Hilary Slams Southern California, but No Major Damage, Injuries Reported

Punishing downpours continue to slam the Southland Monday as Tropical Storm Hilary — the weakened-but-still-potent remains of what had been a hurricane — made landfall in Southern California, but there were no reports of major damage. The National Weather Service is reporting virtually all daily rainfall records have been broken thus far. As of 3 […]

Firefighters Battle Blaze at Wilmington Dismantling Yard

Flames charred semi trucks and a car at a Wilmington dismantling yard Monday morning. The fire was reported at 2:06 a.m. at 716 N. Sanford Ave., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. The outdoor fire was out at 3:37 a.m., Prange said. The fire burned seven semi trucks and one car, he […]

Boy Shot to Death in North Hills

A 15-year-old boy was killed Monday morning in a shooting at an apartment in the North Hills area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported just after 1:30 a.m. in an apartment at 15532 Nordhoff St., said Officer A. Delatorre of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The boy was pronounced dead at the […]

Southland Gas Prices Continue to Climb

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose for the 29th consecutive day Monday, increasing nine-tenths of a cent to $5.354, a day after rising 1.6 cents. The average price is 11.7 cents more than one week ago, 38.2 cents higher than one month ago, and 1.6 cents […]

Hilary Floods Portions of Riverside County; Residents Asked to Stay Indoors

Tropical Storm Hilary is packing a wallop in Riverside County Monday, dumping heavy rain over a vast area and causing severe flooding in parts of the Coachella Valley. The city of Palm Springs issued a local emergency declaration Sunday afternoon as downpours from the storm inundated roadways and led to wide-scale closures of roads. The […]

El Segundo All-Stars to Face Texas Team in Little League World Series Monday

The all-star team from El Segundo will resume play in the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Monday, four victories away from the championship. El Segundo will face the all-star team from the Needville (Texas) Little League, the Southwest Region champion, in a 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time game at Howard J. Lamade […]

Memorial Services for Fallen Firefighters Begin Monday

The first of three memorial services is scheduled Monday for the three men who died in a helicopter collision while battling a brush fire in Cabazon. Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, 46, Fire Captain Tim Rodiguez, 44, and contract Cal Fire pilot Tony Sousa, 55, were killed when two Cal Fire helicopters collided in midair […]

LAUSD Schools to Close Due to Tropical Storm Hilary

Due to continued downpours and potential damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, all Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will be closed Monday. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district is not in a position to keep campuses open when it is unable to predict whether schools will suffer damage overnight or if conditions will devolve and […]

Two Dead in Head-On Perris Crash

Two people died when a pair of cars collided in Perris, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at 11:35 p.m. Sunday when a witness reported hearing a loud crash to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred on Fourth Street (Highway 74) at Navajo Road. There were two victims, both of whom died at […]

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LAUSD School to Close Due to Tropical Storm Hilary