Chinese Consulate Condemns McCarthy SoCal Meeting with Taiwan President

The Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles strongly condemned Wednesday’s meeting in Southern California between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. McCarthy and Tsai met privately at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, despite repeated warnings from China against such a meeting. Last year, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, met […]

7-Year-old Boy Who Disappeared in Arlington Heights Found Safe

A 7-year-old boy who went missing from his Arlington Heights home was found safe Wednesday, but the circumstances of his disappearance were still unclear. Derek Clay was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, where he lives with his grandfather and brother, […]

1 Dead in Police Shooting at Vernon Truck Yard

One person was killed Wednesday in a shooting involving a South Gate police officer in Vernon, as part of an operation that apparently involved as many as three other law enforcement agencies. According to the South Gate Police Department, the shooting occurred at 7:12 a.m. in the 5600 block of District Boulevard in a truck […]

Narrow Race for Second in Council District 6 Special Election

Community relations manager Imelda Padilla is the leader Wednesday in the special election to fill the Los Angeles City Council seat vacated by Nury Martinez, but the race for second place and a spot in a likely runoff is tight between Marisa Alcaraz, Rose Grigoryan and Marco Santana. Padilla had 2,288 votes, or 25.55%, according […]

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Sex Assaults on 5 Girls, 1 Boy in La Habra

A 42-year-old man sexually assaulted five girls and one boy, half of whom he is related to, over about eight years in Chino Hills and La Habra, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday while the defendant’s attorney said her client is innocent and the victims were “harmed” by someone else. Wesley Gerardo Estrada is charged with […]

Prime-Time Final Four Game Draws Smallest Audience Since 2003

Viewership for CBS’ coverage of Saturday’s prime-time men’s Final Four game was the lowest since 2003 but still last week’s most-watched prime-time program. Eventual national champion Connecticut’s 72-59 victory over Miami averaged 12.854 million viewers, according to live-plus-same-day figures released by Nielsen on Tuesday. The audience was the smallest for a prime-time national semifinal since […]

DA Continues to Investigate Crash that Killed Infant in RSM

A 54-year-old San Clemente man accused in an allegedly drug-fueled collision that killed a boy days away from his first birthday and seriously injured his parents in Rancho Santa Margarita has been released from jail without charges, but District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Wednesday his office is continuing to investigate. “The investigation is continuing into […]

Doctor Indicted on Allegations of Poisoning Husband’s Tea with Drano

A Mission Viejo dermatologist has been charged with allegedly poisoning her husband, also a physician, by putting Drano in his tea, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Yue “Emily” Yu is charged with three counts of poisoning and a count of corporal injury on a spouse, all felonies, according to court records. The alleged dates […]

COVID Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend

The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals is down to 361, slightly lower than last week, according to the latest state figures released Wednesday. Of those patients, 41 were being treated in intensive care, down from 46 a week ago. Meanwhile, Orange County’s total was down to 101, the lowest it’s been […]

Authorities ID Woman Killed in Fiery Crash in Hollywood Area

Authorities Wednesday identified a woman who died in a fiery single-vehicle crash in the Hollywood area that left three other people injured, two critically. The crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Monday in the 8200 block of Sunset Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Monica Hyun Mi Suh, 31, of Los Angeles died […]

Access to Home Ownership Encouraging for Blacks/Latinos in RivCo

Riverside County was among the most affordable counties statewide for Black and Latino home buyers, even as home prices soared and interest rates jumped throughout California, the California Association of Realtors reported Wednesday. The affordabilty factor for both groups bucked a trend seen throughout the state, where just 12% of Black and Latino households could […]