JPL has 3rd round of layoffs, lets go of about 550 employees
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena laid off about 550 employees, or 11% of its total staff, on Tuesday.
Man, woman dead in apparent murder-suicide in Orange County restaurant
Police in Orange County are investigating an alleged murder-suicide inside a Korean barbecue restaurant Tuesday. Officers with the LA Habra Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call at Gui Gui Korean BBQ located in a strip mall at 1240 W. Imperial Highway just before 7 p.m. In...
Man, 36, arrested in stabbing on South Gate bus
A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of stabbing a man on a passenger bus in South Gate on Saturday. Edgar Espinoza was arrested by deputies.
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...
