Man Killed in Shooting in Boyle Heights

A man was fatally shot Friday morning in Boyle Heights. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division responded at 2:43 a.m. to the 2400 block of Emery Street and Downey Road where they found the victim in the street with multiple gunshot wounds, LAPD Officer Annie Moran told City News Service. Witnesses told […]

Mayor Bass Helps City Employee Escape Gaza

With the help of Mayor Karen Bass, a Los Angeles city employee who has been trapped in Gaza for weeks has been safely evacuated and is in Egypt Friday, escaping the war and violence that has gripped the area since October. According to media reports, Sohail Biary from Simi Valley was visiting his parents in […]

Man Injured in Shooting Outside Fairfax District Market, Shooter on the Loose

A gunman shot a 28-year-old man in the leg outside the Erewhon Market in the Fairfax District and is on the loose Friday after driving away from the scene in a Lamborghini. Officers responded to the 7600 block of Beverly Boulevard around 5:15 p.m. Thursday near The Grove shopping center to a report of a […]

Thousands Expected at Santa Anita for Two-Day Breeders’ Cup Championships

Thousands of horse-racing aficionados, curious spectators and enthusiastic bettors will descend on Santa Anita Park Friday for the beginning of the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships, one of the sport’s most prestigious gatherings of horses, trainers and owners from around the world. For Santa Anita, this year’s gathering marks the record 11th time the track […]

Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 35th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 35th consecutive day, decreasing 3.1 cents to $5.284. The average price has dropped $1.031 over the past 35 days, including 3 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak follows […]

Hearing Set on DA’s Effort to Retry Ex-UCLA Campus Gynecologist

A hearing is set Friday on the prosecution’s request to retry a former UCLA campus gynecologist — who has already been sentenced to 11 years in state prison — on nine remaining sex-related charges on which jurors deadlocked last year involving former patients. James Mason Heaps’ attorney, Tracy Green, objected to the request by the […]

Union Reports No Progress on Efforts to End Actors’ Strike

The actors’ union is awaiting a response Friday from the studios on their comprehensive counter proposal and counter proposal on artificial intelligence. “Our team looks forward to continuing bargaining with the companies tomorrow,” the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said in a statement released Thursday night. The union described its TV/Theatrical […]

Authorities to Announce Arrest in 2001 Killing of Man, 2-Year-Old Daughter

Sheriff’s investigators Friday are expected to announce the arrest of a suspect in connection with a drive-by shooting in Compton 22 years ago that killed a 24-year-old man and his 2-year-old daughter. The suspect’s name was not immediately released, but sheriff’s Homicide Bureau Capt. Andrew Meyer, Lt. Hugo Reynaga and District Attorney George Gascón have […]

Westwood Man Faces Sentencing for $5 Million Bond Scam

A Westwood man is set to be sentenced Friday for defrauding victims out of about $5 million by purporting to sell bonds for large-scale construction and other projects. Tommy Watts, 63, pleaded guilty in February to one federal count each of money laundering and tax evasion, which together carry a sentence of up to 15 […]

Containment of Highland Fire Increases to 40%

Containment of the roughly 2,500-acre Highland Fire in Aguanga was at 40% Friday with full containment expected Wednesday, according to Cal Fire Riverside and the Riverside County Fire Department. The area of the fire did not increase Thursday while containment grew from 20%. Air operations were officially terminated Thursday, and a temporary flight restriction placed […]

One Year Ago Today (November 3, 2022)…Police: Massage Parlor Employee Accused of Assault May Have Targeted Others

One Year Ago Today (November 3, 2022)…A 31-year-old Riverside massage parlor worker accused of sexually assaulting a woman could have targeted others, prompting police to ask anyone aware of any past incidents to come forward. Pantanan Gunkhunthod is charged with forcible sexual penetration and sexual battery for the alleged attack, which occurred in May. Gunkhunthod […]