Los Angeles CA

In Lincoln Heights, a quiet ridge known as Flat Top has suddenly become the center of a very public fight. Neighbors and preservation groups are scrambling to block a proposed luxury home on the hill, warning that one high-end build could slice up a rare public lookout and chip away at sensitive local habitat. The vacant corner lot on Prewett Street, they argue...

An investigation is underway after a suspected swatting call forced the evacuation of a Costco store in Marina del Rey Saturday. An employee said they received a call from an anonymous person claiming they intended to carry out a shooting at the store within 15 minutes. Culver City police responded to the Costco at 13463 […]

The Torrance Police Department is trying to reach out to the organizers of an unpermitted event, because the organizers blocked them.  The police department said that they became aware of social media posts advertising a party at RAT Beach on Saturday.   According to police, they reached out to the organizer – who they listed as @socalfunctions_ — […]

LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) employee has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation, according to court records. Brett A. MacDonald, now 75, was hired in February 1982 as a duplicating and mailing equipment repairman, according to the suit. He alleged he injured his back three years later while lifting...

LOS ANGELES - A longtime Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD) special education aide says she was tackled while trying to intervene in a student dispute, later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, and then fired while still on medical leave. Now, the lawsuit over what happened next is headed toward a tentative resolution. Claudia Carolina Palacios, who worked for LAUSD for more than two decades, reached a...

PACOIMA (CNS) – Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath directed the Department of Public Works on Friday, “to identify immediate actions within our authority to strengthen safety around Whiteman Airport.”. “I remain deeply concerned about the circumstances that led to the downed airplane near Whiteman Airport, and take...

Loved ones are mourning a father who drowned in a lake in Lincoln Heights while saving his son’s life. On April 14, Juan Andrade, 55, was spending time at Lincoln Park with his 14-year-old son, a familiar spot in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood located just a few minutes from their home. His wife, Michelle Andrade, […]

Thieves hit a home in Lake Balboa on Friday night, making off with at least $25,000 worth of valuables, police said. It happened on Shoshone Avenue at around 9:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police say the thieves got away with $15,000 in jewelry and at least $10,000 worth of other items.

A person who was standing in freeway lanes was killed in an overnight chain reaction crash caught on video. The Los Angeles Fire Department stated that the crash was reported around 1:56 a.m. Saturday on the westbound span of the 101 Freeway near White Oak Avenue in Encino.  LAFD was not able to provide further details other […]

Chaz Castillo was killed early Saturday morning in a multi-car pileup on the northbound 101 Freeway in Encino after exiting their disabled vehicle. The incident began as a solo crash in the fast lane, triggering a chain reaction involving at least four vehicles and an hours-long freeway closure. California Highway...