Crews Make Progress Surrounding Massive Brush Fire in Gorman Area

Dangerous conditions, a combination of high winds and low humidity, are creating red flag warnings Tuesday in the area surrounding the wildfire near Gorman that has consumed more than 15,000 acres. Winds are expected to die down Tuesday, between 25 and 45 mph according to the National Weather Service, and could lead to the spread […]

Police Search for Suspect Involved in Bus Shooting in Baldwin Park

A passenger who was wounded in a shooting onboard a Foothill Transit bus on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Baldwin Park was taken to a hospital but expected to recover, authorities said Tuesday. Officers responded to a dispatch call around 6:05 p.m. Monday regarding a “possibly armed” suspect who was last seen at the […]

Woman, 96, Tentatively Settles CSULB Gift Agreement Dispute

A 96-year-old woman has tentatively settled her lawsuit alleging she was coerced into making a $25 million donation to music education at Cal State Long Beach by a former 49er Foundation executive and others associated with the university. Regena Cole’s Long Beach Superior Court lawsuit against the Board of Trustees of the California State University […]

Government Appeals Dismissal of Charges Against Accused O.C. White Supremacist

Federal prosecutors will go before a federal appeals panel in Pasadena Tuesday in a bid to overturn the dismissal of an indictment charging an accused member of an Orange County violent white-supremacist organization with conspiracy to riot. In April, a Santa Ana federal judge ordered the release of Robert Rundo while prosecutors appeal the judge’s […]

No Tickets Sold with All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $56 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in New Jersey and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which […]

CHP Investigate Car-to-Car Shooting on 105 Freeway

A car-to-car shooting left bullet casings strewn across the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway near Downey, prompting an investigation Tuesday. The shooting was reported around 11:50 p.m. Monday and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the westbound freeway near Paramount Boulevard where they learned one vehicle was in pursuit of another when the shooting began, CHP […]

Man Who Jumped From 101 Overpass Struck by Vehicle, Killed

A man police believe jumped from an overpass on the Hollywood (101) Freeway was struck and killed by at least one vehicle in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 9:45 p.m. Monday to the southbound freeway and North Broadway where they found the victim in the freeway traffic […]

Pro-Palestine Encampment at Cal State LA Cleared by Police; No Arrests

Less than a week after protesters occupied and vandalized a campus building, a pro-Palestine encampment at Cal State Los Angeles has been dismantled and is no longer on campus Tuesday. No arrests were reported. California Highway Patrol officers moved in on the encampment early Monday afternoon. Campus spokesman Erik Frost Hollins told City News Service […]

Los Angeles County Reports Increase in Mpox Cases

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is reporting Tuesday a “concerning increase” of 10 new cases of mpox in the past two weeks, up from a countywide average of less than two cases per week the preceding several weeks. Mpox — previously referred to as Monkeypox — is mainly spread through close contact […]

Defendant Continues Testifying in Fatal Stabbing Trial

Testimony is expected to continue Tuesday in the trial of Samuel Lincoln Woodward, who is charged with the hate-crime fatal stabbing of a former gay classmate at the Orange County School of the Arts six years ago in Foothill Ranch. He testified in his defense Monday, but denied sending lewd photos of himself to other […]

One Year Ago Today (June 18, 2023)…Man Arrested in Fatal LB Crash Allegedly Caused by SUV Doing `Donuts’

One Year Ago Today (June 18, 2023)…A 20-year-old Carson man turned himself in to police and was arrested for allegedly causing a fatal crash while driving his SUV in circles at a Long Beach intersection, authorities said. The crash occurred at 10:57 p.m. Friday at Willow Street and Caspian Avenue, west of the Los Angeles […]