Mayor Karen Bass to Present First State of the City Address
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is slated Monday to deliver her first State of the City address on how her administration has made urgent progress since she took office, and she will also discuss her plans for the following year on how to improve the city for Angelenos. Bass will deliver the address from City […]
Man Killed in Shooting at Anaheim Fast Food Restaurant
A man was shot and killed Monday morning at a 24-hour Jack-in-the-Box restaurant in Anaheim. The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Ball Road, Anaheim police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock told City News Service. Arriving officers found the man in the parking lot with at least one gunshot wound, […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.95, a day after dropping two-tenths of a cent and ending a streak of 12 consecutive increases. The average price rose 8.5 cents in the past 14 days, according to figures from the AAA […]
Ex-Weight-Loss Doctor Faces Sentencing in Lap-Band Fraud Case
The former operator of the now-defunct 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign faces sentencing Monday for using fabricated sleep studies to persuade insurance companies to pay out tens of millions of dollars for Lap-Band surgery. Julian Omidi, 54, of West Hollywood, and one of his companies, Beverly Hills-based Surgery Center Management, were found guilty in December 2021 of […]
Homecoming, Burial Set for LA Soldier, One of 9 Killed in Chopper Crash
One of the nine U.S. Army soldiers killed when a pair of Black Hawk helicopters crashed last month during a training session near Fort Campbell in Kentucky will return home to Los Angeles Monday to be laid to rest. The body of Sgt. Isaac John Gayo, 27, of the 101st Airborne Division, will travel in […]
Jury Selection Starts Monday for Trial of Felon Accused of Killing Girlfriend
Jury selection is slated to begin Monday for the trial of a convicted felon accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and then going to Las Vegas, where he was apprehended holding his and the victim’s 2-year-old son. Celestine John Stoot Jr., 44, of Lake Elsinore allegedly killed 43-year-old Natasha Denise Barlow of San Jacinto in […]
Arraignment Set for Ex-Whittier Detectives Charged in 2020 Shooting
Two former Whittier police detectives are scheduled to be arraigned Monday on multiple felonies for their alleged roles in a 2020 shooting that left a man paralyzed. Cynthia Lopez, 34, and Salvador Murillo, 41, are accused of shooting Nicholas Carrillo on April 30, 2020, suspecting him in a robbery that occurred weeks earlier at a […]
All Rail Service Set to Resume Through OC
Commuter train service in Orange County will return to normal Monday as the tracks in south San Clemente that were affected by erosion have been fixed. “This emergency work has posed an unprecedented challenge, especially with the heavy rainfall this season, and we’re very pleased to announce that passenger service can safely resume on this […]
Major Injuries Result in Car Crash on 215 Freeway in Riverside
One person suffered major injuries Monday morning when a car crashed into the center divider of the Escondido (215) Freeway in Riverside. The crash was reported at 2:19 a.m. on the northbound Escondido Freeway north of Central Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Debris was reported across all lanes of the freeway from the […]
Second-Year Driver Gets First IndyCar Victory in Long Beach Grand Prix
Pole-sitter Kyle Kirkwood won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday, finishing 0.9907 of a second ahead of Andretti Autosport teammate Romain Grosjean for the first victory in his 20-race NTT IndyCar Series career. Kirkwood regained the lead on the 56th lap of the 85-lap race on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street circuit surrounding the […]
One Year Ago Today (April 17, 2022)…The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia to Headline Coachella
One Year Ago Today (April 17, 2022)…Hip-hop and electronic music will collide at the Empire Polo Fields for the final day of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival’s first weekend. Dance music trio Swedish House Mafia will be one half of Sunday’s headlining slot days after releasing their 17-track debut studio album “Paradise Again.” The […]
