Average LA, OC Gas Prices Record Largest Increases Since 2023
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles and Orange counties recorded their largest increases since Sept. 28, 2023, Thursday. The Los Angeles County average price rose 7.9 cents to $4.88, its highest amount since Nov. 10, while the Orange County average price increased 9.2 cents to $4.841, also its…
Hawaiian Authorities Arrest 2 Over Rolling HIlls Estates Shooting
Two people were in custody in Hawaii Thursday in connection with the shooting of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle in Rolling Hills Estates. Shane Michael Mahoney, 39, and Arianna Charmaine Mitchell, 22, were both arrested Tuesday in Hawaii, according to Sheriff Robert Luna. Mahoney is accused of firing a shot around 9…
Ventura Deputies Arrest Britney Spears for Allegedly Driving Under the Influence
Britney Spears was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs Thursday after being arrested near Los Angeles. The 44-year-old singer of such hits as “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!… I Did It Again” was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers and arrested about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ventura…
Feds, LAPD Arrest Members of 18th Street Gang
FBI agents and other law enforcement officers conducted raids Thursday that resulted in the arrests of several 18th Street Gang members and their associates related to illegal activities in the area of MacArthur Park in the Westlake District. Agents and partners with the Los Angeles Police Department and several federal agencies served multiple search and…
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More Winds Batter Southland; Santa Anas Expected for Weekend
Another round of gusty winds began battering much of the Southland Thursday, with a potentially stronger Santa Ana wind event possible starting as early as Friday morning. A “north wind event” settled over the region overnight, creating gusty conditions across…
Venus Williams Set To Play Thursday At BNP Paribas Open
First-round singles play in the $9,415,725 BNP Paribas Open is set to conclude Thursday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden with 16 men’s matches and 16 women’s matches, including 45-year-old Venus Williams facing French qualifier Diane Parry. The legendary Williams received…
Woman Settles Suit Alleging `Cutthroat’ Culture’ at Irvine Firm
A female former executive for an Irvine-based risk management company has settled her lawsuit she filed against her ex-employer in which she alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment and a “cutthroat culture” of pressure to produce results. Ronda Cruz’s…
Woman’s Dog-Bitten Body Found in Vermont Knolls Homeless Encampment
Detectives Thursday were investigating the death of a woman whose dog-bitten body was found in a homeless encampment in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood near South Los Angeles. Detectives were called at approximately 11:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 1100 block of…
Average LA, OC Gas Prices Record Largest Increases Since 2023
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles and Orange counties recorded their largest increases since Sept. 28, 2023, Thursday. The Los Angeles County average price rose 7.9 cents to $4.88, its highest amount since Nov. 10, while the Orange County average price increased 9.2 cents to $4.841, also its…
More Winds to Batter Southland Through Weekend
Another round of gusty winds is expected across the Southland Thursday, with a potentially stronger Santa Ana wind event possible starting as early as Friday morning. “The passage of this trough will help drive a moderate to strong northerly wind event … through Thursday,” the National Weather Service said. “Winds will peak … Thursday morning…
Missing South LA Teen Found
An at-risk 15-year-old girl, who authorities say suffers from mental health problems and was reported missing in South Los Angeles, was found Thursday. Ceonnie Diamond Campbell was last seen on Feb. 27 at approximately 9:10 p.m. at the intersection of West 117th Street and Budlong Avenue, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Ceonnie is Black, 5…
Woman Found Dead in Vermont Knolls Neighborhood
A woman was found dead in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of South Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives Thursday are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. Detectives were called at approximately 11:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 1100 block of W. 87th Street, west of Vermont Avenue, where they assisted deputies from…
Ex-MoviePass Exec Guilty of Fraud Due for Sentencing
A former executive at the cinema subscription service MoviePass faces sentencing Thursday for having embezzled at least $260,000 from the company to repay money he borrowed to produce an event at the Coachella music festival in 2018. Khalid Itum, 45, of Hollywood, was found guilty in February 2024 in Los Angeles federal court of two…
DA, LASD to Hold Press Conference
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna will be joined Thursday at a press conference in downtown Los Angeles by high-ranking LASD official to discuss the arrests of a group of suspects who were taken into custody 2,600 miles away in Hawaii following a gunfire attack on an LASD deputy sheriff. Luna and Los Angeles…
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