Free Rides for Southlanders to Remember Rosa Parks and Celebrate Transit Equity Day
To commemorate the birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, regional transit agencies Wednesday will offer free rides on buses, trains and other modes of transportation. On Wednesday, transit agencies will mark Transit Equity Day, which honors Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a public transit bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.…
RivCo Offers Free Rides All Day In Honor of Rosa Parks’ Birthday
To honor the anniversary of civil-rights icon Rosa Parks’ birth — Feb. 4, 1913 — the Riverside Transit Agency will offer free rides Wednesday on all local, CommuterLink and GoMicro buses on Transit Equity Day. The then-42-year-old Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery bus…
Annual Run/Walk 4 Kids Set at Rancho Mirage Community Park
The eighth annual Run/Walk 4 Kids will take place later this month at Rancho Mirage Community Park to raise awareness and donations for children fighting pediatric cancer. The family-friendly event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 28 at 71560 San Jacinto Drive. It will feature vendors, a food court, a kids…
Lottery Association Seeks Dismissal From $1.08B Powerball Suit
The Multi-State Lottery Association is seeking to be dismissed as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges she is entitled to the $1.08 billion jackpot from the July 19, 2023 Powerball drawing. Plaintiff Stacy Tru also is suing the California State Lottery Commission, but the motion pertains only to the MUSL,…
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Temple City Crew Puts Out Townhouse Fire; Woman Raves on Nearby Roof
Firefighters put out a fire in a townhouse in Temple City Wednesday morning, then deputies had to deal with a woman on the roof of an adjacent home who appeared to be having a mental health crisis. The fire was…
Former USC Keck Cardiologist Alleges Supervisor Favored Women
Attorneys for a former USC doctor suing the university for retaliation want to file an amended complaint on his behalf that would additionally add claims for wrongful termination and defamation given his firing occurred after he filed suit. Dr. Antreas…
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man in South LA
Los Angeles police Wednesday sought witnesses to a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles that took the life of a pedestrian in his 30s last night. The crash was reported about 9 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Figueroa Street…
Major Crash on Golden State Freeway in Sun Valley
A man in his 30s was killed and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sun Valley and an investigation of the crash is underway Wednesday. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were…
Free Rides for Southlanders to Remember Rosa Parks and Celebrate Transit Equity Day
To commemorate the birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, regional transit agencies Wednesday will offer free rides on buses, trains and other modes of transportation. On Wednesday, transit agencies will mark Transit Equity Day, which honors Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a public transit bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.…
Teen Girl Dies in Hollywood Fire
A teen-aged girl was killed and a woman thought to be about 70 was in grave condition Wednesday morning after a fire ripped through a home in Hollywood. Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday to a single-family home at 1760 N. Vista Del Mar Ave., south of the Hollywood (101) Freeway,…
Average LA, OC Gas Prices Rise For Seventh Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the seventh consecutive day, increasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.448. The average price has risen 9.1 cents over the past seven days, including 1.3 cents on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information…
LA Archbishop Gomez Hosts `Mass for Peace’ Amid Immigration Strife
With tensions high and emotions still roiling for many in the Southland’s immigrant community, Archbishop José H. Gomez will celebrate a special Mass Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels — inviting “all faithful and people of goodwill to unite in prayer … for reconciliation and peace in the wake of violence…
Broadway-Manchester Shooting Leaves Four Injured
Four victims are in stable condition Wednesday after they were wounded in a shooting near the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles. Los Angeles Fire Department officers responded at 1 a.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of West 89th Street between Broadway and Main Street. Upon their arrival, officers found the victims suffering from gunshot…
Police Arrest Suspect Who Allegedly Struck LASD Deputy With His Pickup
A suspect who slammed his pickup truck into the vehicle of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy at a gas station in Commerce was still on the loose Wednesday after deputies searched for him in an adjacent neighborhood. The deputy was struck by the suspect around 12:18 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of East…
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