Commentary: A Restraining Order in Los Angeles Can Place You in Danger
*Dr. Rosie Milligan: My urgent appeal to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell to protect law-abiding citizens and seniors. I am writing this (open letter) as a law-abiding senior citizen, one month away from my 80th birthday, who has experienced firsthand how unsafe it has become to live in the...
Burglary suspects walk across building ledge seven stories up to avoid arrest, police say
Police say they found stolen handbags, jewelry, cash and other items taken from at least five homes.
LA County quietly paid a $2 million settlement to its CEO in ‘confidential’ deal
The agreement is labeled “confidential” and was not reported out publicly by the county.
‘We can do better’: Calif.’s incarcerated firefighters just got a nearly 700% raise
The LA fires put a spotlight on how little incarcerated firefighters are paid.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in LA County to lay off hundreds
Approximately 550 people, about 11% of the workforce, will be cut. Employees will be notified of their status on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
PHOTO ESSAY: Young California inmates learn skills to fight wildfires
Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Pacoima Black-owned barbershop recognized as historical landmark
LOS ANGELES - StylesVille Barbershop, the oldest Black-owned barbershop in the San Fernando Valley, has been officially recognized as a historic cultural monument by the City of Los Angeles and the Getty. The plaque was unveiled by owner Ollie Carter and her grandson, Gregory Faucett, at the shop on Van...
Newsom signs bill to stem copper wire theft that’s shutting LA’s lights off
State Assemblyman Mark González, who represents parts of L.A., introduced the bill to strengthen penalties against illegal metal recyclers.
Former Student Attacks School Staff, Plants Bombs
The devices were diffused by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad.
Investigation launched after deadly North Hollywood shooting
The shooting happened at around 9 p.m. Saturday near Vineland Avenue and Chandler Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department detectives said.