuit filed Sunday in Los Angeles federal court that Adam Venit “strangled her, punched her, kicked her […]
LAFD Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Involved In Crash In Reseda Area
A Los Angeles Fire Department Emergency Medical Services captain who was traveling to an emergency call in a department SUV with the lights and siren activated was injured Monday in a three-vehicle crash in the Reseda area. The crash was reported about 12:50 p.m. in the 10300 block of West Roscoe Boulevard, said Brian Humphrey […]
