Hit-and-Run Leaves Boy Dead, Sister Critically Injured in South LA
A driver was sought Wednesday for a fatal hit-and-run collision where one teenager was killed and another was critically injured when the two siblings were walking with their mother in South Los Angeles. A blue Nissan Sentra was traveling eastbound on 60th Street when it struck the 14-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy who were crossing…
FBI Seeks Help in Disappearance of 75-Year-Old Chinese Man
Federal authorities in Los Angeles, along with San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies, sought the public’s assistance Wednesday in locating a missing 75-year-old Chinese-born man who was last seen in Rancho Cucamonga in March 2025. The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are conducting a joint investigation into the suspicious…
Jurors Deadlock in Trial of Man Accused of Repeatedly Raping Relative
Prosecutors were undecided Wednesday as to whether to retry an Indio man who allegedly sexually abused his niece repeatedly, following a jury deadlock in deliberations regarding multiple rape allegations. After two days of deliberations, an Indio jury on Tuesday afternoon informed Riverside County Superior Court Judge James Hawkins that it was unable to reach a…
Suspect in South LA Assisted-Living Center Shooting Charged
A man who allegedly shot and injured three of his co-workers at an assisted living facility in South Los Angeles was charged Wednesday with three counts of attempted murder. The charges against Darryl Arnette Barnes, 60, include allegations of personal use of a firearm and causing great bodily injury, according to court records. The head…
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Teen Boy Killed, Sister Critically Injured in South LA Hit-and-Run
A hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 16-year-old boy and critically injured his 13-year-old sister while they were walking with their mother in South Los Angeles was being sought Wednesday. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the driver…
Supervisor Solis Encourages LACo Residents to Prepare for El Niño
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis issued a local emergency proclamation Wednesday in preparation for the anticipated arrival of El Niño conditions, citing the potential for heavier rainfall, flooding, landslides and debris flows during the storm season. The proclamation is…
Judge Sets Date to Hear Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Settlement
A federal judge has set a hearing for Thursday on the proposed settlement between state attorneys general and Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery. The hearing will take place Thursday in Oakland federal court at 11 a.m. via Zoom, U.S. District Judge Araceli…
Harvey Weinstein to Serve 15 Years for Sex Assault in New York
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, who is awaiting re-sentencing in a Los Angeles rape case, was sentenced Wednesday in New York to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime. Weinstein was found guilty in New York last year…
Metro Ridership Increases to Over 26M in August
Summer events across the Los Angeles region spurred public transportation, with Metro Wednesday announcing ridership for the month of August totaled over 26.5 million boardings, an increase of more than 5% compared to the same period last year. There were similar increases in ridership on weekdays and Saturdays at 5.05% and 5.85%, respectively, with a…
Aquarium of the Pacific Employees Form Union
Workers at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific are forming a union that would represent approximately 130 employees including environmentalists, educators and guest services associates, union officials announced Wednesday. The workers filed for union recognition through the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 36 as the Aquarium of the Pacific Workers…
California Coalition Unveils Voter Protection Campaign in DTLA
A coalition of California civic engagement groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday to announce plans to contact at least 300,000 vote centers and train more than 6,000 volunteers to monitor vote centers ahead of the November election. The Can’t Stop California campaign, organized by We Are California, outlined its plans during a gathering at…
La Verne Schools Remain Close as HazMat Crew Monitors Rising Temps in Battery Storage Unit at MWD Facility
Hazardous materials crews were monitoring rising temperatures Wednesday in a battery storage unit near a solar farm at a Metropolitan Water District facility in La Verne adjacent to an identical unit that caught fire and burned a day earlier. The storage unit being monitored began smoking and making popping sounds Tuesday evening due to heat…
Jury Convicts Man of Molesting 2 Girls in Costa Mesa
A man who taught music in Costa Mesa and claimed he worked as a personal assistant to actors Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting two girls. Anthony Philip Bruccoliere was convicted of 18 felony sexual assault crimes involving two victims between 2008 and 2019. After a day of deliberations, jurors…
CSUN Gets Grant to Preserve Photos of Black Life in LA
Cal State Northridge announced Wednesday that it has received nearly $70,000 to digitize part of its collection of photographs and other materials by Vera Jackson, a pioneering photographer who documented Black life in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s. The grant from the John Randolph Hayes and Dora Hayes Foundation will allow CSUN’s Tom…
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