Metrolink, L.A. Metro celebrate California Clean Air Day with free rides
Metrolink and L.A. Metro are among several public transportation services offering free rides on Wednesday to encourage Southern Californians to choose greener transportation in honor of the 8th annual California Clean Air Day. “By leaving cars at home and opting to take public transit instead, riders can help cut...
US sues Los Angeles sheriff’s department, saying it slow-walks gun licenses
(Reuters) -The U.S. government sued the Los Angeles County sheriff's department on Tuesday, accusing it of violating the Constitution by being far too slow to process licenses for people who want to carry concealed weapons.
60-Year-Old Man Killed in Tree Collision on Willow Street in Long Beach, Police Investigate...
A tragic accident on Willow Street and Easy Avenue in Long Beach has claimed the life of a 60-year-old man. The Long Beach Police Department responded to reports of a collision on the evening of Sept. 27, around 10:50 p.m. According to CBS News, a 2002 Toyota Camry was found in the center median after striking a tree.
14-year-old girl missing in East L.A.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is seeking a 14-year-old girl who went missing in the unincorporated area of East Los Angeles. Yaretzy Monserrat Guerrero was last seen about 3 p.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of Attridge Avenue, according to the Sheriff's Information Bureau. Guerrero was described as a...
Swimmer bitten by shark off coast of Catalina Island
A man was bitten by a shark off the coast of Catalina Island early Tuesday morning.
Father, son get years in federal prison after L.A. clothing company took drug money
A downtown Los Angeles company and two executives are facing multi-million-dollar fines and prison time after being convicted of money laundering and evading customs duties and taxes. C’est Toi Jeans Inc., based in the Fashion District downtown, “avoid[ed] the payment of more than $8 million in customs duties on...
Walk of Fame star honoring Fran Drescher unveiled
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Fran Drescher for her movie acting career, which began with a role in "Saturday Night Fever," and continues with the recently released "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" and "Marty Supreme," set to open Christmas Day.
5 arrested after gang power struggle in Los Angeles: DOJ
Five alleged members and affiliates of two San Fernando Valley gangs were arrested Tuesday, most of them in connection with a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in a mob boss’s partner being shot in front of their children. Four of the five people arrested were implicated in an intra-gang dispute involving “Armenian...
Killers convicted a decade after teens-on-teens double murder
Two Angelenos have been convicted of murdering two teenage girls 10 years ago, when the culprits were also teens, in what officials called a “gang-motivated” attack. Jose Antonio Echeverria and Dallas Stone Pineda were 18 and 17 years old, respectively, when they killed Briana Nicole Gallegos, 17, and Gabriela...
LA County approves $20 million settlement in Palmdale boy’s torture, death
Supervisors approved a $20 million settlement in the death of Noah Cuatro, a Palmdale boy who was tortured and murdered by his parents.
