13 More COVID Deaths in LA

While overall COVID-19 numbers keep trending downward, Los Angeles County continues to register virus-related deaths, with 13 more fatalities announced Wednesday. As of Wednesday, the countywide death toll from the virus since the pandemic began was 33,587, according to the Department of Public Health. Another 1,353 COVID infections were reported Wednesday, raising the county’s cumulative […]

Knott’s Berry Farm Allows Some Chaperones Free Entry for Halloween Event

Knott’s Berry Farm updated its chaperone policy Wednesday for the park’s popular Knott’s Scary Farm Halloween event, allowing those 21 and over to chaperone up to five guests age 17 and younger instead of four and providing free entry for chaperones who accompany five minors. The new rules go into effect Thursday, and provide one […]

Fire Damages House in Rosemead; Two Injured

A fire damaged a house in Rosemead Wednesday and left two people injured, authorities said. Firefighters sent to the 9600 block of Lorica Street at 11:14 a.m. extinguished the flames in the single-story building in about a half-hour, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Paramedics treated two people at the scene for unspecified […]

2 Suspects in Custody, Third Suspect Sought in Fatal Shooting of Rapper

A woman and a 17-year-old boy were in custody Wednesday and a man believed to be the teen’s father was being sought in connection with the killing of rapper PnB Rock during a robbery at a restaurant earlier this month. Shauntel Trone, 32, and a boy “under the age of 18” were arrested Tuesday, according […]

Lawyers in Black Lives Matter Suit Say Former DA Lacey’s Husband Has Died

Attorneys representing the husband of former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey in a lawsuit alleging he pointed a gun at Black Lives Matter demonstrators outside the family home in 2020 state in new court papers that their client has died. David Lacey’s death occurred Sept. 5, according to the court papers his lawyers […]

Lawsuit Challenges `Outdated’ Plans for SoCal Offshore Oil Platforms

An environmental rights group Wednesday sued the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for allegedly failing to review decades-old plans for offshore oil platforms near Huntington Beach. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court by the Center for Biological Diversity, comes a year after a major oil spill linked to Platform Elly in the region […]

LA Judge Mulls Issues in TV Judge’s Motion to Dismiss Agency Suit

A judge Wednesday took under submission a motion by “Judge Judy” Sheindlin and other parties to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a talent agency that alleges she cheated the firm out of profits when she bought and sold the show’s library rights in a deal with CBS. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kristin S. Escalante […]

Amid Increase in Violent Crime, LAPD Releases PSA Urging De-escalation

Hoping to combat an increase in violent crime, the Los Angeles Police Department Wednesday released a “Step Away LA” public service announcement urging residents to actively de-escalate confrontations to avoid violence. The roughly two-minute video released by the department features members of the LAPD, the City Attorney’s Office, stakeholders, residents and community partners urging people […]

Pedestrian Killed, Driver Injured in Collision in El Sereno

A pedestrian was killed and a driver was injured Wednesday in an accident in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. The crash was reported just before 1:50 p.m. in the area of 4927 S. Huntington Drive, near Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The pedestrian was pronounced dead […]

`Blue Cloth Bandit’ Arrested in Series of More than Five Dozen Armed Robberies

A man dubbed the “Blue Cloth Bandit” for his alleged habit of using a cloth to cover a handgun during a string of more than five dozen robberies over a span of nearly two years was in custody Wednesday, police said. Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence on Saturday, […]

Los Angeles’ Neighborhood Speed Hump Program to Resume After Hiatus

Los Angeles residents can once again apply to have speed humps installed in their neighborhoods, officials announced Wednesday. The Neighborhood Speed Hump Program, which was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic to direct resources to emergency response and recovery efforts, will resume taking applications Oct. 6. “Nothing is more important than the safety of Angelenos, and […]