USC’s Keck Hospital phases out nitrous oxide use for anesthesia
LOS ANGELES — For close to 150 years, nitrous oxide has been used for anesthesia at healthcare facilities, but one local hospital has moved on. Keck Hospital of USC has moved away from using nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, for sedating patients for surgeries. The decision came after anesthesiologists di
Ten Los Angeles County high school seniors awarded the prestigious 2026 Milken Scholarships
The selected students receive cash prizes along with lifetime access to career and academic counseling networks. Ten exceptional high school seniors from across Los Angeles County have been inducted into the 2026 class of Milken Scholars, securing financial backing and a lifelong professional support system as they tra
Chado Tea Room’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’-inspired menu makes its magical debut
When summer is at its warmest and brightest and haziest and daydream-iest, it can feel like, at any mystical moment, a small pale bunny rocking a fashionable waistcoat might urgently emerge from the nearest tree stump. We are in search of White Rabbit-style whimsies as July begins, in short, those...
Evacuation warning lifted for brush fire near Encino Reservoir; water drops halt flames’ progress
A brush fire scorched a few acres near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin, briefly prompting evacuation warnings for some residents.
A charred body, tacos and ICE: L.A. food stand owner, employees accused in murder...
The co-founder of the popular Tacos Rios Naomi stands and two other employees are charged with conspiring to kill a co-worker, whose burned body was found following a financial dispute. The investigation has been complicated by ICE targeting two of the suspects.
They’ve got milk, but many California kids can’t tolerate it. Schools can now offer...
A federal law change lets schools offer nondairy beverages instead of milk, but they’re more expensive. More money became available in the California budget.
Lawsuit says toddler injured after LA-area daycare employee allegedly throws him into air
A Los Angeles family has filed a lawsuit against an El Segundo-based daycare after their toddler sustained severe injuries when they were dropped after being thrown into the air by an employee last March.
Federal agents bust alleged SNAP fraud ring in LA, USDA issues dozens of violations
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Federal agents backed by Los Angeles police swarmed a party supply store along Skid Row in Los Angeles as part of an alleged SNAP fraud investigation that ended with an arrest. Authorities arrested 30-year-old Jesse Cervantes-Gomez, a cashier accused of paying kickbacks to welfare recipients for bog
Long Beach hopes to fix parking downtown. It says there are 2 garages that...
Ask a city expert and they’ll make the case: It’s not a lack of parking that ails downtown Long Beach. It’s a lack of drivers willing to pay for it. The post Long Beach hopes to fix parking downtown. It says there are 2 garages that rarely fill up. appeared first on Long Beach Post .
Undefeated Boxer Shot While Helping Family Sell on California Street
Unbeaten boxer Merari “La Dinamita” Vivar has been shot while helping her family sell on Whittier Boulevard, just months after improving her professional record to 9-0. The 24-year-old bantamweight from Los Angeles is now recovering at home after what New Generation Boxing Academy described as a “senseless shooting.”

















