World’s largest paper company to close California facility, laying off 71 employees
CALIFORNIA – International Paper notified the California Employment Development Department (EDD) that it would be laying off 71 employees. The company is closing its container facility in Buena Park as part of broader consolidations that have affected roughly 2,500 employees across the United States.
Shark ‘exhibiting aggressive behavior’ confirmed off Redondo Beach
A shark sighting temporarily closed a portion of Redondo Beach Monday evening. “A beach closure is in effect due to a confirmed shark sighting exhibiting aggressive behavior just south of the Redondo Pier,” Los Angeles County Lifeguards posted on Facebook. The post did not provide any further details regarding why...
Warrant Served in Marina del Rey in Blast That Killed 3 Deputies
The investigation into an explosion that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in East Los Angeles has turned to Marina del Rey, where investigators served a search warrant at a boat docked in the marina.
LA region’s top homelessness official to step down this week
Va Lecia Adams Kellum's departure, now planned for Friday, comes as the organization continues to deal with a loss of county funding.
Man sentenced to 162 years in prison for shooting at LAPD officers
COMPTON – An ex-convict who was found guilty of assault and other charges for opening fire on a police patrol car in South Los Angeles, causing minor injuries to the two officers inside, was sentenced Monday to 162 years to life in state prison. Malcolm Darnell Guss Jr., now...
Democratic rhetoric justifies ICE agent masks
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wants to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks as they enforce federal immigration law in her city because she claims the practice needlessly spreads fear in immigrant communities. The only ones spreading fear are Bass and her Democratic colleagues as they...
2,000 National Guard members still deployed in California with no clear mission
Los Angeles, California – As most federal troops begin to leave Los Angeles, approximately 2,000 members of the
Anaheim jewelry store owner fires warning shot to scare off mob of would-be robbers
Surveillance video showed a mob of would-be robbers fleeing after the owner of an Anaheim jewelry store fired a warning shot from a handgun.
Suspect in killings of ‘American Idol’ exec and husband used couple’s gun and called...
The L.A. County district attorney revealed new details in the killings of an "American Idol" executive and her husband in their Encino home.
‘A new reality’: Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says
Until this year, the 2018 Camp Fire stood as not only the deadliest wildfire in California history but also the nation's costliest: $13 billion in economic losses, adjusted for inflation. A new report says each of the two major wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County in January cost more than twice as...