Unions, Immigrant-Rights Supporters Protest in DTLA

Thousands of union members, immigrant-rights supporters and others flooded the streets of downtown Los Angeles Thursday for the first of multiple marches celebrating International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. A coalition of unions and other groups began the day with a massive rally at Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street downtown. The crowd grew […]

LASD Offers $10K Reward for Information on Unsolved Gramercy Park Car Shooting

Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives reached out to the public for help Thursday finding the attacker or attackers responsible for the death of a woman who was shot while driving near the Gramercy Park area last year. Lanai Dees, 21, of Inglewood, was fatally shot around 12:40 a.m. Nov. 17, 2024, while driving in an […]

Green Day Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring the punk rock trio Green Day for a career that has included induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and selling more than 75 million records. “Thank you to all of our fans that bought our records and come to our […]

Baldwin Park Middle School Employee Incident Prompts Schoolwide Evacuation

A female employee holed up inside an office at a middle school in Baldwin Park Thursday, prompting an evacuation of the campus. Officers were dispatched about 9:45 a.m. to Olive Middle School, 13701 Olive St., regarding a disturbance involving a school employee, according to a Baldwin Park Police Department dispatcher. The nature of the disturbance […]

23-Year-Old ‘Swatter’ Sentenced Three Years in Federal Prison

A 23-year-old man charged in a “swatting” spree in which he and others accessed Ring doorbell accounts and placed hoax calls that elicited police SWAT responses — including one in West Covina — was sentenced Thursday to three years and eight months in federal prison. Kya Christian Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in January […]

OC Judge Removes DA in Murder Case

In a rare move, an Orange County Superior Court judge Thursday removed a defense attorney from a murder case over the objections of the defendant as the lawyer faces misdemeanor charges and has been unable to come to court due to a head injury. Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick Donahue substituted in Adam Vining […]

Los Angeles Animal Shelters Face Overcrowding Crisis

Los Angeles city animal shelters have been hit with a severe overcrowding crisis and animal advocates are urgently calling on community members to consider adopting a pet, officials said Thursday. More than 900 dogs are in the custody of LA Animal Services, with the Chesterfield Square/South LA shelter now housing nearly 250 dogs and puppies, […]

Prosecutor Tentatively Settles Retaliation Suit with Former DA’s Office

A veteran Los Angeles County prosecutor has tentatively settled a lawsuit against her employer concerning the actions of former District Attorney George Gascón in the handling of a highly publicized use-of-force case. Deputy District Attorney Amy Pellman Pentz contended in her Los Angeles Superior Court retaliation suit that Gascón was trying to undermine former Sheriff […]

Fatal Rollover Crash at Lake Mathews Intersection

A motorist was killed Thursday in a rollover crash at an intersection just east of Lake Mathews. The fatality occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday at Gavilan and Cajalco roads, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Sheriff’s deputies were first to reach the location following calls to 911 and discovered that the sedan had […]

Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet Assigned Trial Date in Real Estate Scheme Case

Trial proceedings are slated to get underway next week for one-time Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and a real estate developer, stemming from an alleged scheme that occurred more than a decade ago to buy off the mayor to ensure his support for the businessman’s projects. Pougnet, 62, and John Elroy Wessman, 86, were criminally […]

SMC Student Alleges Sexual Assault in Campus Library

A student was allegedly sexually assaulted in the Santa Monica College Library, authorities said Thursday. The alleged assault occurred about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when the suspect tapped the victim on the shoulder and asked for a kiss while inside the Santa Monica College Library, 1900 Pico Blvd., according to the Santa Monica College Police Department. […]