Heat Wave to Bring Triple-Digit Temperatures to Antelope Valley

Temperatures will be ramping up in the Southland over the next couple days, reaching well-above-normal levels in some valley and mountain areas. The warming trend began Tuesday afternoon, with conditions “turning significantly warmer away from the coast,” according to the National Weather Service. “A hot air mass will remain in place across the interior valleys […]

Woman Stabbed to Death in South Pasadena Home

Sheriff’s detectives Wednesday are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman who was found inside a house in South Pasadena. The stabbing was reported at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at 820 Brent Ave., near Mission Street, where South Pasadena Police Department officers found the victim, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Tracy Koerner told City News […]

Two Killed, Three Injured in Multi-Vehicle Collision in Playa del Rey

An investigation continues Wednesday into in a multi-vehicle collision in Playa del Rey that left two teenagers dead and three others injured, two critically. Firefighters were sent to the 8800 block of Vista Del Mar, near Dockweiler State Beach, around 7:55 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a head-on collision involving five people, according to Los Angeles […]

Police Recover Gun from Prowler During Arrest in Long Beach

Long Beach police recovered a gun from a suspected prowler in Long Beach, authorities said Wednesday. Officers from the Long Beach Police Department at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Linden Avenue regarding a prowler sitting on the rooftop of a residence, the department said. Using de-escalation tactics, officers were able to safely […]

Firefighters Knock Down Fire at Boyle Heights Restaurants

Using defensive firefighting tactics and ladder pipes as they attacked heavy flames at a row of commercial buildings, Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were able to contain and extinguish a fire at a restaurant Wednesday in Boyle Heights. Fire crews were called at 3:17 a.m. to 3539 E. 3rd St. near Indiana Street where they […]

Glendale Man Faces Sentencing in Bogus Dentists Bank Fraud Scheme

A Glendale man faces sentencing Wednesday for his role in a scheme that defrauded banks out of $2.1 million by conspiring to steal the identities of at least 11 dentists, opening sham dentist offices, and filing fraudulent claims to banks that offer lines of credit to dental workers. Artin Sarkissians, 47, pleaded guilty in 2019 […]

SPCALA to Reopen Adoption Center in West Adams Area

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles will reopen its adoption center in the West Adams area Wednesday for the first time since it closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The center is located at 5026 W. Jefferson Blvd., one block east of La Brea Avenue. It will be open from […]

Average Riverside County Gas Price Drops for 22nd Time in 23 Days

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped for the 22nd time in 23 days Wednesday, decreasing 2.4 cents to $4.874. It dropped 20 days in a row before rising one-tenth of a cent Monday, then went down 1.8 cents Tuesday. The average price has dropped 41.6 cents over […]

Rehabilitated Brown Pelicans to Return to the Wild

International Bird Rescue Wednesday at noon will release back into the wild the first Southern California group of rehabilitated Brown Pelicans that were among more than 350 starving or injured seabirds found off California waters since mid-April. The organization has not confirmed what is causing this crisis in the pelicans’ population, and an investigation is […]

Forecasters: Temps in CV Will Soar Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Starting Wednesday and into Friday, the mercury is forecast to soar over 110 degrees in the Coachella Valley, with elevated temperatures as well in other parts of Riverside County, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an “Excessive Heat Warning.” The warning is in effect from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 9 p.m. Friday. “The lower […]

One Year Ago Today (June 5, 2023)…Newport Beach Detective Offers Details in Testimony on Doctor-Rape Case

One Year Ago Today (June 5, 2023)…The lead Newport Beach investigator in the case against a hand surgeon and his girlfriend charged with drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women testified in a preliminary hearing about one of the victims, who said she recalled immediately blacking out after sipping a drink the doctor bought her and […]