Driver Kills 3 Women Plowing into Vendors Outside NoHo Metro Station
A 61-year-old man was booked Wednesday on suspicion of homicide after he drove a white minivan into a crowd of street vendors and pedestrians at Metro’s North Hollywood station, killing three women and critically injuring two others. Firefighters and paramedics arrived at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Lankershim and Chandler boulevards regarding reports…
Port of Long Beach Reports Record-Low Emissions Per Container in 2025
The Port of Long Beach reported Wednesday that emissions per container reached an all-time low in 2025, despite the port handling a record nearly 9.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units. According to the port’s annual emissions inventory, emissions from port-related operations declined from 2024 to 2025 by 7% for diesel particulate matter, 9% for nitrogen oxides,…
Health Care Workers Ratify Contracts with USC Arcadia Hospital
Registered nurses and health care workers at USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia have voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying their respective three-year contracts, after securing protections to “improve patient safety and nurse and health care worker retention.” The new pact covers the period from Nov. 5, 2026, to June 30, 2029. Voting took place Nov.…
LAPD, Cal-OSHA Investigate Officer’s Death During Dive-Training Drill
Investigations were underway Wednesday into the death of a Los Angeles Police Department officer who suffered fatal injuries during an on-duty dive training exercise in Orange County. Officer Thomas Denton, who served in the LAPD’s elite Metropolitan Division, died around 11 a.m. Thursday while participating in an on-duty training exercise. According to the Los Angeles…
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Small Plane Goes Down at French Valley Airport
A single-engine airplane went down Wednesday near the end of the runway at French Valley Airport, reportedly leaving the pilot uninjured and the plane with only minor to moderate damage. The “aircraft emergency” was reported at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday near…
Proactive Policing Ops Return for Holiday Season in Hemet
Beginning next week, Hemet Police Department officers will increase the number of marked units, bicycle and foot patrols throughout the city as part of an annual campaign to reinforce safety measures during the Holiday Season. “Operation Holiday Shield” will begin…
Music Teacher Rearrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students
A music teacher suspected of molesting multiple students in Riverside County was behind bars Wednesday after he was re-arrested in an ongoing investigation into his alleged illicit contact with the youths. Omar Garcia Herrada, 54, of Woodcrest, was booked into…
Desert Hot Springs House Fire Displaces Four
Four Desert Hot Springs residents were homeless Wednesday following a fire that damaged an apartment building. The blaze was reported at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 66800 block of Pierson Boulevard, near Verbana Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire…
Foundation Donates $10M for VA Wellness Center
The Harbor Freight Tools Foundation announced a more than $10 million donation Wednesday to the nonprofit U.S.VETS for the development of a wellness center at the West Los Angeles VA campus. “The gift will transform a historic VA building into a one-stop resource for veterans, providing mental health care, food assistance, legal aid, job training,…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed on 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a collision at about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday along the eastbound freeway near the Orange (57) Freeway, according to the agency. A red Kia was initially believed to have hit a rock along…
Felon Accused of Killing Mead Valley Resident Due in Court
A felon accused of fatally stabbing a Mead Valley man during a confrontation at the victim’s property is slated to be arraigned Thursday. Ruben Altamirano Estrada, 54, was arrested in August following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of the victim, identified in court documents only by his initials, “G.H.” Estrada is…
Car Crashes into Sherman Oaks Starbucks
A car crashed into a Starbucks in Sherman Oaks early Wednesday, but no one was injured. The crash occurred about 5 a.m. Wednesday at 13351 Riverside Drive, in the Riverside Knolls Shopping Center. Only a few employees were inside the coffee shop at the time, and none were injured, according to a worker at the…
Fish and Wildlife Walks Back on Claim That Coyote Was Euthanized After Biting Atwater Village Toddler
Reports of a nippy Atwater Village coyote’s demise were premature, after the less-than-mortally wounded animal was spotted limping through the neighborhood where a child was bitten, it was reported Wednesday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife had reported that the canine had been euthanized and that tests confirmed it was the same animal that…
YMCA Partners with LACo Veterans Affairs
In honor of Veterans Day, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs announced a partnership Wednesday that will bring county veteran services directly into YMCA Community Well-Being Centers across the region. Through the partnership, MVA’s Veteran Peer Access Network will hold regular outreach days at…
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