Storms Prompt Mayor Bass to Declare State of Emergency in Los Angeles
Mayor Karen Bass has declared a state of local emergency in Los Angeles as the city recovers from a series of strong storms and prepares for more rain and wind in the coming days. The declaration, issued Friday and effective immediately, directs the city’s Emergency Operations Organization to take steps to protect life and property […]
More Storms Move Over Southland; Rain Expected Through Monday
The already saturated Southland will have to endure more rain over the coming days, with forecasters anticipating off-and-on precipitation possibly beginning Saturday and continuing through Monday. The National Weather Service downgraded earlier predictions of rain over the Los Angeles area Friday night, but said some “light sprinkles or very light showers” were possible although is […]
Crash on Freeway Transition Road Leaves One Dead in Downtown LA
One person was killed Saturday in a solo vehicle crash near downtown Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 1:41 a.m. and officers from the California Highway Patrol were called to the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway and the transition road to the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway where they learned the driver slammed into a […]
Two Hospitalized After Being Shot Near Koreatown
Two people are hospitalized Saturday after a shooting south of Koreatown. Police responded at approximately 1 a.m. to the 2200 block of West 14th Street near Western Avenue regarding a call about an argument between several people, the website CountyNewsTV reported. The two victims were taken to a hospital in unknown conditions. The website reported […]
Andy Dick Arrested for Alleged Drunkenness, Sex Registrant Offense
Actor-comedian Andy Dick is due May 5 in the Murrieta Southwest Justice Center following his arrest in Lake Elsinore on suspicion of public intoxication and failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements connected to a prior conviction. Dick, 57, of Hemet, was taken into custody about 12:30 a.m. Friday at O’Hara’s Rock & Roll […]
Man Killed in Crash on 110 Freeway Identified
County authorities Saturday identified a man who was killed in a traffic crash on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway in the South Los Angeles area. Omar Cruz Barrera, 23, was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles County Corner’s office. His city of residence was not immediately known. The crash was reported about 6:14 […]
Long Beach to Hold Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration
The 35th Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration will be held in Long Beach Saturday, regardless of weather, after being canceled the previous two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Anaheim Street, then travel north on Martin […]
Riverside County Deputy Mourned After Fatal Shooting Near Lake Elsinore
The mourning continues Saturday for the second Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy to be slain in the line of duty in just over two weeks. Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, who had joined the department less than a year ago, was shot Friday while responding to a domestic violence and child custody call near Lake Elsinore and […]
Localized Flooding Possible with Storm Set to Reach Inland Region Saturday
A storm system packed with rain from the Pacific Northwest will roll into the Inland Empire Saturday, producing another round of downpours through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The agency said back-to-back troughs will sweep across the region, beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing into early next week, with the heaviest precipitation likely […]
Mega Millions Ticket With All Six Numbers Sold in Maine
A ticket with all six numbers in Friday evening’s multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold in Maine and the ticket holder will have the choice between receiving the estimated $1.35 billion jackpot in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $724.6 million. The jackpot was the fourth-largest in U.S. history. […]
One Year Ago Today (January 14, 2022)…Young Social Media Influencers Sue Mother of YouTube Star Piper Rockelle
One Year Ago Today (January 14, 2022)…A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of nearly a dozen pre-teen and teenage social media influencer clients seeking millions of dollars in damages against their former manager, the mother of a noted YouTube figure, alleging sexual battery and failure to fully pay them for their contributions. The Los […]
