Friday Likely to be Busiest Holiday Travel Date at LAX
Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day of the Labor Day weekend at Los Angeles International Airport, with around 230,000 people flying in and out for the unofficial final days of summer. According to a spokesperson at Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX, the airport is ready to handle an expected average…
Elevated Bacteria Prompts Warnings at Nine LA County Beaches
Beachgoers at nine Los Angeles County coastal locations were advised Friday to stay out of the water because of elevated bacteria levels. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued ocean water use warnings after recent samples showed bacterial levels exceeding state health standards, which officials said could increase the risk of illness. The…
Man Who Perpetrated Tire Iron Attack on Girlfriend Sentenced
A Jurupa Valley man who severely beat his girlfriend with a tire iron while enraged, then snatched their year-old son and fled, was sentenced Friday to 14 years to life in state prison. A Riverside jury in July convicted 46-year-old Armando Julio Alvarado Ramirez of premeditated attempted murder and sentence-enhancing allegations of using a deadly…
Friday Likely to be Busiest Holiday Travel Date at LAX
Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day of the Labor Day weekend at Los Angeles International Airport, with around 230,000 people flying in and out for the unofficial final days of summer. According to a spokesperson at Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX, the airport is ready to handle an expected average…
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DA Hochman Exonerates Man Serving 80-to-Life for Attempted Murders
A man who was serving an 80-year-to-life sentence for a drive-by shooting that wounded two brothers in Lynwood was exonerated Friday of the crimes, found factually innocent and ordered to be released from state prison. Los Angeles County District Attorney…
LA Council Approves Name Change for Pershing Square
The Los Angeles City Council Friday finalized a name change for downtown’s Pershing Square in honor of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a formerly enslaved woman who became a prominent Los Angeles landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In a 11-0 vote, the council…
Lea Salonga Receives Star on Walk of Fame
Lea Salonga Friday became the first Filipina with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honored for her groundbreaking Broadway career, highlighted by her Tony Award-winning performance in “Miss Saigon.” “This is surreal,” Salonga said as she accepted the…
Downey Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Explicit Videos from Minors
A Downey man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge alleging he coerced underage girls to create and send him sexually explicit videos that sometimes involved self-harm. Bryant Najera Gonzalez, 24, entered a plea in Los Angeles federal court to…
CHP Believes Alcohol Was Involved Fatal in Forest Crash
Four people were killed and two others critically injured Friday when a car plunged off a cliff along the eastern edge of Angeles National Forest near Mountain High Resort in a possible DUI crash. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. Friday on Angeles Crest (2) Highway between Big Pines and Wrightwood, which sits across the…
At-Risk Bellflower Man Has Been Located
A 31-year-old man who was reported missing in Bellflower has been located, authorities said Friday. Rodolfo Segovia, who was considered at risk because of a mental health condition, had last been seen about 1 a.m. Friday in the 9500 block of Pacific Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities did not release…
Lynwood Library Reopens Following Major Renovation
The Lynwood Library reopened Friday following an $8 million renovation that modernized the nearly 50-year-old facility with new technology and expanded areas for community use. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and LA County Library Director Dr. Skye Patrick joined community members for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday marking completion of the renovation of the 12,000-square-foot…
Ex-Langer’s Waiter Alleges Unpaid Wages, Fat Shaming
A former Langer’s Delicatessen server is suing the restaurant, alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2025 for complaining about not being paid for all time worked and for protesting owner Norm Langer’s alleged harassment of the plaintiff for his physique. Erick Zamora’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations include wrongful termination, battery, gender discrimination, harassment,…
Pico Rivera Sheriffs Ask for Tips in Year-Old Gas Station Shooting
Sheriff’s investigators Friday appealed to the public for tips regarding the unsolved homicide of a 36-year-old man who was gunned down at a Pico Rivera gas station more than a year ago. Marc Sweet died at a hospital after being shot about 8:55 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2025, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On the 10 Freeway Near DTLA
A pedestrian was struck by a pickup truck and killed on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway Friday. The California Highway Patrol was informed of a vehicle striking a pedestrian around 3:59 a.m. on the westbound 10 Freeway just east of the Harbor (110) Freeway interchange, a CHP spokesperson said. The collision involved a pickup truck,…
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