Judge Rules Influencer Accused of Dating-App Thefts Competent to Stand Trial
An LA judge has ruled that model and social media influencer Adva Lavie is mentally competent to stand trial on charges she stole cash, jewelry and luxury goods from people she met through dating apps.
Tropical Storm Rachel Takes an Unusual Route Toward Southern California
Tropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for SoCal this weekend – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: nvmwebsites-budwg5g9avh3epea.z03.azurefd.net) Southern California faces a rare weather development this weekend as Tropical Storm Rachel moves closer to the coast. Forecasters expect the system to make landfall in northern Baja California or San ... Read more
Employee killed in shootout with 2 armed suspects at L.A. business
An employee was shot and killed after confronting two armed suspects who entered a business in Los Angeles Thursday evening, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. at a business in the 2000 block of Nadeau Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responding to reports of a shooting found a […]
California under second-ever tropical storm watch; San Diego, L.A. brace for flooding
San Diego and Los Angeles could see record high tides on Sunday and widespread coastal flooding.
Early morning earthquake awakens residents in Long Beach area
An early morning magnitude 3.2 earthquake woke up sleepers as it rattled the Long Beach area of Southern California. The quake occurred at 12:44 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, about 1 mile southwest of Signal Hill just north of Long Beach, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was mainly felt across Los Angeles and Orange counties, the U.S.G.S. stated. Several Los Angeles County residents took to social media to say the earthquake woke them up. Podcaster Amie Cuevas said, “This one felt l
‘Simply doing his job’: Bus driver dad shot dead by passenger in the middle...
A California dad who worked as a bus driver was shot dead by a passenger after he refused to stop to let the man out due to "heavy traffic," according to prosecutors. The post 'Simply doing his job': Bus driver dad shot dead by passenger in the middle of rush hour after he couldn't stop to let him out due to 'heavy traffic,' DA says first appeared on Law & Crime .
Sylmar man arrested in Irvine on charges of stealing checks, IDs and credit cards...
A suspected mail thief’s trip from the San Fernando Valley to Irvine ended in handcuffs after a witness reportedly observed the theft of mail from a U.S. Postal Service mailbox on League Road. According to the Irvine Police Department, 21-year-old Julian Marcelino Mancillasotelo of Sylmar allegedly stole mail from...
Emergency alert: Coastal flood warning hits LA, OC and San Diego coasts now
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Southern California coast from a flood advisory to a coastal flood warning, covering Malibu, Los Angeles County beaches, Catalina and Santa Barbara islands, Orange County and San Diego County. The warnings took effect this afternoon, Oct. 9, and run until 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11.
83-year-old man killed by hit-and-run driver in South Los Angeles
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed an 83-year-old man in South Los Angeles. On Sept. 30, Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a crash near Central Avenue and 69th Street around 8:43 p.m. The victim, Akil Batani-Khalfani, 83, of Los Angeles, was walking outside of a marked crosswalk when he was […]
Fire engulfs large commercial building in Chinatown
A fire engulfed a large commercial building in Chinatown on Thursday.
