First all-female class graduates from LA County firefighter training program
A group of 14 women, some of whom were inmates or former foster kids, became the first all-female class to graduate from an LA County firefighter training program.
L.A. teachers union declares impasse after 10 months of talks with district
United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing more than 37,000 educators across the Los Angeles Unified School District, has declared an impasse following 10 months of negotiations. Negotiations began on Feb. 18, and declaring an impasse will usher in a formal mediation process. So far, UTLA has claimed that...
LAPD seeks source of ‘large quantity of illegal pyrotechnic devices’ after teen’s death
The search is on for the source of “a large quantity of illegal pyrotechnic devices” that killed a teenager in the Vermont Knolls area of South Los Angeles Wednesday evening. In a press release issued by the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday afternoon, police confirmed that the 17-year-old was declared dead at a...
Fear of ICE raids forces cancellation of annual Boyle Heights Christmas Parade
The Boyle Heights Christmas Parade, which last year featured artist Robert Vargas and East LA-born actor Edward James Olmos, has been canceled due to fears of immigration raids. “It’s a small parade, but it was building up,” said organizer Tonie Juarez. “The last thing I need is for it to...
3 stabbed in Southeast Los Angeles gas station fight involving 20 men
Three men were stabbed when a large fight broke out at a gas station in Southeast Los Angeles on Friday night, officials told KTLA. The incident happened around 8 p.m. near the Chevron station at Atlantic Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Century...
More LA County employees charged with unemployment benefit fraud
Los Angeles County employees were charged for fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic while they were working full time for the county, the LA County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Eleven additional county employees were facing felony grand theft charges for their alleged...
Eaton Fire recovery: Family finishes rebuilding beloved West Altadena home
Los Angeles County issued another certificate of occupancy for a fully rebuilt home following the Eaton Fire, this time in West Altadena.
LA County Supervisors Vote to Ban Masked Law Enforcement Officers
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to prohibit law enforcement officers, including federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, from wearing masks or concealing their identities while conducting operations in unincorporated areas of the county. The proposed ordinance, which requires...
Beloved El Monte burger restaurant reopens to huge crowds 1 year after car crashed...
A year after a DUI crash sent a car smashing through the front of a popular El Monte restaurant, the community staple is back open and drawing huge crowds.
Suspect barricaded in Walnut Park after vehicle chase arrested
An armed man barricaded himself in a residential area of Walnut Park Friday at the end of a pursuit, prompting a SWAT-style response from Special Enforcement Bureau deputies
