Boyle Heights Warehouse Cleanup Still Underway Despite Deadline
As cleanup efforts continues at the fire-devastated Lineage Logistics food-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, a debate was raging Friday over whether the company missed a city-imposed deadline to complete the work. Mayor Karen Bass had imposed a 45-day deadline for Lineage to complete the removal of roughly 85 million pounds of rotting food from the…
Teens Suspected in Burglary Series Targeting Elsinore Schools, Church
Two boys suspected of perpetrating a series of burglaries at school campuses throughout Lake Elsinore, as well as a church in the city, were behind bars Friday. The suspects, identified only as 16-year-old Lake Elsinore residents, were arrested Thursday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that started last month. Sgt. Lacy Stutler alleged that…
Suspects Sought in AutoZone Burglary in East LA
Authorities sought the public’s assistance Friday in identifying several burglary suspects who allegedly forced their way into a car parts store in East Los Angeles. Deputies assigned to the East Los Angeles sheriff’s station responded around 2:20 a.m. Saturday to an AutoZone in the 1100 block of South Atlantic Boulevard, just north of Olympic Boulevard,…
LASD Settles Justice Department Suit Over Concealed Weapon Permits
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging the agency was deliberately delaying law-abiding Californians from exercising their constitutional right to carry concealed handguns in public for self-defense. The DOJ sued the department last year, claiming eligible citizens were having extreme difficulty obtaining Concealed Carry…
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Van Overturns on 60 Freeway in Jurupa Valley, Snarling Traffic
A van overturned Friday on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Jurupa Valley, snarling afternoon traffic on the busy corridor but not causing injuries. The crash was reported at 3:35 p.m. Friday on the eastbound 60 near Rubidoux Boulevard, according to…
Calabasas Man Gets Prison for Online Rental Scam
A Calabasas man was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in federal prison for a scheme that ripped off unsuspecting travelers in a $1.5 million short-term rental scam involving Southern California properties used to defraud customers of Airbnb…
Person Suffers Critical Injuries Following Vehicle Rollover on I-10
One person suffered critical injuries after a vehicle overturned and then caught fire Friday on westbound Interstate 10 near Desert Center. The crash was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Friday east of Red Cloud Road off-ramp, according to the Riverside…
Blythe-Area Pastor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Girl
A 41-year-old pastor in the Coachella and Palo Verde valleys accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl was charged Friday with multiple felonies. Lino Hernandez of Mesa Verde was arrested Wednesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began…
Final Weekend of Palm Springs-Based Splash House to Begin Friday evening
The final weekend of Splash House, a Palm Springs-based electronic music festival featuring an array of artists, will kickoff Friday evening at the city’s Air Museum. The 13th annual festival will start from 9 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. the following day at 745 N. Gene Autry Trail. Artists set to perform on Friday will…
Boyle Heights Warehouse Cleanup Still Underway Despite Deadline
As cleanup efforts continues at the fire-devastated Lineage Logistics food-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, a debate was raging Friday over whether the company missed a city-imposed deadline to complete the work. Mayor Karen Bass had imposed a 45-day deadline for Lineage to complete the removal of roughly 85 million pounds of rotting food from the…
Prosecutors Revise Charges Against Palisades Fire Arson Suspect
The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, was facing one less criminal charge Friday, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case. In June, a federal court jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht on three…
Average LA, OC Gas Prices Drop
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 10th time in 11 days, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $5.65. The average price has dropped 6.4 cents over the past 11 days, including three-tenths of a cent Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and…
Paramount Claims Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Merger
With approval by Mexico in hand, Paramount Skydance announced Friday it has cleared all regulatory hurdlers required to complete its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount officials said the deal has undergone an eight-month review process involving regulators in 68 countries, including the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal, however, remains stalled…
Sepulveda Pass to Scale Back on Connector Closures
Caltrans Friday announced it has scaled back some ramp closures that were planned along the San Diego (405) Freeway through Sepulveda Pass next week, but scheduled lane reductions remain in place. Lane reductions will start at 10 p.m. next Friday and will last until 5 a.m. on Aug. 24. Plans to close include the connectors…
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