LAX Expects Over 2M Travelers During July 4th Weekend
LAX expects to handle more than 2 million passengers during the Independence Day travel period and Thursday airport officials continued urging travelers to plan ahead as one of the busiest stretches of the summer gets underway. The holiday travel period runs through July 8, with the busiest days expected to be Wednesday and Thursday, when…
LAX Expects Over 2M Travelers During July 4th Weekend
LAX expects to handle more than 2 million passengers during the Independence Day travel period and Thursday airport officials continued urging travelers to plan ahead as one of the busiest stretches of the summer gets underway. The holiday travel period runs through July 8, with the busiest days expected to be Wednesday and Thursday, when…
Boyle Heights Residents Demand Closure of Fire-Damaged Warehouse
Community members and advocacy groups plan to rally Thursday in Boyle Heights to demand the permanent closure of the fire-damaged Lineage Logistics cold-storage warehouse, arguing the facility has become an ongoing health and environmental hazard. The rally comes two weeks after a massive fire at the warehouse burned for more than a week, leaving millions…
Section of KTown Remains Under Boil-Water Advisory
A boil-water notice remained in effect Thursday for a section of Koreatown because of E. coli contamination. “Failure to follow this advisory could result in stomach or intestinal illness,” Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said in a statement. “For your convenience, drinking water will be delivered to customers in the affected area.” The…
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Val Verde Brush Fire 23% Contained
A brush fire that has burned 205 acres in the hills northwest of Santa Clarita was 23% contained Thursday. The Chloe Fire was reported at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday near Highway 126 at San Martinez Grande Canyon Road in Val…
LACo Health Officials Issue Beach Water Warnings Ahead of Holiday Weekend
With Fourth of July crowds expected to flock to Los Angeles County beaches this holiday weekend, health officials Thursday were warning beachgoers to avoid entering the ocean at several locations because of elevated bacteria levels that could increase the risk…
Average LACo Gas Prices Continue to Drop
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday for the 37th time in 38 days, decreasing 1.2 cents to $5.413, its lowest amount since March 12. The average price has dropped 75.3…
RivCo Authorities Enforce “If You Light It, We’ll Write It” Anti-Fireworks Campaign
Enforcement of Riverside County’s annual “If You Light It, We’ll Write It” campaign will continue Thursday, with authorities warning that people caught using, buying or supplying illegal fireworks may face fines and criminal penalties. The message refers to citations violators…
Anime Expo Launches Four-Day Celebration in DTLA
Anime Expo, North America’s largest celebration of Japanese pop culture, will open Thursday for a four-day event expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to downtown Los Angeles for anime, manga, music, fashion, video games and cosplay. Now in its 35th year, the convention runs through Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center while…
Man Allegedly Caught with Child Porn Due in Court
A Desert Hot Springs man accused of possessing hundreds of pornographic pictures and videos of children, as well as seeking to make contact with minors in person, will ask a judge Thursday to reduce his bail so he can get out of jail. Ian Scott Whitney, 35, was arrested on June 16 following a Desert…
Ex-Eastvale Teacher Who Engaged in Sex Acts with Student Faces Sentencing
A 34-year-old former Eastvale high school teacher who engaged in sex acts with a boy in one of her classes is slated to be sentenced Thursday. In March, Amanda Leigh Quinonez pleaded guilty to two counts each of sexual penetration with a foreign object and providing sexually explicit material to a minor, as well as…
Biker Dies in 170 Freeway Accident in NoHo
A 25-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash on the northbound Hollywood (170) Freeway in North Hollywood was identified Wednesday. Jonathan Loyola of Sylmar died in the wreck at about 10:25 p.m. Tuesday near the Victory Boulevard off-ramp, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office. The California Highway Patrol issued a Sigalert after temporarily…
No One Claims All Six Winning SuperLotto Plus Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $34 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a liquor store in Bakersfield and a gasoline station in the East San Francisco Bay Area…
Firefighters Contain 205-Acre Brush Fire in Val Verde
A rapidly spreading brush fire scorched 205 acres of vegetation in a remote, difficult-to-access area of Val Verde Wednesday before being contained. The Chloe Fire was reported at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday near Highway 126 at San Martinez Grande Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Initially estimated at about 5 acres,…
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