Gunmen in Rolls Royce Shoot, Kill Man Killed in Downtown Los Angeles
A man died early Tuesday morning when he was shot in the Downtown area of Los Angeles by suspects who left in a luxury automobile. The shooting was reported at 4:45 a.m. in the 800 block of West Olympic Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Lizeth Lomeli. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was […]
Man Wounded in Long Beach Shooting
A man was wounded early Tuesday morning in a shooting in the Arlington area of western Long Beach and took himself to a hospital for treatment. The shooting was reported around 1 a.m. in the 3600 block of Santa Fe Avenue, according to Long Beach police Lt. Brian Fritz. Officers responding to the shooting scene […]
Bipolar Man from Newhall Missing
Sheriff’s detectives Tuesday asked the public for help locating a 31-year-old man with manic bipolar disorder who went missing in Newhall. Jeremy Elizah Hoschwhite was last seen at 11:10 p.m. Monday on the 21200 block of Ficus Drive, according to Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. He was driving a yellow 1988 Mercury […]
LA County Reports 5,055 COVID Cases, 29 Deaths
Los Angeles County has reported 5,055 new positive COVID-19 cases and 29 additional deaths since Saturday in its latest data. The figures come as Los Angeles County’s public health director continues preaching caution against the spread of COVID-19 as holiday gatherings continue and an ongoing heat wave keeps many people indoors. “As we all look […]
The operator of the state’s power grid warned of an increasing likelihood of power shortages Tuesday unless consumers can reduce their energy use even more than they have so far, as California continued to bake under an unusually long heat wave that has produced record high temperatures. The California Independent System Operator extended a Flex […]
Castaic Brush Fire Up to 98% Containment
Firefighters laboring under intense heat continued making dogged progress against a large brush fire in the Castaic area, with containment up to 98%, authorities are reporting Tuesday. The Route Fire, which began around noon Wednesday alongside the Golden State (5) Freeway north of Lake Hughes Road, has burned 5,208 acres, destroyed two structures and led […]
Sentencing Due for Pacoima Woman in Drug Case Involving Marines
A Pacoima woman faces sentencing Tuesday for her role in a drug trafficking ring that distributed narcotics — including oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl — to civilians and members of the U.S. Marine Corps, one of whom suffered a fatal overdose. Jessica Sarah Perez, 25, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of conspiracy […]
Santa Ana to Consider Total Ban on Homeless Camps in River Bottom
An ordinance declaring homeless encampments illegal along a large swath of the Santa Ana River bottom in Riverside due to fire and other hazards is slated to be formally approved Tuesday evening by the City Council. In a 6-1 vote last month, the council tentatively approved the ordinance, which declares camps or other temporary living […]
Driver Killed in Lancaster Rollover Crash ID’d
The coroner’s office Tuesday released the name of a driver killed in a rollover crash in Lancaster that also injured a passenger. Norvell Frierson was a 42-year-old Lancaster resident. The crash occurred at 1:27 a.m. Monday on 20th Street West and Avenue H, said Lt. Michael Prottung of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station. The vehicle was […]
Passenger Shot to Death Inside Vehicle Near Police Station Publicly ID’d
A Compton man was identified Tuesday as the victim of a shooting into a vehicle just blocks from a South Los Angeles police station. Khristian Phillips was the 26-year-old passenger in the vehicle, according to the coroner’s office. The shooting was reported at 12:05 a.m. Monday at Figueroa Street and Florence Avenue, according to a […]
One Year Ago Today (September 6, 2021)…Parking Dispute May Have Led to Shooting Deaths of LB Man and Woman
One Year Ago Today (September 6, 2021)…An investigation continued into the shooting deaths of a man and woman on a Long Beach street that may have started with a parking dispute. “I was here to get my equipment and I saw there was, like, a fight, going on,” a vendor at a party at nearby […]
