Apollo Fire: Brush Fire Spreads Through Newhall Riverbed
Firefighters fought a brush fire in a riverbed in Newhall on Friday night. Around 8:45 P.M., first responders received a call about a brush fire in the Newhall Creek riverbed at the intersection of Wiley Canyon Road and Railroad Avenue, according to Aaron Katon, PIO Captain of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “T
Heat up to 105 degrees, fire weather concerns return to Southern California
Southern California is about to get much hotter, with temperatures potentially reaching 105 degrees and an extended stretch of elevated fire weather conditions expected this week. After a brief cooling trend, a ridge of high pressure is building over the region and will send temperatures climbing above normal, KTLA 5 f
Los Angeles doorbell camera captures massive mountain lion crossing a driveway at night
Los Angeles homeowner captures footage of a mountain lion roaming his driveway, highlighting the increasing presence of large predators in Southern California neighborhoods. Chad Landers, a Los Angeles homeowner, is used to seeing wildlife through his home's Ring camera. But the Studio City man was stunned when recent
Whittier SWAT Raid Nets Six Ghost Guns, Five Pounds of Drugs on Winchell Street
Six unserialized ghost guns and five pounds of narcotics came out of a home in the 11400 block of Winchell Street on Thursday, August 13, after Whittier Police SWAT officers and detectives served a search warrant that ended with three documented gang members booked into jail. According to a Whittier...
21-year-old man found stabbed to death on busy street in Norwalk
A 21-year-old man was found stabbed to death near a busy intersection in Norwalk Saturday. Los Angeles County deputies responded to a death investigation at Rosecrans and Dumont avenues at around 5:54 a.m. Deputies found the victim with fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators learned an alte
Looters target Bellflower liquor store after street takeover, owners say
The owners of a liquor store in Bellflower say they're facing thousands of dollars in damages after their store was looted during a street takeover Saturday morning. The incident happened at Bellflower and Somerset boulevards at around 3:30 a.m. It's the second weekend in a row that a shop in Los Angeles County has bee
Man Found Dead on Norwalk Freeway Offramp, Cause Still a Mystery
A man was pronounced dead early Saturday morning on the Rosecrans Avenue offramp of the southbound 605 Freeway in Norwalk, and authorities still have not determined how he died. The discovery was reported at about 5:54 a.m., and homicide investigators were on the scene by Saturday morning working to piece together what
Long Beach Man, 23, Arrested After Two Bank Robberies Four Days Apart
A 23-year-old Long Beach man is being held on $100,000 bail after police say he robbed a bank in the Bixby Knolls area and fled, then was linked by detectives to a second bank robbery four days earlier. Reginald Black Jr. was booked on suspicion of robbery and obstruction and had a tentative court date scheduled for Tu
Four Arrested in Reseda Catalytic Converter Thefts After Pursuit
The chase ended on South Eastman Avenue, where CHP officers took four people into custody. Four people were arrested in connection with catalytic converter thefts in the Reseda area after a vehicle pursuit earlier this week, the Los Angeles Police Department said. On Aug. 11 around 2:50 a.m., Devonshire Area...
40-Year-Old Woman Struck and Killed on Northbound I-15 in Barstow has been ID
BARSTOW, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A woman who was killed Tuesday morning when she walked in front of two semi tractor-trailers on Interstate 15 has been identified. Rachel Alailima, a 40-year-old pedestrian from Bellflower, California. Preliminary reports from the California Highway Patrol said, that Alailima was walk
