Lancaster Reeling After Rash of Shootings Leaves Four Dead

The Lancaster community was reeling Thursday from a rash of shootings that left four people dead within 24 hours, prompting the mayor to decry what he called a lack of adequate policing in the community. The latest shooting occurred around 5:55 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of East Avenue J-12, where two men were […]

Shirtless Man with Bat and Chain Arrested

A man wielding a bat and chain was taken into custody Thursday after allegedly damaging vehicles on a Van Nuys street. Officers were dispatched around 7:50 a.m. Thursday to reports of an armed, shirtless man in the 14700 block of Gilmore Street, near the intersection of Kester Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. […]

Late Singer Jenni Rivera Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring the late Mexican singing star Jenni Rivera was unveiled Thursday, five days before the 55th anniversary of her birth. Fellow Mexican singing star Gloria Trevi spoke at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in front of the Capitol Records building. Rivera’s five children — Jacqie, Johnny, Chiquis, Jenicka […]

Fire Officials Respond to Possible Northrop Fume Leak, 100 Employees Evacuated

A release of unknown fumes emanating from a Northrop Grumman lab in El Segundo prompted an evacuation of 100 employees, several of whom were treated for possible exposure. Fire crews responded around 10 a.m. Thursday to a Northrop Grumman facility in the 600 block of Hornet Way, south of 118th Street and west of Aviation […]

LA Co Men Charged with Allegedly Selling `Ghost Guns’ Online

Two Los Angeles County men are facing federal charges alleging they used Instagram to sell more than 60 firearms, including unregistered “ghost guns” and machine gun conversion devices known as “Glock switches,” officials announced Thursday. Ivan Quintos, 27, of Azusa, and Salvador Lopez, 24, of Whittier, were charged in Los Angeles federal court with conspiracy […]

Council President Nominates Reform Export Robert Stern to LA Ethics Commission

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian Thursday nominated government reform expert Robert Stern to serve on the Ethics Commission. Stern, a nationally recognized expert in the fields of campaign finance and government, was the first general counsel of the California Fair Political Practices Commission — the agency in charge of administering California’s campaign disclosure, […]

Los Angeles Elected Officials to Announce Results of 2024 Homeless Count

Following a year of implementing a multi-governmental approach and spending millions of dollars on programs to address homelessness across the Los Angeles region, elected officials Friday will announce the results of the 2024 Homeless Count — an annual point-in-time snapshot of the crisis. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s Deputy Chief of External Relations Paul Rubenstein […]

LA Jury Rules Against NFL in `Sunday Ticket’ Lawsuit

A federal jury in downtown Los Angeles Thursday ruled against the National Football League in a lawsuit dealing with how the league distributes its package of out-of-market games, awarding more than $4.7 billion in damages to fans and sports bars for violating antitrust law. The NFL was ordered to pay $96 million to bars whose […]

High-Speed Rail Connection Between Palmdale, Burbank Gets Environmental OK

The long-planned but oft-delayed effort to build a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles reached a major milestone Thursday with approval of the final environmental impact report on the line’s stretch between Palmdale and Burbank. The 38-mile segment was the final one between the two major cities awaiting final environmental approval. “Today’s […]

Experts Predict Lakers Will Choose Bronny James in NBA Draft

The Lakers have the 25th choice in Thursday’s second round of the NBA draft with each of the six available mock drafts from sites NBA.com uses for its consensus mock draft predicting they will select LeBron James’ 19-year-old son Bronny. “James is far from a finished product, but proved he belonged in this draft class […]

Inland Empire Man Charged with Filing Over $300M in Bogus Claims to Medi-Cal

An Inland Empire pharmacist has been charged with using his Montclair pharmacy to submit more than $300 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims for prescription medications that were medically unnecessary, often not provided to patients and obtained through the payment of tens of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks, officials announced Thursday. Kyrollos Mekail, 36, of […]