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Burning strip mall draws large response from firefighters in Los Angeles County
A strip mall erupted in smoke and fire Thursday morning, drawing a second alarm response from firefighters in Lynwood. Sky5 was over the scene on Atlantic Avenue between Elmwood Avenue and Imperial near the 710 Freeway Highway at 7 a.m. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the strip mall, which houses about eight shops. […]
UPDATE: Daylight Murder in Malibu Sparks LASD Homicide Investigation, Victim Unidentified, Public's Help Sought
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating a daylight murder after a man was found shot to death in Malibu. The shooting took place near the 800 block of Westlake Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon, with the victim pronounced dead at the scene, the department said. According to a statement...
Kaiser Permanente notifies 13.4 million members of data breach. City of Hope also reported breach
User information was inadvertently transmitted to Google, Microsoft Bing and the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, according to Kaiser Permanente.
CHP in Santa Fe Springs busts driver with mannequin passenger in carpool lane
BUSTED! CHP nabbed a driver caught using the carpool lane with a mannequin as a passenger. "We've gotta give it to them, the appearance is next level modeling but at the end of the day... plastic is plastic."
Memorial services for Rev. Cecil Murray set at First AME Church
A daylong memorial, including a viewing and Celebration of Life wake, will take place Friday in honor of the late Rev. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray at First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles.
Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones
On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while officers arrested demonstrators protesting the Israel-Hamas war. In many ways, the chaotic moment was the culmination of a college life that started amid the coronavirus pandemic and has been marked by continual upheaval in what has become a constant battle for normalcy. Oh already missed his prom and his high school graduation as COVID-19 surged in 2020. He started college with online...
Pedestrian dead after being struck by vehicle in Southern California parking lot
The Los Angeles Police Department confirms that one person is dead after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot in Van Nuys. The incident occurred around 2:05 p.m. in the 6900 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, which appears to be the address of an apartment building. Authorities say the female driver was pulling […]
Authorities seek public help to locate at-risk missing man in Southern California
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is seeking public assistance to help locate an “at-risk” missing man. Authorities say 71-year-old Francisco Davila Moreno was last seen around 3:00 a.m. Thursday in the 11800 block of Pope Avenue in the city of Lynwood. Moreno is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with green eyes, […]
Sports Car Erupts Into Flames in Hollywood Hills Garage
HOLLYWOOD HILLS WEST, LOS ANGELES, Apr. 26 (KNN) — A vehicle erupted into flames overnight inside a garage in the Hollywood Hills West neighborhood. The Los Angeles Fire Department along with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a structure fire around 12:50 a.m. Friday in the 9200 block of Cordell Drive.
L.A. officials grapple with wave of violent Metro attacks
Los Angeles Metro officials are meeting Thursday after three people were violently attacked in the past week aboard public buses and trains. Despite spending millions of dollars on efforts to secure public transportation and numbers showing a decrease in violent crime on the transit system, the dilemma of how to stop the trend of gruesome […]
L.A. County woman pleads guilty to $60M counterfeit postage scheme
A Los Angeles County woman pleaded guilty Friday to using counterfeit postage to ship millions of parcels in a scheme prosecutors say caused the U.S. Postal Service to lose more than $60 million.
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