Padilla, Lieu Set To Speak on Final Night of DNC

Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, will be among the scheduled speakers Thursday at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which will be highlighted by Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech. The speech by Padilla, D-California, is scheduled Thursday between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, while Lieu’s is for […]

Woman Arrested in Santa Monica After Failed Kidnapping Attempt

Santa Monica police arrested a 39-year-old woman for allegedly trying to kidnap an 8-year-old child, the department announced Thursday. Responding to a call on a suspicious person in the 800 block of the alley south of Maple Street, just north of Ocean Park Boulevard, around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers found and detained Courtney Perrone, who […]

Two Sentenced for Santa Fe Springs Murder

Two young men were sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in state prison for chasing a Long Beach man onto a street in Santa Fe Springs, beating him and leaving him in the street, where he was soon struck and killed by a driver. Superior Court Judge Andrew C. Kim denied the defense’s motion […]

Man Shot During an Altercation in Hollywood

A man was shot during an altercation on a Hollywood street early Thursday. The victim, in his 30s, was walking on Lexington Avenue near Cherokee Avenue around 4:15 a.m. Thursday when he was approached by three men, one of whom had a handgun and shot the man, according to Officer David Cuellar of the Los […]

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Girlfriend’s 3-Year-Old Son

A man pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other counts stemming from the death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son at her Lancaster home in February. Rena Lydell Naulls, now 40, was charged March 14 with one count each of murder, assault on a child causing death and possession of a firearm by a felon, […]

Fifty-Two Bed Interim Housing Site Opens in East Hollywood

A new 52-bed interim housing site on Sunset Boulevard in East Hollywood opened Thursday, replacing a complex with a 30-year history as a recovery facility, city officials announced Thursday. During a news conference Thursday morning, Los Angeles City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez celebrated the interim site, which is operated by the nonprofit service provider, Volunteers of […]

Feds Raid Homes Tied to OC Nonprofit Accused of Misusing COVID Relief Funds

Escalating the legal woes facing a nonprofit group accused by Orange County of misappropriating millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, federal investigators Thursday raided the homes of the group’s president and county Supervisor Andrew Do’s daughter, who worked for the organization. Ciaran McEvoy, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, confirmed to City News Service […]

CHP Officers Recover $500K Worth Xanax in Traffic Stop

Some 36,000 Xanax pills worth more than a half-million dollars were recovered Thursday in Boyle Heights. Nearly 400 bottles of Xanax pills were recovered by officers from the California Highway Patrol’s East Los Angeles station after a routine traffic stop turned into a brief pursuit, according to CHP Officer Lizarraga. Around midnight Thursday, CHP officers […]

Thieves Use Truck as Battering Ram, Raid Chatsworth Smoke Shop

A group of thieves used a pickup truck as a battering ram Thursday, smashing their way into a Chatsworth smoke shop and ransacking the store. The brazen crime occurred around 1:30 a.m. in 21700 block of Devonshire Street, where the suspects backed a stolen white truck into the front of the store, Los Angeles Police […]

Fire in Gravel Truck on 5 Freeway Extinguished

A fire in a gravel truck caused a temporary closure of the slow lane of the Golden State (5) Freeway Thursday near East Los Angeles. The fire was reported at 3:19 a.m. on the northbound freeway, south of the San Bernardino (10) Freeway. Responding fire crews found a construction truck hauling gravel with its cab […]

Port of LA Names New Deputy Executive Director of Harbor Administration

Erica Calhoun, who has been serving as the Port of Los Angeles’ interim deputy executive director of Harbor Administration since May, will take on the roll in an official capacity, the port announced Thursday. Calhoun will be responsible for the planning, direction and management of several key divisions at the port, and will oversee human […]