LAPD Conducts Large-Scale Response to Street Takeover

Police conducted a large-scale response to a street takeover Saturday in South Los Angeles. Officers responded to a street takeover around 3:21 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of South Figueroa Street and West Alondra Boulevard, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. Information on whether people were taken into custody was not available. Video from…

Amber Alert for Missing/Abducted Teen From Salinas Includes RS County

An Amber Alert for all Southern California counties was issued by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Sunday for a missing and possibly abducted 14-year-old girl from Salinas. Diana Galvez Ortega was last seen with a 38 year-old-man Friday at about 2 a.m. in Salinas. She was described as…

Hurricane Marie-Related Rain Pelts SoCal; Flooding Reported

Hurricane Marie-related rainfall pelted parts of the Southland Sunday, flooding some coastal areas and creating dangerous surf and rip currents. Flooding was reported at parking lots in Seal Beach and Zuma Beach, and was “flowing into homes and streets” in Long Beach, according to the National Weather Service. A flood advisory for west central Los…

`Spider-Man: Brand New Day, `The Odyssey’ Lead Weekend Box Office

The biggest blockbusters of the late summer continue to rule the box office, with “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” grossing $18 million this weekend in its sixth week in North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday. “The Odyssey” was second with $13 million Friday through Sunday in its eighth weekend in theaters, Rentrak reported.…

Hurricane Marie-Related Rain Pelts SoCal; Flooding Reported

Hurricane Marie-related rainfall was pelting parts of the Southland Sunday morning, flooding some coastal areas and creating dangerous surf and rip currents. Flooding was reported at parking lots in Seal Beach and Zuma Beach, and was “flowing into homes and…

Authorities Say Crackdown on LA Street Takeover `Only the Beginning’

Los Angeles officials are vowing that Saturday’s massive crackdown on a street takeover in the Harbor Gateway area is “only the beginning,” promising more such action if necessary to stem the disturbing rise in illegal vehicle gatherings. The response took…

TV Academy to Honor `I Love Lucy’ with Inaugural Legacy Award

“I Love Lucy,” the groundbreaking comedy that set the standard for modern-day sitcoms, challenged traditional broadcast standards and pioneered technological innovations and the concept of syndication, will receive the Television Academy’s inaugural Legacy Award Sunday The newly created award honors…

Cleanup of Food Waste Complete at Burned-Out Boyle Heights Warehouse

Removal and cleanup of more than 89 million pounds of food waste has been completed at Lineage Logistics’ burned-out cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, but state regulators and the company itself agree that Lineage’s work is not over. The…


Probe Continues into Solo Crash That Killed One, Injured Three in Pacoima

The investigation is continuing Sunday into a fatal crash in Pacoima that left one person dead and three others injured, authorities said. The solo vehicle crash, described as a gray sedan, was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 8:18 p.m. Saturday on the westbound Ronald (118) Reagan Freeway at the San Fernando Road off-ramp.…

Hit-And-Run Vehicle, Train Strike Man in Long Beach’s Wrigley District

A man is dead after he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle and left on Metro tracks in the Wrigley District of Long Beach, where he was struck again by a Metro light-rail train, authorities said Sunday. Officers dispatched at about 9 p.m. Saturday to the area of Long Beach Boulevard and East 23rd Street…

LMU Seeks Dismissal of Black Former Student’s Suit

While Loyola Marymount University seeks dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit by a Black former student and resident assistant who says her supervisor made racially inappropriate comments, the plaintiff is hoping to add a claim for punitive damages to her case. Plaintiff Jonnae Serrano contends in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit that her supervisor used…

Vehicle Strikes Street Vendor, Pedestrians in Montebello

A street vendor and some pedestrians in Montebello suffered minor injuries Sunday when they were struck by a vehicle that careened into them from a two-vehicle crash, authorities said. The initial crash occurred at about 10:40 a.m. Sunday on Rosemead Boulevard, just south of Durfee Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported. The other involved vehicle…

Rob Reiner, Julie Andrews Among Nominees at Sunday’s Emmy Ceremony

The late Rob Reiner is among the nominees as Emmys in 53 categories of scripted programming will be presented Sunday at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE. Reiner received a nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his recurring role as a business adviser sought for help by Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson)…

Two Semis, Two Other Vehicles Crash on I-5 in Sylmar

One person was rushed to a hospital Sunday after a crash involving two vehicles and two semi-trucks on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 6:45 a.m. Sunday on the southbound freeway at the San Fernando Mission Boulevard off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. At least one…

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