Stay Cool, LA! 100 Degree Temperatures Hit SoCal Cities

Southern California was feeling the effects of a mini heat wave, with temperatures expected to climb about 5-10 degrees above area norms Wednesday and Thursday. The heat spell was forecast to peak Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of some weekend cooling, followed by another bout of above-average temps early next week, according to the National Weather […]

Whittier Councilman Dutra Vows Reliable Transit as New Metro Chair

Whittier City Councilman Fernando Dutra Wednesday received the board gavel from Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn during Metro’s annual State of the Agency address at Union Station, where he pledged to build a transit system that is reliable and efficient for residents across the region. Toward the end of the hourlong event, Hahn passed […]

Mayor Bass Celebrates Reduction of Homicides in First Half of Year

Mayor Karen Bass Wednesday touted a roughly 20% drop in homicides in Los Angeles in the first half of the year, saying the city is on pace for its lowest homicide total in nearly 60 years. The Los Angeles Police Department reported 116 homicides through June 28, down from 152 during the same period in […]

Local LA Firefighting Canine Teams Join Texas Flood Rescue Effort

Canine teams with the Los Angeles County Fire Department traveled to Texas Wednesday to assist with search-and-recovery efforts in the deadly floods that have killed more than 100 people. The California Office of Emergency Services activated the county canine teams on Tuesday. They departed from LAX around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Fire Capt. Celina Serrano and […]

Federal Justice Department Sues CA Over Allowing Trans Athletes to Compete with Cis Athletes

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of California Wednesday, warning that allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females in high-school sports was putting billions of dollars in federal education funding at risk by continuing a practice the Trump administration contends is discriminatory, demeaning and violates civil rights law. According to the complaint, […]

Smoke from Nearby Fire Damages Museum of Jurassic Technology

A fire at what Smithsonian Magazine once called “Los Angeles’ strangest museum” caused smoke damage to some exhibits but resulted in no injuries before it was put out Wednesday. The fire was reported at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday at the Museum of Jurassic Technology, which is housed in a two-story commercial building at 9341 W. Venice […]

Wanted Parolee Killed in Pursuit, Crash in Glendale

Police in Glendale Wednesday were investigating a crash at the end of a short pursuit that left a wanted parolee dead. The crash occurred about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection Verdugo Road and Wilson Avenue as police were chasing a stolen vehicle suspect, according to the Glendale Police Department. The chase started at Acacia […]

Baldwin Village Issues Silver Alert for Missing Man

Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday in locating a 77-year-old man last seen in the Baldwin Village area, prompting the issuance of a Silver Alert. The California Highway Patrol activated the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. Marvin Desvigne was last seen Tuesday near South Murifield Road and Santa Rosalia Drive at […]

Burbank Police Arrest Man Barricading Himself in His Office

A man acting erratically at his workplace in Burbank Wednesday barricaded himself inside the business before being taken into custody, police said. Officers responded around 11:15 a.m. to the 3400 block of West Magnolia Boulevard after reports of an employee acting erratically, according to the Burbank Police Department. Officers and the department’s Mental Health Evaluation […]

Fire Breaks Out in Beverly Crest Area

A small brush fire broke out Wednesday in the Beverly Crest area, drawing an air and ground response from crews. The fire, described as slow-moving and about a quarter-acre in size, was reported about 1:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of North San Ysidro Drive, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. […]

Wife Accuses Man of Exposing Toddler to Fentanyl

A 41-year-old Las Vegas man has been charged with child abuse for exposing a 3-year-old boy to fentanyl in Newport Beach, prosecutors said Wednesday. Eric Duane Bird was charged Tuesday with a felony count of child abuse and endangerment and a misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance. Bird pleaded not guilty Tuesday at […]