South LA couple sentenced for using car to block immigration officers
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - The driver of a car that blocked federal immigration officers while they were performing their duties last year in South Los Angeles was sentenced today to a year behind bars, while his passenger received probation. Gustavo Torres, 29, the driver, and Kiara Jaime-Flores, 34, each pleaded...
South LA drive-by shooting leaves man dead
LOS ANGELES – A 31-year-old man died after he was shot by a person in a vehicle in the Jefferson Park area of Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday at 2245 W. 30th St., according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
‘Devastated’: Middle Schooler Dies After Protecting Sister from School Bully Who Threw Water Bottle...
A 12-year-old girl’s death has triggered a homicide investigation in Los Angeles after she was hit in the head by a water bottle while trying […] ‘Devastated’: Middle Schooler Dies After Protecting Sister from School Bully Who Threw Water Bottle at Her Head, Family Says
2 men identified in fatal Newhall collision
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner officials have identified the two victims in the fatal Newhall traffic collision on Sunday morning. Mario Baez, 61, of San Fernando, and Nathaniel Cottrill, 45, of Bullhead City, Arizona, were the two men killed in the traffic collision on Newhall Avenue and Sierra Highway on...
Pass the syrup: National Pancake Day brings deals and freebies to NORMS and IHOP
NORMS RESTAURANTS and IHOP are celebrating National Pancake Day 2026 on Tuesday, March 3. NORMS Restaurants will offer $1 Hotcake Stacks in-store for rewards members. IHOP's free Short Stack will be available to dine-in customers from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., no purchase required ("hours may vary" shares the company, so...
Radio Legend Uncle Joe Benson Dead at 76
"Joe was a triple threat guy whose passion could be discerned in his delivery every time he ignited the mic," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons tells UCR.
Pasadenans Among Hundreds of Thousands Affected as Decades of Unreported LA County Convictions Come...
Many Pasadena- and Altadena-area residents are among nearly 330,000 people in Los Angeles County now facing potential job loss, licensing consequences, and firearm prohibitions after the LA County Superior Court revealed that criminal convictions dating back more than 40 years inadvertently were never reported to the...
Original Pantry Reopens Under Hope the Mission in DTLA
Downtown Los Angeles's Original Pantry Café, the 1924 diner that shuttered in March 2025, is gearing up for a spring comeback under the nonprofit operator Hope the Mission. When the doors reopen, the cash register will be working overtime for a cause: net proceeds are set to flow into the group’s shelter network....
Hiker’s Death at California’s “Bridge to Nowhere” is a Grim Reminder of a Hidden...
Members of California’s San Dimas Mountain Rescue were chatting with local hikers about safety at the Bridge to Nowhere trailhead near Los Angeles on March 1 when what had been a preventative search-and-rescue mission became an emergency. In a Facebook message, the team recounted that a “frantic runner came charging...
Young, Black, Female, and On L.A.’s Sidewalks
*It’s a sight that has grown more commonplace and even more agonizing. And with good reason. In 2024 the Urban Institute conducted a study on the crisis problem of women of color on the streets in Los Angeles County. The numbers are staggering. It found that three out of four women on the sidewalks are women of...
