UCLA Pro-Palestine Activists Sue CHP, LAPD

A group of UCLA students and community members is suing the California Highway Patrol, the Los Angeles Police Department and dozens of unidentified employees from both agencies over law officers’ alleged “violent attack” on participants in a pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA last spring, according to court papers obtained Monday. According to the lawsuit, hundreds of […]

Hep A Outbreak Prompts LACo to Urge Vaccinations

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health declared Monday a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A, citing a sustained rise in cases and elevated virus levels in wastewater. Though the risk to the general public remains low, county officials urged residents to take action and reduce spread of the virus. Los Angeles County Health Officer […]

Lisa Lu Honored with Walk of Fame Star Recipient at 98

Actress Lisa Lu became the oldest recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday when she was honored at age 98 for a movie career which has included appearances in such films as “The Last Emperor” and “The Joy Luck Club.” Awkwafina, a castmate of Lu’s in “Crazy Rich Asians,” and Janet […]

IOC Replaces Olympian Gary Hall Jr.’s 10 Medals Destroyed in Palisades Fire

Accomplished swimmer Gary Hall Jr. received 10 Olympic medals Monday, replacing the original ones that were destroyed when his home was engulfed by the Palisades Fire. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach presented Hall with the replica medals on Monday during a ceremony in Switzerland. “When tough times happen, you find out who your friends […]

South LA Crash Leaves Two Dead

Two people were killed Monday in a violent collision at a South Los Angeles intersection. The crash was reported at 5:11 a.m. Monday in the 6600 block of South Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police initially said a male suspect fled the scene but later clarified that he and a passenger […]

USC Professor Percival Everett Wins Pulitzer for Novel ‘James’

South Pasadena novelist and USC professor Percival Everett won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction Monday for his 24th novel, “James.” Published in March 2024 to widespread critical acclaim, “James” was named a finalist for the 2024 Booker Prize and the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and went on to win the 2024 National Book […]

LAX Chief Cautions Business Fallout City Council Ahead of Wage Hike Vote

Ahead of a City Council committee vote on a proposal to increase the minimum wage for hotel and tourism workers, the head of Los Angeles World Airports said Monday the increase would not affect LAX, but warned it could have lasting impacts on the airport’s business partners. LAWA CEO John Ackerman told the five-member Budget […]

High School Tennis Star Run Down By DUI Suspect

Students and staff at Loyola High School in Los Angeles are in mourning Monday after a star tennis player just weeks from graduation was run down by a suspected drunk driver. Braun Levi, 18, was walking on Sepulveda Boulevard with a friend around 12:45 a.m. Sunday when he was struck and fatally injured. The suspect, […]

Missing Montrose Teen Found

A 14-year-old boy who went missing in the Montrose area has been located, authorities announced Monday. Noah Joseph had last been seen at 3 p.m. Friday in the 2200 block of Del Mar Road, near Montrose Avenue, in Montrose, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated an Endangered Missing Advisory on Saturday on behalf […]

Two Women Sue San Marino PD Over Alleged Race-Based Traffic Stop

Two women sued the city of San Marino Monday, alleging police stopped their car, ordered them out at gunpoint and handcuffed them despite knowing the vehicle did not have the same license plate as a reported stolen car. Diana Mancillas and her daughter, 21-year-old Gabriana Gutierrez, brought the lawsuit in Pasadena Superior Court against the […]

Kaiser Mental Healthcare Workers to Consider Proposed New Contract

Nearly seven months after going on a labor strike, the union representing Kaiser Permanente mental health workers will hold a ratification vote Thursday on a proposed new contract. The tentative deal announced Sunday covers nearly 2,400 Kaiser mental health therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and psychologists represented by National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). If […]