| | | | | The news for Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
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Watch Parties for Harris Speech Set For Boyle Heights, Leimart Park Watch parties for Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be held Thursday in Boyle Heights and Leimert Park. The grassroots organization Latinos con Harris-Walz will hold its watch party at Distrito Catorce, 1837 E. First St. in Boyle Heights, from 4-9 p.m. The party’s co-hosts are Assemblywoman […]
Brush Fire Burns 16 Acres in Angeles National Forest Near Sunland A brush fire that has burned 16 acres in the Angeles National Forest near Sunland was 50% contained Thursday. The fire was reported around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday near the 12500 block of North Big Tujunga Canyon Road, with flames burning uphill with light wind, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The […]
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 […]
Fire at Restaurant in Claremont Knocked Down Firefighters extinguished an attic fire Thursday at a one-story restaurant in Claremont. Crews responded to 306 N. Yale Ave. early Thursday, where they found heavy flames coming from the restaurant’s attic, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire was extinguished at approximately 4:18 a.m. No injuries were reported.
No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers No tickets were sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $34 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn Wednesday […]
Riverside County Gas Prices on Downward Trend The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped nine-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.443. The average price is 3.1 cents less than one week ago, 15.3 cents less than one month ago and 80.1 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil […]
Victim Killed in Double Shooting in LA Identified One of two men killed in a shooting in the Vermont-Vista area that police say might be gang-related was identified Thursday. The shootings were reported at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Division responded to a smoke shop at 8651 Figueroa St. near Manchester Avenue. When they arrived, witnesses told […]
Bronc Busting, Bull Riding Back for Norco Rodeo This Weekend Bull-riding, calf-roping and other activities will return to the George Ingalls Equestrian Center in Norco this weekend for the 2024 Norco Mounted Posse-Professional Rodeo Cowboys’ Association rodeo. Festivities are slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday with an introduction to this year’s rodeo queens, followed by drill team performances and several hours of ring competition, […]
2 Suspects Taken Into Custody for Replica Weapon Near Pepperdine University Two suspects were taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly traveling in an SUV with a rifle-style replica firearm pointed out a window toward the campus of Pepperdine University. The university received notification of the two suspects shortly after 3 p.m., according to the Pepperdine Graphic, the university’s student newspaper. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrested […]
One Year Ago Today (August 22, 2023)…Apple Studios Seeks Dismissal of Suit Over COVID Vaccination Mandate One Year Ago Today (August 22, 2023)…Apple LLC is seeking dismissal on free-speech grounds of a lawsuit brought by former Deadwood” actor Brent Sexton, who alleges the company cost him nearly $600,000 by rescinding an offer to have him star in a new series because he declined to take the coronavirus vaccine due to medical […]
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