One Killed, Three Injured At Three-Vehicle Crash Near Palms Area of L.A.

A person was killed and three other people suffered major injuries in a three-vehicle crash Sunday morning on the Santa Monica (10) near the Palms community of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1:50 a.m. on the westbound freeway at Overland Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported. A person, badly trapped in the […]

Man Fatally Wounded in Cerritos

A man was fatally wounded Sunday morning in Cerritos, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 1:15 a.m. in the 13300 block of Artesia Boulevard, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There was no other information available. Anyone with information regarding the shooting […]

South Coast Repertory Welcomes Back an Old Friend in Musical

When playwright Craig Lucas began working on a musical version of his play “Prelude to a Kiss” three decades later, he felt as if he were adapting someone else’s work. “It was so long ago that I wrote it,” he told City News Service about his play, which debuted at South Coast Repertory in Costa […]

Delayed Drawing For $1.3 Billion Powerball Game Held

The numbers in the delayed Powerball lottery draw were 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the Powerball number was 9. The estimated jackpot is $1.3 billion, the eighth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot. The draw had been scheduled for 10:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Saturday at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee but was delayed because […]

Suit Alleging LAUSD Teacher Left Boy, 6, Alone to Go to Doctor Settled

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District on behalf of a boy, then 6 years old, whose teacher allegedly admitted leaving the sleeping child alone in his South Los Angeles kindergarten classroom to go to a doctor’s appointment in 2020, causing him to awaken later […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six SuperLotto Plus Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $25 million. Two tickets each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold at a supermarket in Mission Viejo and a bar in Lakeport, in Lake County, and each is […]

Man, Woman Killed in Crash in Commerce Area

A man and a woman were killed Saturday in a crash in the Commerce area. The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday at the Slauson Avenue off-ramp of the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported. The accident involved a tan sedan that was stopped on the right shoulder at the […]

Female Officer Alleges Sex Discrimination in Social Media Postings Suit

A Los Angeles police officer who this week lost her federal court lawsuit alleging her free-speech rights were violated over her social media postings has now incorporated her grievances into a new suit against the city in state court alleging gender discrimination. Officer Toni McBride’s lawsuit was filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, not […]

Vacant Commercial Building in Glendora Engulfed in Flames

At least 75 firefighters Saturday evening waged a defensive battle against a major fire in a large, vacant commercial building in Glendora. The fire was reported at 8:51 p.m. Saturday at 1332 S. Lone Hill Ave., Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Craig Little told City News Service. It is west of the Orange (57) […]

One Year Ago Today (April 7, 2023)…Man Sentenced to 3+ Centuries in Prison for Sexually Abusing Girls

One Year Ago Today (April 7, 2023)…A 49-year-old man who admitted sexually assaulting his four nieces and another girl in Riverside was sentenced to 335 years in state prison. Eliezer Job Mendoza Quevedo pleaded guilty in February to 17 felony offenses, including forcible lewd acts on a child, oral copulation of a minor under 10 […]

Two People Critically Injured in West Hills Crash

Two people were rushed to a hospital in critical condition Saturday evening as a result of a crash in the West Hills area of Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 9:43 p.m. Saturday at 6618 N. Fallbrook Ave., south of Vanowen Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Mark McLean. It’s unclear how […]