Santa Ana Winds to Bring Warmer, Drier Conditions to SoCal
Santa Ana winds will increase Friday across Southern California, bringing warmer, drier conditions and elevated fire danger ahead of a Red Flag Warning scheduled to take effect Saturday in wind-prone parts of Los Angeles County. The warning will be in effect from 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday for the Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Monica…
Average RivCo Gas Price Drops To Lowest Amount Since September
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped 4.9 cents Friday to $5.662, its lowest amount since Sept.1. The average price has dropped four consecutive days, decreasing 11.9 cents, including 2.8 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 13.1 cents less…
Police Arrest Man for DUI After Crashing Car into Light Pole in Mid-Wilshire
Police arrested a man on suspicion of DUI Friday after he crashed his car into a light pole in Mid-Wilshire. Officers of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division responded to a call about a crash that occurred at 1:54 a.m. at the intersection of West Olympic Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard involving a vehicle that…
LAPD Officer Dies During Training Exercise
A Los Angeles Police Department officer who was killed during an on-duty training exercise was identified Friday. According to the police department, Officer Thomas Denton who served in the Metropolitan Division was killed around 11 a.m. Thursday while participating in an on-duty training exercise. No details were released about the nature of the training or…
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Raman Moves Forward as Mayor-Elect
Nithya Raman will move forward as Los Angeles mayor-elect Friday after Karen Bass conceded defeat, even as ballots from Tuesday’s election continued to be counted. The latest figures released Thursday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office showed Raman…
Hollywood Christmas Parade Announces Grand Marshals
“Entertainment Tonight” co-hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will serve as co-grand marshals of the 94th Hollywood Christmas Parade later this month. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, following pre-parade entertainment at 5:30 p.m. Erik Estrada…
American Cinematheque to Honor Robert Pattinson in Beverly Hills
Robert Pattinson will receive the 40th American Cinematheque Award next year at The Beverly Hilton. The Feb. 9, 2027, event will honor Pattinson, who will join past recipients including Eddie Murphy, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Jodie Foster, Denzel Washington, Nicole…
Man Awaits Sentencing for $3.8M COVID Benefits Fraud
A Los Angeles man is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for pocketing more than $3.8 million in COVID-19 business-relief loans for shell companies he set up. Gevork George Dagliyan, 50, pleaded guilty in February to one federal count of wire…
Coachella Lakers To Debut Friday; Bronny James Expected to Start
The Coachella Valley Lakers will make their debut Friday night, with Bronny James expected to be in their starting lineup for the 7 p.m. NBA G League game at Acrisure Arena against the Salt Lake City Stars. James, the oldest son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James, was assigned to the team by its…
Driver Flees After Fatally Striking Pedestrian in Van Nuys
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Van Nuys Thursday. Officers responded around 6:05 p.m. Thursday near Victory Boulevard and Cedros Avenue after an unidentified vehicle fatally struck a man, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A second vehicle was present at the scene and stopped to administer aid to the struck…
Suspect Arrested in Culver City Road Rage Incident Involving Gun Threat
A man suspected of getting out of his vehicle and brandishing a firearm during an apparent road rage incident before fleeing the scene in Culver City has been arrested, police announced Thursday. Officers responded around 8 a.m. Wednesday near Washington and National boulevards regarding reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the…
Governor’s Commutation of Death Sentences Prompts Denunciation
Outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday announced his commutation of death sentences for all 548 people on California’s Death Row, who will now serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, eliciting a denunciation from Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin. “I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with…
Pedestrian Struck By Car in Van Nuys
A pedestrian was struck by a car in Van Nuys Thursday. Officers responded around 6:05 p.m. Thursday near Victory Boulevard and Cedros Avenue regarding a crash involving what they described as “a possibly red Cadillac” and a pedestrian, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Aerial footage showed a white canopy at the scene, often…
Man Killed in Nickerson Gardens Identified
A 35-year-old man fatally shot at the Nickerson Gardens public housing development in Watts was identified Thursday. The shooting was reported at 10:22 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of West 114th Street, near Compton Avenue, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman. The victim was neither conscious nor breathing when paramedics arrived at…
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