Newsom plays hardball with Bass over LA funding amid California budget crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) refused Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s request for roughly $2 billion to keep California’s largest city from going off the fiscal cliff. As Los Angeles faces a nearly $1-billion budget hole, Bass pressed Newsom last month to include the funding, including $638 million for “protecting city...
Missing Mom Found Dead in LA Homeless Encampment
Lucrecia Macias Barajas, a U.S. Army veteran and mother of six, was found dead earlier this week.
Man struck and killed by big rig on Merced County Highway identified
Authorities said the man got out of the vehicle after a truck bed camper disconnected and fell into the roadway.
She brought ‘teeth’ as juvenile hall watchdog — but claims state defanged her
Efty Sharony filed a whistleblower claim alleging that three months after she called out conditions in L.A. juvenile halls, she was fired from her state oversight job and replaced by someone less qualified.
Authorities ID motorcyclist killed on South Bay freeway
GARDENA (CNS) – A motorcyclist killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway near Gardena was publicly identified Saturday. Leonard Montanez, 47, died from multiple blunt force injuries in an accident, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. His city of residence was not...
Police surround Long Beach preschool after a reported burglary but find no suspects
Long Beach police officers surrounded a preschool in the Zaferia neighborhood late last night after getting reports that a burglar was inside. Police said they were called just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday and headed to the 1700 block of Redondo Avenue, which is just south of Pacific Coast Highway. There,...
Los Angeles County Fire Department presents Medal of Valor to 3 firefighters
Among the prestigious Medal of Valor recipients were Jacob Merrill and Cody Starbird, who entered a burning home to save an unconscious blind patient.
New Billboard Campaign in South Los Angeles Seeks to Solve Unsolved Murders
In a bid to crack the silence surrounding unsolved murders in Los Angeles County, the group Justice for Murdered Children has launched a new billboard campaign, prominently featuring the faces of four victims and posing the haunting question: "Do You Know Who Murdered Me?" Set against the backdrop of 104th Street and...
Brentwood Man Found Guilty of Stalking New Jersey Judge
“If I want to put Judge Kimarie Rahill’s head on a mantle, all I need is a photo of her and a picture frame," Jonathan Lipman posted on social media, among 400 threatening messages he sent to New Jersey officials from his Brentwood home
Two Dead in North Hollywood Stabbing and Police Shooting Near Elementary School
Two individuals have died as a result of a reported stabbing and subsequent officer-involved shooting in North Hollywood, as confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department. The incident took place on the afternoon of Friday near the 7800 block of Beck Avenue. Upon arrival, LAPD officers discovered a woman who...