Funeral Oct. 5 for Sheriff’s Deputy Slain in Palmdale

Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down in his patrol vehicle last month near the Palmdale sheriff’s station. Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a 30-year-old, third-generation deputy who was only recently engaged to be married, will be laid to […]

Kaiser Health Care Workers Begin Three-Day Strike

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike Wednesday in what their union says in the largest action of its type in U.S. history after contract negotiations failed to produce an agreement. The nationwide strike began at 3 a.m. on the East Coast, and strikes started at 6 a.m. in California. Late […]

Manhattan Beach Motorcycle Officer Killed in Freeway Crash

A Manhattan Beach Police Department motorcycle officer was killed Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the Carson area. The crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. at Del Amo Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Chad Swanson, 35, a 13-year veteran, died at a hospital, the […]

Santa Monica Man Pleads Guilty in Cryptocurrency Case

A Santa Monica man who used his cryptocurrency cash exchange business to launder millions of dollars in criminal proceeds pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge. Charles Randol, 33, entered his plea to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, a crime that carries a prison sentence of up to five years, according to […]

Seven People Injured in Three-Vehicle Crash in South LA Area

Seven people including three children were injured Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash in the South Los Angeles area, with at least three people taken to hospitals in critical condition. The crash was reported at about 1:15 p.m. in the 200 block of West 81st Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Three of the […]

Republican Debate Tops Week’s Non-Sports Prime-Time Programming

The second Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign was the most-watched non-sports program in the first week of the 2023-24 prime-time television season, while the Tuesday edition of the NBC singing contest, “The Voice” was the most-watched entertainment program. The two-hour debate last Wednesday from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley averaged […]

LA City Council Members Look to Establish Office of Compliance

In an attempt to increase public trust, two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Wednesday seeking to establish an Office of Compliance, with staff and resources to help identify potential conflicts of interest in advance of any votes. Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Nithya Raman introduced the motion, which calls for a study […]

Man Convicted of Three Rapes, Sex Assault on 13-Year-Old Girl in OC

A 46-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of raping a teen in Santa Ana and a volleyball player visiting from Japan in Newport in addition to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Luis Arturo Gonzalez Monroy was convicted of three counts of rape, one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object and two counts of lewd […]

LA To Accept Land for New Fire Station in Sylmar

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday authorized the acceptance of a parcel of land located at 16300 Foothill Blvd. that will be used as the site of a new fire station in Sylmar. The council unanimously approved the motion, introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who represents the 7th District, including Sylmar. The motion instructs the […]

Half Acre Brush Fire Burns in Shadow Hills, No Injuries

A brush fire burned a half-acre of vegetation in the Shadow Hills area Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries or structural damage. According to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange, 47 firefighters battled the brush fire by air and ground around 1:30 p.m. in the 11400 block of West Sheldon Street. It […]

LA City Council Commemorates Latina Equal Pay Day

A day ahead of Latina Equal Pay Day, the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday honored Monica Rami­rez and Alexandra Torres Galancid for their work for women’s representation and equity in the workforce. Latina Equal Pay Day, which is commemorated on Oct. 5, is the symbolic day when Hispanic and Latina women’s earnings “catch up” to […]