Trump Deploys National Guard Amidst Immigration Raids

Tensions remained high Sunday amid clashes between protesters and federal agents carrying out immigration raids across the Southland and President Donald Trump’s announced plans to deploy at least 2,000 National Guard troops to help quell the unrest. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that multiple people had been detained overnight after they “reentered the […]

LA Pride Parade to March Thru Hollywood

In celebration of Pride Month, Los Angeles Sunday will host its 55th Annual Pride Parade in Hollywood, followed by a free street festival despite the ongoing immigration-related unrest downtown, in Paramount and other nearby communities. “At LA Pride, your safety is our top priority,” organizers said on social media. “In light of recent reports of […]

Gov. Newsom Condemns Federal Interference, Pleads for Peace

The National Guard is being deployed for potential clashes with protesters after dark, following the landing of a Blackhawk helicopter on a Paramount street and being unloaded of what appeared to be large amounts of weapons and ammunition. Video from ABC7 showed the resupply effort near a Department of Homeland Security office at 6321 Alondra […]

No Winning Powerball Tickets Sold

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $54 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Oregon and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts […]

LAPD Declares Protests “Unlawful Assembly” as Immigration Raids Persists Throughout LACo

The Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly Saturday evening and cleared protesters of the federal immigration raids from the scene of a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles, while the White House ordered the deployment of the California National Guard. Police marched side by side, then created a line as they clashed with protesters […]

Lancaster Police Shootout Leaves Suspect Dead, Deputy Wounded

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed Saturday in a shootout in Lancaster. The situation started with a robbery call for service at 7:20 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Meadow View Circle, near West Avenue K and 12th Street West, according to the Los […]

Chesterfield Square Home, Garage Catch Fire

Firefighters knocked down a fire at a home and a converted detached garage in the Chesterfield Square area of Los Angeles Saturday evening. The fire at 2009 W. 67th St. was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It took nearly 60 firefighters less than half an hour to […]

Potentially Drunk Driver Crashes into Fire Truck in Panorama City

An alleged DUI driver was injured when he crashed his car into the back of a fire truck Saturday evening in the Panorama City area of Los Angeles. The crash occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Roscoe Boulevard and Woodman Avenue, Los Angeles Police Officer Charles Miller told City News Service. The alleged DUI […]

Lancaster Woman with Mental Health Issues Missing

Sheriff’s detectives were searching Saturday for a 76-year-old woman with mental health issues who went missing from Lancaster. Mary Elsie Spears was last seen about 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 44000 block of Fig Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Spears is Hispanic, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 200 pounds, with black […]

Boyle Heights Police Arrest Woman for Fatal Stabbing

A man who was stabbed to death in Boyle Heights in what police described as a possible domestic dispute was positively identified Saturday. Thirty-four-year-old Santiago Meza Lopez died inside a residence, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. It was unclear if it was his residence. Officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon report […]

Fatal Crash in Sun Valley

Two people were killed and two injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 3:33 p.m. Saturday at 8000 N. Laurel Canyon Boulevard, at Strathern Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The […]