AQMD Issue Order of Abatement to Operators of Chiquita Canyon Landfill

The operators of a landfill near Castaic have been ordered to investigate the cause of a chemical reaction creating odors that have become a nuisance in neighboring communities and how to reduce or eliminate the odors. A hearing board with the South Coast Air Quality Management District met on Wednesday to discuss the complaints received […]

Police Release Suspect in Long Beach Fires

A 31-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a series of suspicious fires that were set in various carports or parking garages in the downtown Long Beach area over the past two weeks has been released after police said they arrested the wrong man. Cristian Jehovany Portillo of Long Beach was booked on suspicion […]

Man Shot to Death in Hawthorne

A man was fatally shot in Hawthorne Friday and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide investigators are assisting the Hawthorne Police Department with the investigation. Deputies were called at 1:57 a.m. to the 11900 block of South Van Ness Avenue, between 110th and 120th streets and south of the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway where they […]

Average LA County Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since Nov. 16

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the 42nd time in 47 days, increasing 1.4 cents to $5.455, its highest amount since Nov. 16. The average price has increased 48.3 cents over the past 47 days, including 1.1 cents Thursday, according to figures from the […]

Police Search for Suspect Who Fatally Stabbed Man on Red Line Train

A 23-year-old man who was stabbed during an argument on board a Metro B (Red) Line train has died and Friday his assailant is still at large. The stabbing occurred around 5:20 p.m. Thursday while the suspect and the victim were traveling from Union Station, Fox 11 reported. The suspect drew a knife during the […]

Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck by MetroLink Train in Sylmar

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a MetroLink train in Sylmar and Friday authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Division responded at 10:20 p.m. Thursday to 12887 N. San Fernando Road and Bledsoe Street where they learned the victim was standing on the […]

Woman Faces Sentencing for Conspiracy to Traffic Drugs Through SoCal Airports

A woman who recruited couriers to smuggle pound quantities of fentanyl and heroin through three Southern California airports faces sentencing Friday. Chavon “Amber” Sayles, 31, pleaded guilty in November to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Federal prosecutors say that from June 2018 to March 2019, […]

Charges Expected Against Trucker Suspected of Killing Pair in DUI Crash

Felony charges may be filed Friday against a 39-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence in a truck that plowed into two vehicles stopped at a red light in Winchester, killing two people and injuring two others. Delwyn Dewion Randle of Westminster was arrested after the wreck about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday on Domenigoni Parkway […]

LA County Reports Year’s First Death Due to West Nile Virus

Health officials Thursday reported the first death of the year in Los Angeles County attributed to West Nile virus. The patient, who was not identified, lived in the San Fernando Valley, was hospitalized and died from West Nile-associated neuro-invasive disease, according to the county Department of Public Health. “I send my deepest condolences to the […]

2 Teen Boys Arrested in Burbank on Suspicion of Armed Robbery

Two teenage boys were arrested for allegedly carrying out an armed robbery at a Burbank In-N-Out Burger parking lot. The crime was reported around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of North First Street, where two people were robbed at gunpoint by a pair of masked suspects, according to Burbank Police Department Sgt. Stephen […]

One Year Ago Today (September 8, 2022)…Homeless Man Arrested in Attempted Sexual Assault in Pasadena

One Year Ago Today (September 8, 2022)…A 45-year-old homeless man suspected of trying to sexually assault a female employee of a health spa at gunpoint was arrested by Pasadena police. The man entered the business in the 2000 block of East Colorado Boulevard, near Allen Avenue, on Sunday “and requested a massage from an employee,” […]