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Suspects Evade Police Perimeter in Monterey Park After running inside a Walgreens pharmacy in Monterey Park after leading police on a high speed freeway chase that began in Ontario, two grand theft auto suspects managed to escape and are on the loose Thursday. Ontario Police Department officers began pursuing a Dodge Challenger driven by the suspects before 7 p.m. Wednesday on the […]
Man Found Dead in Whittier Home Identified An 84-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in the Whittier area was identified Thursday. Authorities said the suspect attacked two men, fatally stabbing one of them, and then left in the victim’s vehicle, which was recovered in Chino. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office, the deceased victim was identified as Rolland Alexander […]
`Ghost Tire Memorial’ to be Placed at Site Where 3 Women Died in Crash A “Ghost Tire Memorial” will be placed today at the South Los Angeles intersection where three young women riding in an Uber were killed in a high-speed crash in which the driver of a second vehicle was charged with three counts of vehicular manslaughter. The memorial will be placed by Streets Are For Everyone, a […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of cent Thursday to $5.372, one day after a run of 35 increases in 37 days totaling 39.9 cents ended with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent. The average price is at its highest amount since Nov. 18 […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $420 million. There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The one sold in […]
Man Fatally Shot in South Los Angeles Identified A 35-year-old man who was fatally shot in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles was identified Thursday by county authorities. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Division were called at 11:54 p.m. Tuesday to Broadway and 54th Street, west of the Harbor (110) Freeway where witnesses told them an unknown assailant […]
Record-High Temperatures Reported in Idyllwild A record-high temperature was reported in Idyllwild, but the heat wave that started earlier in the week will begin to loosen its grip Thursday in Riverside County, according to the National Weather Service. It was 93 in Idyllwild on Wednesday, tying a record high for the day set in 1955. A record high minimum temperature […]
Labor Day Travel Period Kicks into High Gear as Residents Mark End of Summer The Labor Day getaway will kick into high gear Thursday, with large crowds expected at Los Angeles International Airport and plenty of vehicles on the road as Southern Californians look to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. Nearly 1.1 million passengers are expected to pass through LAX between Thursday and Monday. Friday is expected to […]
Cooler Temps Anticipated for Rest of Week Temperatures will begin to drop Thursday after much of the Southland experienced a mini-heat wave that brought triple-digit highs to some areas. National Weather Service forecasters noted that Wednesday’s temperatures were running between 1 and 3 degrees cooler than Tuesday, thanks to a slight increase in onshore flow. An excessive heat warning was in effect […]
L.A. City to Dedicate Westside Intersection as `Republic of Artsakh Square’ Los Angeles City Council members will have a dedication ceremony Thursday to name a Westside intersection “Republic of Artsakh Square,” in an effort to raise awareness of the Azerbaijan blockade of Artsakh and its impacts. Council President Paul Krekorian will be joined at the ceremony by Councilwoman Traci Park, whose Eleventh District includes the newly […]
One Year Ago Today (August 31, 2022)…South LA Man Arrested for Alleged Pimping of Teenager One Year Ago Today (August 31, 2022)…A South Los Angeles man was arrested on a five-count federal indictment alleging he recruited a 15-year-old girl for whom he acted as a pimp and advertised on the internet for sex work. Donavin Bradford, 31, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of […]
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