Kevin Hart Company’s Arbitration Motion Pending

A judge has delayed ruling on a motion by attorneys for Kevin Hart’s loan-out company to compel arbitration of the claims by a former friend of the comedian regarding the fallout from the actor’s former 2017 sex-tape controversy, deciding instead to take the case under submission. The motion stems from the Los Angeles Superior Court […]

AA Flight Makes Emergency Landing at LAX

An American Airlines flight that took off from Los Angeles International Airport headed to Australia made an emergency landing Thursday. Flight 73 was headed to Sydney, Australia and took off from LAX at 10:30 p.m Wednesday, according to the website Flight Aware. It returned to LAX at 1:50 a.m. Thursday and safely landed. The reason […]

Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike

Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities are on strike Thursday amid contract talks and allegations of a “broken” system of care, while Kaiser officials say the union has been “slow walking” the negotiation process and planned to strike before labor talks even began. Mental health professionals, represented by the National Union of […]

No SuperLotto Plus Winner

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $34 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 7, 13, 19, 38, 46 and […]

Duo to Plead Guilty in `Ghost Guns’ Sales Case

Two Los Angeles County men are set to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges for their alleged roles in a scheme that used Instagram to sell more than 60 firearms, including unregistered “ghost guns” and machine gun conversion devices known as “Glock switches.” Salvador Lopez, 24, of Whittier has agreed to enter his plea to […]

Average LA, OC Gas Prices Drop

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.556. A five-day streak of decreases totaling 3.2 cents ended Monday when the average price was unchanged, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It dropped seven-tenths of a […]

Council Proposes Increase Wages for LA Tourism Workers

A proposal to increase wages and improve health care benefits for thousands of workers at airports and hotels in Los Angeles is headed to the City Council Thursday after advancing through committee. Following three hours of public comment, the five-member Economic, Community Development and Jobs Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance the proposal to the […]

Riverside Gas Price Drops

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.418, a day after dropping seven-tenths of a cent. It was the eighth time in nine days the price dropped. The average price is 3.9 cents less than one week ago, 2.5 cents lower […]

Mosquito Eradication Spraying Begins Thurs

Vector control officials in Eastvale will conduct anti-mosquito spraying Thursday and Friday to eradicate growing infestations that pose a potential risk to public health. The Northwest Mosquito & Vector Control District has scheduled “ultra-low volume” insecticide spraying between 3 and 6 a.m. Thursday and Friday within the area bounded by Archibald Avenue to the west, […]

Fernando Valenzuela Dead at 63

Funeral arrangements are pending Thursday for Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers pitcher and broadcaster who died after a lengthy hospital stay days before the start of the World Series between the Dodgers and New York Yankees. A makeshift memorial outside Dodger Stadium for Valenzuela was growing following news of his death. Fans left flowers and candles […]

One Year Ago Today (October 24, 2023)…Oregon Man Who Communicated with Banning Girl for Sex Sentenced

One Year Ago Today (October 24, 2023)…A 33-year-old Oregon man who traveled to Riverside County for a dalliance with a Banning girl was sentenced to eight months behind bars, but after receiving credit for time served in a local correctional facility awaiting disposition of his case, he was immediately placed on parole. Devon Richard Decerto […]