Falling in love at 80, an LA County 97-year-old romance novelist keeps things steamy
Ethel Ann Shaffer and her bestie, Helen Martin, who also happens to be her proofreader, live in the same Valencia senior housing complex and are working on their next masterpiece, Shaffer's third book.
Woman identified after solo-vehicle crash on I-5
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner officials have identified the woman who was ejected from her vehicle after a solo-vehicle traffic collision on Interstate 5, southbound near Lake Hughes Road on Saturday morning. Kelly Lewis, 51, of Lebec, is the woman who was killed after being ejected from her vehicle on...
UCLA physicians protest end of contract providing free care for low-income patients
This post was updated Sept. 15 at 7:07 p.m. Dozens of physicians protested on campus at noon Tuesday to denounce the termination of a Medi-Cal contract that allowed low-income patients to access UCLA Health services. Nine thousand patients lost access to UCLA Health providers after it did not renew its...
A look at past news helicopter crashes and those who lost their lives
A tragic news helicopter crash claimed the lives of at least three people in Los Angeles Tuesday evening. The crash is a reminder of the dangers news teams face in their endless pursuit to document the events of each day. NBC Los Angeles confirmed Tuesday night that the crash involved...
LAUSD delays vote on school closure consultants, but promises hard decisions ahead
Enrollment decline is steeper than projected this school year and expected state revenue fell.
In LA, Some Black Residents May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she assumed every child lived beside them. Everyone was made “sick to [their] tummy” by the sulfurous, rotten-egg smell that never seemed to leave, she thought.
Los Angeles police shoot and kill armed stabbing suspect inside Bird Streets residence
Police opened fire after encountering a man wielding a knife and threatening a second victim on Warbler Way. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Force Investigation Division will investigate the actions of the officers who shot and killed an armed suspect inside a Bird Streets residence Saturday night, according t
Shooting near abandoned Mulholland Drive home adds to residents’ worries
As law enforcement investigates the shooting of a man near the site of an abandoned home along Mulholland Drive, neighbors say the violence adds to their mounting concerns about the troubled property. Community members who live near the iconic road have expressed fears and frustrations over dangerous activity at an...
They’re your favorite rapper’s favorite label. 30 years in, Stones Throw still fights for...
LOS ANGELES — Chris Manak walked into his Highland Park bar Gold Line cradling a formidable lizard. The DJ, producer and founder of the longtime L.A. record label Stones Throw, who performs as Peanut Butter Wolf, was looking after his daughter's bearded dragon, Sweet Pea, for the afternoon. The scaly beast looked curio
3 dead after NBC Los Angeles news helicopter crashes in Chatsworth
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
