Average LA County Gas Price Rises for 24th Day in a Row

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the 24th consecutive day, increasing a half-cent to $5.259. The average price has increased 28.7 cents over the past 24 days, including 2.6 cents Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The […]

South Coast AQMD Seeks Order to Have Castaic Landfill Reduce Odors

The South Coast Air Quality Management District is seeking an order that would require the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic to take action to reduce community-impacting odors from the waste disposal site. In May, the South Coast AQMD began receiving hundreds of odor complaints that investigators traced to the landfill/solid waste disposal facility, the Diamond […]

`America’s Got Talent,’ CBS Again Top Ratings

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” returned to the top of the prime-time ratings after a five-week absence, while “60 Minutes” was the week’s only other prime-time program to top 4 million viewers. “America’s Got Talent” averaged 5.676 million viewers, its largest audience since June 27 when it averaged 5.97 million viewers, to finish first for the […]

Lightning Strikes Reported over San Pedro Channel

There are reports of lightning strikes Wednesday in parts of Los Angeles County and Ventura County, according to the National Weather Service. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in the eastern Antelope Valley on Tuesday. A strong storm with heavy rain and hail was reported in Llano and drifted out of the Antelope Valley in the […]

Texas Sheriff’s Corporal Arrested in Connection with Riverside Fatal Crash

A former Texas sheriff’s corporal was in custody Wednesday awaiting extradition to California in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Riverside that killed a man who was trying to put gas in his pickup on the shoulder of Interstate 215. According to the California Highway Patrol, Giovanni Ceja, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested […]

DWP Codifies Project PowerHouse to Expedite Affordable Housing

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Tuesday codified Project Powerhouse, an initiative aimed at supporting affordable housing developments, as well as a proposal to “fairly share” the cost of new power infrastructure in the public right-of-way for construction projects. In a unanimous vote, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners agreed to permanently […]

Authorities Chase Mercedes Across 210 Freeway Into SB County

A dangerous high-speed chase that began in the Sylmar area Tuesday ended with the arrest of three residential burglary suspects in San Bernardino County. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the pursuit was initiated at Polk Street and Fenton Avenue at about 5:55 p.m. A black Mercedes led LAPD officers on a pursuit on […]

Rep. Norma Torres Attends Inauguration of Paraguayan President

Rep. Norma Torres, D-Pomona, was among the five-member presidential delegation attending Tuesday’s inauguration of Santiago Peña as president of Paraguay. “Safe, free, and fair elections are the bedrock of democracy. As the only Central American-born member of Congress, I have long advocated for democracy-building efforts in Central and South America and thank President Biden for […]

Two Hikers, Dog Rescued From Griffith Park’s Bronson Canyon

Fire crews hoisted two hikers and a small dog to safety Tuesday near Bronson Caves in Griffith Park. Air and ground crews responded to the area at about 7:45 p.m. to a report of two hikers and their pet dog stranded in very steep terrain, according to spokesman Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire […]

Authorities Seek Help Finding 77-Year-Old Man With Health Ailments

Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday to find a missing 77-year-old man last seen over the weekend who depends on medication. Henry Limon, who also goes by Enrique, was last seen Sunday around 10 a.m. in the 3900 block of East Sixth Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies described Limon as […]

One Year Ago Today (August 16, 2022)…Man Suspected of Violent Domestic Assault, Parental Abduction Behind Bars

One Year Ago Today (August 16, 2022)…A man suspected of severely beating his ex-girlfriend, then snatching their 1-year-old son in Jurupa Valley and fleeing 28 miles south, where he was apprehended, was being held on $1 million bail. Julio Armando Alvarez Ramirez, 42, was arrested Monday following a regional search involving multiple law enforcement agencies […]