California gas prices jump, bringing extra pain to the pump for Labor Day weekend
LOS ANGELES - Southern California gas prices jumped in the days leading up to Labor Day weekend, bringing extra pain to the pump during one of the busier travel periods of the year. Gas prices have increased by 10 cents or more in the last week across most of Southern...
Driver leads authorities on high-speed chase through LA County
The driver of a Mercedes-Benz led authorities on a wild high-speed chase from South Los Angeles to the Inglewood area.
CHP’s annual Labor Day weekend crackdown begins
LOS ANGELES — California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up operations on highways and roads throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties, and statewide, Friday to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers — marking the start of the agency's annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign. The "maximum enforcement...
Man arrested after shooting at several people in coastal Orange County from his vehicle
PC 245(a)(2) – Assault with a firearm. PC 246 – Shooting at an occupied vehicle or dwelling. Alcozar was booked into Orange County Jail. The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are working to identify additional victims. Chief of Police Michael Henderson stated:. “Thanks to the hard work of...
Multiple headstones stolen from cemetery in Compton
Authorities are investigating the theft of more than a dozen headstones from a cemetery in Compton.
L.A. has enough rental subsidies to end veteran homelessness. Why aren’t they being used?
Los Angeles housing officials have more than enough rent vouchers to house every homeless veteran in Los Angeles County, but a complicated bureaucracy has left more than 4,000 of them unused.
Reports: Motorcycle gang riding through Val Verde, ‘flying colors’
Many motorcyclists of the Vagos Motorcycle Club were riding through the Val Verde area and apparently flying their colors Saturday afternoon, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said. According to Deputy Villalobos of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, numerous calls came in about the riders....
‘Moment of crisis’: Unions in somber mood this Labor Day
LOS ANGELES - Thousands of workers and union organizers from across California will gather for picnics and marches this weekend to honor the contributions of the nation's working people. But the Labor Day celebrations will be tempered by a sobering reality: Unions face mounting pressure to protect their members from...
Governor Newsom launches task force aimed at clearing state’s homeless encampments
LOS ANGELES - Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a new task force he says will help with clearing out homeless encampments in the state's 10 largest cities. For years, homeless encampments have taken over sidewalks and vacant lots across the Southland. It's been just over a year since Newsom signed...
Newsom offers clemency to 5 inmates serving life without parole
LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of five inmates serving life without parole for murder, saying Friday that they deserve a chance at freedom after transforming their lives. In all, the governor pardoned 23 people and commuted the sentences of 10 others. Newsom's office said that many...
