State Investigation Affirms Failures of LA City, County Response to Jan 2025 Fires
Findings released Friday of an independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed key failures on the part of Los Angeles city and county agencies to plan, communicate and respond to the January 2025 fires that killed 31 people and destroyed 16,000 structures. The UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute released the 724-page report…
Man Accused in Fentanyl Death No-Show at Court, Bond Forfeited
A man accused of facilitating the fentanyl poisoning of a 22-year-old Rancho Mirage resident failed to make a scheduled court appearance Friday, prompting a judge to revoke his bail and issue a warrant for his arrest. Riley Jacob Hagar, 29, of Cathedral City was acquitted in March of murder for the 2022 death of Travis…
Woman Found Dead in Vehicle Outside Hospital in Baldwin Hills
A woman in her 60s was found dead inside a vehicle at a roundabout outside a Baldwin Hills hospital Friday. The woman was found around 1 p.m. in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers found the woman inside a vehicle parked in a roundabout,…
Truck Crashes into Power Lines, Prompting Outage in DHS
A dump truck struck power lines in Desert Hot Springs Friday, causing multiple poles to topple and knocking out power to 85 Southern California Edison customers. The crash was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Friday at 13311 United Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer David Torres said a dump truck traveling at an…
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Palm Springs Animal Shelter Hosts Animal Grief Seminar
A seminar on grief and loss was underway Friday at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter following the ongoing animal cruelty and fraud investigation into Miranda’s Rescue Animal Sanctuary, where six dogs transferred from the shelter to the sanctuary were among…
Sentencing Reset to December for Man Who Stabbed Woman Under Indio Bridge
A convicted felon who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in an attack under an Indio bridge will have his prior convictions factored into his sentencing, a judge ruled Friday before resetting the hearing for December. A Riverside jury in August…
Downtown LA Hits Record 102 as Heat Wave Arrives
A prolonged and potentially dangerous heat wave took hold across Southern California Friday, sending temperatures into triple digits in parts of Los Angeles County. “The heat arrived in LA County today and actually exceeded expectations in and around the Downtown…
Man Gets 3 Years in Federal Prison for Robbery Spree
A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for a spree of stick-ups at eateries in Orange County this year. Freddie Alexander Lopez, who pleaded guilty in July to a count of interference with…
State Investigation Affirms Failures of LA City, County Response to Jan 2025 Fires
Findings released Friday of an independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed key failures on the part of Los Angeles city and county agencies to plan, communicate and respond to the January 2025 fires that killed 31 people and destroyed 16,000 structures. The UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute released the 724-page report…
Jury Convicts Nurse Who Caused Deadly High-Speed Windsor Hills Crash
A traveling nurse who ran a red light in Windsor Hills at 130 mph and caused a crash that killed six people, including an unborn baby, was convicted Friday of six counts of second-degree murder. Jurors convicted Nicole Linton, 41, after roughly three hours of deliberations in downtown Los Angeles. The charges stemmed from the…
LACo Extends East LA Small Business Grant Deadline
Los Angeles County officials announced Friday that the application deadline for a grant program assisting small businesses affected by the Lineage Fire and East Los Angeles Oil Spill has been extended by one week, to Oct. 9. The Small Business Recovery Grant provides up to $3,000 to eligible brick-and-mortar businesses and up to $1,000 to…
Two Sentenced to Federal Prison for Running Massive Human Smuggling Ring
Two Los Angeles County men who helped run what prosecutors called one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the nation were each sentenced Friday to federal prison terms for illegally moving undocumented immigrants from Guatemala into the United States for profit. Some newly trafficked noncitizens were held captive in a MacArthur Park-area “stash house”…
Civic Collision with Tree in Encino Leaves Two Dead
Two people were killed in a collision Friday when a vehicle struck a tree in Encino. A white Honda Civic struck a tree around 2 a.m. Friday near Balboa and Burbank boulevards, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. Paramedics dispatched to the location pronounced two people dead at the scene, said Jennifer Middleton of…
LA Council Requests Additional Research into LAPD TV Reality Show
The Los Angeles City Council Friday instructed that a $15,000 request to hire an entertainment attorney be sent to three committees for further discussion as the Los Angeles Police Department seeks a “documentary-style” TV show. Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson had the matter be sent to the council’s committees on public safety, budget and finance, as…
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