New DEA Chief Says LA Area is Cartel’s Major Narcotics Hub
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s new bureau chief in Los Angeles said Tuesday that Mexican drug cartels utilize the metro area as a key distribution hub for narcotics shipped throughout the country. David Olesky assumed the role of Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Los Angeles Field Division...
Hit-and-run driver kills e-scooter rider in South Los Angeles
A video shows the driver in the right lane crashing into the electric scooter rider before colliding with several parked cars.
Thousands of LAUSD Workers Face Layoffs That Didn’t Have to Happen
Los Angeles Unified School District faces a $3.6 billion deficit, leading to thousands of layoffs and potential bankruptcy, as a result of overstaffing and delayed budget cuts. On the brink of looming insolvency, Los Angeles Unified could have prevented its financial crisis by leaving vacated positions empty, making th
Long Beach bracing for another round of flooding
Long Beach is bracing for more coastal flooding one night after seawater almost spilled into a street along Alamitos Bay.
Driver arrested in 2-hour pursuit from high desert into San Gabriel Valley
A pursuit that started in the high desert of San Bernardino County continued for about two hours Tuesday afternoon on streets and freeways east of Los Angeles before the driver pulled over in Ontario. The chase involving a blue Nissan SUV began after the driver left a traffic stop about...
Millions of Pounds of Meat Are Rotting in LA Warehouse
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Residents of a Los Angeles neighborhood say that almost two months after a warehouse fire, an unbearable smell is lingering. After the June 17 fire gutted a massive cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, about 85 million pounds of meat and seafood inside have been left
Venice High Choir Teacher, 70, Sues LAUSD Over Ageism, District Fires Back
Wendy Sarnoff spent three decades building Venice High School's music and choir department from the ground up, but her career there ended in 2023 amid a bitter dispute now playing out in a Los Angeles courtroom. The 70-year-old former choir director alleges she was pushed out of her job through age discrimination, hara
Homeless Man Killed in South LA Shooting
A homeless man who was fatally shot in South Los Angeles was identified by county authorities Tuesday. Officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Monday to an area near San Pedro Street and East Colden Avenue to reports of a shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The responding officer located...
California Christian Woman Sues In-N-Out After Allegedly Being Forced to Work Sundays Despite Years...
Long Beach, California — A Christian woman who worked for nearly five years at an In-N-Out restaurant in California is suing the fast-food chain, alleging that a change in management turned her longstanding Sunday church schedule into a workplace dispute that ultimately contributed to her termination. Arianna Rodriguez
Suspect arrested after chase through San Gabriel Valley
A pursuit suspect is in custody after California Highway Patrol Officers chased the driver of a blue hatchback through the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley Tuesday afternoon. The chase started around 1:34 p.m. on the southbound side of the 15 Freeway in the Inland Empire after CHP officers attempted to stop the
