$75K reward offered in cold-case downtown L.A. double-murder
Homicide investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating suspects responsible for a double-murder last year near the Fashion District downtown. The circumstances around the fatal shooting are limited, but in a news release investigators said Clarence Simpson, 20, and...
Shooter Injures Woman in South LA Park
A woman was wounded in a shooting at Leon H. Washington Park in the Florence-Graham neighborhood of South Los Angeles and an investigation of the incident is underway Wednesday. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Century Station responded at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to Maie Avenue and Firestone...
What’s next for the historic Valley Plaza shopping center, set for demolition
LOS ANGELES — A piece of Los Angeles history is coming down in North Hollywood. Demolition is underway at the former Valley Plaza shopping center, once the largest open-air shopping plaza on the West Coast and a symbol of post-war growth in the San Fernando Valley. What You Need...
Riding along with LASD’s Retail Theft Task Force
With holiday shopping in full swing, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has stepped up efforts to curb retail theft by partnering directly with stores to catch thieves in the act.
Ex-Doctor Linked to Matthew Perry’s Death Sentenced to Home Confinement
Mark Chavez, the second of two doctors convicted in "Friends" star Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose, was sentenced Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles to eight months of home confinement and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service for illegally supplying the anesthetic drug.
Los Angeles police shoot man armed with metal pipe after apartment break-in
Police responding to a break-in at an apartment building in the San Fernando Valley early Tuesday opened fire on a man who they say was armed with a metal pipe. The incident was reported shortly after 2 a.m. when the suspect broke into a unit on the 20300 block of Saticoy Street in Winnetka, according […]
LASD Announces Reward for Information About 2021 Murders
Sheriff's investigators Tuesday touted a $60,000 reward in hopes of encouraging people to come forward with information leading to the person or people responsible for the killings of two men in Compton four years ago.
Over 70 Firefighters Quell Blaze at Pico-Union Apartment Building; No Injuries Reported
On the evening of December 15th, a structure fire broke out at a two-story apartment building located at 1301 S Berendo St in the Pico-Union neighborhood. According to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert, the incident, officially recorded as INC#1507, began at approximately 7:23 PM with smoke visibly emanating from...
California’s freeways are fueling its housing crisis
Guest Commentary written by Yesenia Perez Yesenia Perez is senior program manager for climate equity at the Greenlining Institute Hana Creger Hana Creger is associate director of climate equity at the Greenlining Institute Freeway expansion isn’t just a transportation issue; it’s one of the most overlooked drivers of...
Sheriff’s officials again seek public’s help solving South LA fatal shooting
Sheriff Robert Luna and homicide detectives reached out to the public Monday for help finding the killer or killers of a 22-year-old woman who died during a 2024 car-to-car shooting near South Los Angeles.
