Bass and Raman are Neck-and-Neck in Election Day Polls for Next LA Mayor
A hard-fought race for Los Angeles mayor comes to a head Tuesday, when voters choose between incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, her former ally. Bass, who is seeking a second term leading the second-largest city in the nation, is neck-and-neck with Raman in terms of voter support, according to a UC Berkeley…
Med Examiner IDs 21-Year-Old Stabbing Victim Found Near Crenshaw Area Kaiser
A 21-year-old man found with mortal stab wounds outside the Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices was identified by county authorities Tuesday. Keyeon Johnson, whose place of residence was not immediately available, died at a hospital as the result of stab wounds to his chest, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office. Two…
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame to Induct Trojan Receiver Bob Chandler
Bob Chandler, who caught three passes for 78 yards and the winning touchdown in USC’s 10-3 victory over Michigan in the 1970 Rose Bowl, will be among four players inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026, it was announced Tuesday. Chandler played for the Trojans from…
LACoFD Stations Offer Free Pre-Filled Sandbags Ahead of November Rains
With a severe El Nino weather event expected to bring heavy rain to Southern California this winter, the Los Angeles County Fire Department Tuesday announced a series of free community sandbag distribution events. The distributions will take place between Saturday and Nov. 28, according to the department. Residents can receive up to 25 free pre-filled…
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Investigation Launches into Shooting at Littlerock Area Vigil
Authorities continued an investigation Tuesday after a man was injured in a shooting at a candlelight vigil near Littlerock. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the shooting at 8:37 p.m. Monday at 116th Street East and…
Fire Crews Rescue Horse Stuck in Mud Close to Hansen Dam
A horse was rescued Tuesday near Hansen Dam after becoming stuck in mud. Fire crews responded shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday near Coal Canyon Road and Wentworth Street to conduct a rescue operation involving a horse weighing about 1,500 pounds,…
Rep. Jimmy Gomez Faces Democratic Socialist Challenger in Eagle Rock District Race
Rep. Jimmy Gomez will have to overcome a House ethics committee sexual misconduct investigation and a Democratic Socialist challenger in his bid for reelection in the 34th Congressional District Tuesday. The ethics committee announced Aug. 17 it was reviewing allegations…
14th Racehorse Dies After Injury at Los Alamitos This Year
A 5-year-old gelding died after suffering a racing injury at Los Alamitos Race Course on Halloween night, the 14th racing or training death at the track this year, state horse racing officials said Tuesday. Pine Run was injured during Saturday’s…
Man Charged with Killing Hemet Woman
A man accused of killing a 43-year-old Hemet woman was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder. Joseph Wayne Rainey, 40, of Hemet was arrested last week following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Jessica Rodriguez. Rainey, who is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center, was…
Jury Selection Begins for Trial of Man Accused of Shooting Indio Driver
Jury selection got underway Tuesday for the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a motorist who then crashed his vehicle outside an Indio business. Miguel Mejia Cazarez, 44, of Indio was arrested in 2021 following an Indio Police Department investigation into the slaying of 39-year-old Jose Luis Villegas III of Mecca. Cazarez is…
Pet Adoption Event Set for La Quinta this Weekend
A community pet adoption event featuring characters from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s film “The Cat in the Hat” is coming to a Petco store in La Quinta this weekend. The Riverside County Department of Animal Services and Petco Love, a nonprofit organization, will present adoptable pets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday…
Completion of Lake Cahuilla Modernization Project Becomes Official
Riverside County supervisors Tuesday authorized final payment for a modernization project that involved millions of dollars in upgrades at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park near La Quinta, formally recognizing all work at the site completed. In a 4-0 vote without comment, and Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez absent, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the disbursal…
Damaged Gas Line Results in Road Closure in Palm Springs
South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs was closed between Camino Parocela and Sunny Dunes Road Tuesday after a gas line was damaged during work on the South Palm Canyon Drive bridge project. Emergency personnel and utility crews were dispatched to the scene around midday Tuesday and shut off the gas line. An estimated restoration…
Federal Election Monitors Sent to LA as Part of Nationwide Deployment
Federal election monitors will be on the ground in the Los Angeles area Tuesday as voters head to the polls — part of what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling its largest-ever nationwide effort to ensure “election integrity” — prompting the state to launch its own platoon of observers. According to the DOJ, the…
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