New LA Times Piece Alleges LAFD Sought to Protect Mayor Bass in Palisades Fire Action Report
The Los Angeles Fire Department attempted to shield Mayor Karen Bass and other top brass from “reputational harm” caused by the city’s handling of the devastating Palisades Fire that burned 23,448 acres and killed 12 people, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The department tried to shape news media coverage with a plan formulated ahead…
Firefighters Extinguish Fire at Baldwin Hills Apartment Complex
A fire at a large, three-story apartment building on a descending hillside in Baldwin Hills was knocked down Saturday by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. Fire crews responded at 2:45 a.m. Saturday to 39000 block West Don Tomaso Drive and Presidio Drive near the Park to Playa Trailhead, where they found heavy fire showing from…
YouTuber Challenges Assault/Battery Claims
An attorney who alleges YouTube personality Jack Doherty ordered his bodyguard to beat him up during a live-streamed 2023 Halloween party is rebutting Doherty’s argument the case against him should be dismissed by portraying himself as an innocent bystander. Chase Cameron Gardella, who since the alleged attack has become a practicing lawyer, is the plaintiff…
Senior Woman Goes Missing in Canyon Country
A Silver Alert was in effect in Los Angeles County Saturday for a 73-year-old woman last seen in Canyon Country. Verena Jurado was last seen Friday at approximately 5 p.m. at Lakehurst Avenue and Ermine Street, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.…
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Chris Brown Accuser of Defamation
A judge has declined to dismiss a defamation claim against a woman who accused singer Chris Brown of sexually assaulting her aboard a yacht in 2020 at a New Year’s Eve party hosted by Diddy, finding that her statement was…
14-Year Old Girl Goes Missing in Palmdale
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Palmdale Station are asking for the public’s help Saturday locating an at-risk teen who was reported missing in Palmdale. Daisy Lilian Velasquez was last seen on Friday at 2 p.m. on the…
Fatal Crash in Pacoima
Police Saturday are investigating a two-vehicle collision in Pacoima that left one man dead. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at approximately 8:21 p.m. Friday to San Fernando Road and Paxton Street regarding a collision. When they arrived at the…
Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $438M
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $438 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing…
Judge Denies Sanctions Bid in Harassment Case vs. USC Professor
USC is asking a judge to order an independent psychological examination of a woman who alleges a university professor sexually harassed her while she was a doctoral student and research assistant. In court papers filed Wednesday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Barbara A. Meiers in advance of a March 16 hearing, USC attorneys state…
At-Risk Teen Missing in Valinda
Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit Saturday are asking for the public’s help locating an at-risk 19-year-old missing man who authorities say suffers from a mental health condition and was last seen in the San Gabriel Valley community of Valinda. Javier Alonso Ochoa was last seen Friday at approximately 4:15…
Four Dead in Early Morning Crash in Long Beach
At least four people were killed in a fiery crash in Long Beach Saturday. Officers responded, about 1:20 a.m., to a single-vehicle crash in the area of East Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard, the Long Beach Police Department reported. “Four individuals were in the vehicle,” according to a police statement. “Long Beach Fire Department personnel…
Four Die in Long Beach Collision
At least four people were killed in a fiery crash in Long Beach Saturday. Long Beach Police Department officers responded around 1:30 a.m. Saturday to Lakewood Boulevard, south of Spring Street, according to multiple media reports. ABC7 reported four victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
RivCo Authorities Release Double Homicide Suspect
A 43-year-old Mecca resident suspected of fatally shooting two men in Thermal has been exonerated and released from custody, authorities announced Friday. Alberto Tomas Padron was arrested at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 on suspicion of fatally shooting 50-year-old Oscar Romero Castro and a 47-year-old man whose name has not been released, according to…
Police Seek Help Locating Pacoima Hit-and-Run Driver
Police sought the public’s assistance Friday in locating the suspect in a hit-and-run crash in the Pico-Union district that left a pedestrian dead. The crash occurred at about 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 6, when a silver 2008-2010 four-door Chrysler 300 sedan was traveling eastbound near Venice Boulevard and Malvern Avenue, then struck a pedestrian, according…
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