‘Devastating’: Local, California Leaders React to Possible Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Local and state Democratic officials are vowing to protect abortion rights in response to a report the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark protections offered by the Roe v. Wade decision that has dictated policy on the issue since 1973. “It’s time for Congress to get off the sidelines,” Sen. Alex Padilla, […]
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 and the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is expected to grow to $37 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. […]
LA County Urges Workplace Safety as COVID Spread Continues
Los Angeles County health officials urged employers Tuesday to use “common sense strategies” to combat COVID-19 in light of increasing spread of the virus. The urging came as the county reported 5,920 new infections from the past three days, along with 13 new virus-related fatalities. The county no longer reports case and death numbers on […]
Intersection to Be Dedicated in Honor of Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist
An intersection adjacent to John Marshall High School in Los Feliz will be dedicated Tuesday as Dr. Barry Barish Square honoring the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who graduated from the school. Barish shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics with Caltech colleague Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their discoveries […]
Amid News of Pending Roe v. Wade Defeat, LA County Looks to Back Safe Haven Effort
Amid news the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion-rights decision Roe v. Wade, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider throwing its support behind a proposed pilot project aimed at making the county a safe haven for women seeking abortions and reproductive health care. The vote was already […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises For Sixth Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Tuesday for the sixth consecutive day, increasing a half-cent to $5.827, after rising two-tenths of a cent each of the previous two days. The average price has risen 5.3 cents over the past six days following a run of 28 […]
Man with Depression Missing in Lancaster
A 28-year-old man who authorities say has depression is missing in Lancaster and Tuesday sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in finding him. Eduardo Palma was last seen at 11 a.m. Monday on the 3300 block of Kaylyn Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Palma is Latino, 5 feet, 11 inches […]
LA County to Extend, Double Reward Offer in Fatal Shooting of 4-Year-old Boy
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider extending and doubling a reward being offered for information leading to the person who fatally shot a 4-year-old boy in Altadena nearly six years ago. Salvador Esparza III, who lived in Monrovia but was visiting family friends when the gunfire erupted, was shot about 10:40 […]
Bystander Fatally Shot During Fight At Anaheim Cinco De Mayo Carnival
An innocent bystander was killed when a 17-year-old boy pulled out a gun and fired it during a fight at a Cinco de Mayo carnival in Anaheim, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred just after 10 p.m. Sunday when the annual carnival at La Palma Park was shutting down, said Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer. […]
Attorney Lisa Bloom Sued by Guess Co-Founder for Extortion
Guess co-founder Paul Marciano Monday sued attorney Lisa Bloom and her law firm, The Bloom Firm, alleging extortion through the threatened filing of a lawsuit. The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint alleges that Bloom threatened a lawsuit against Marciano which contained “knowingly and blatantly false allegations in bad faith for the improper purpose to extort […]
One Year Ago Today (May 3, 2021)…Santa Clarita Woman’s Death Sentence Reversed for Murders of Four Daughters
One Year Ago Today (May 3, 2021)…The California Supreme Court reversed a Santa Clarita woman’s death sentence for murdering her four young daughters in an arson fire at the family’s home more than two decades ago. The state’s highest court upheld Sandi Dawn Nieves’ conviction for the killings, but cited the “trial court’s misconduct” in […]
