Long Beach Airport Tunnel Crash Erupts in Flames, Killing Four After Sedan Slams Concrete...
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA — Four people were killed early Saturday after a single vehicle crashed inside a tunnel beneath Long Beach Airport and burst into flames, authorities confirmed. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene as firefighters battled intense flames and heavy smoke inside the confined roadway....
Exposed wires cause explosion in Valencia
Exposed wires underground caused multiple explosions on the 23700 block of Valencia Boulevard on Sunday afternoon, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The explosion was in front of Toppers Pizza. Sgt. Josh Nemeth with the station confirmed that the explosions were due to exposed...
Family Member Arrested in Victorville Double Homicide; Two Women Killed, One Man Hospitalized
VICTORVILLE, Calif. — A 45-year-old Victorville man was arrested Friday night after two women were shot and killed and a third victim was wounded in a shooting on the 13000 block of Sundown Road. According to a written statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies from the...
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Goes Off on ‘Blue Cities’ Like LA and New York for...
CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria opened his program on Sunday by skewering “blue cities” like Los Angeles and New York for being dysfunctional embarrassments that tax residents an arm and a leg but fail to deliver on a number of issues, from public safety to affordable housing. “New York...
Students at Holy Innocents School in Long Beach meet Pope Leo after campus vandalism...
After a statue of the Virgin Mary was smashed at the Holy Innocents School in Long Beach, students gained a newfound sense of hope and joy after meeting Pope Leo.
Orange County city to require workers at self-checkout lanes
Grocery stores in yet another Southern California city will be required to staff their self-checkout kiosks in a move aimed at protecting jobs and curbing retail theft. The Costa Mesa City Council this week adopted an ordinance similar to one approved by Long Beach in June. It requires at least one employee to...
‘Alarmed’: What Happens When Juvenile Detention Centers Don’t Have Enough Staff
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. On a sunny day in late January, Judge Peter A. Hernandez briefly interrupted testimony in his Los Angeles County courtroom,...
Woman on mobility scooter fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in L.A.
A woman riding a mobility scooter was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Los Angeles overnight, authorities said Sunday. According to preliminary information later confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department, the collision was reported around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Denver...
Smash-and-grab burglar targets oldest toy store in Los Angeles, escapes with thousands in merch
Surveillance video captured a burglar smashing his way into a beloved Los Angeles toy store and escaping with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise On Feb. 21, the masked suspect broke into Kip’s Toyland at the Original Farmer’s Market around 4:22 a.m. The burglar shattered a large display window, entered the...
Confidential memo outlined plan to shield Bass from Palisades Fire fallout: report
A confidential Los Angeles Fire Department memo outlined a strategy to protect Mayor Karen Bass and city leaders from potential “reputational harm” tied to the deadly Palisades Fire, according to newly obtained records reported by the Los Angeles Times. The internal document, labeled “CONFIDENTIAL – FOR INTERNAL USE...
