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Lanes closed on 5 Freeway north of LA for big rig crash
Lanes were blocked early Tuesday on the 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles following a big rig crash near a key Southern California freeway interchange. Several lanes on the northbound side of the road leaving the Newhall Pass were closed near the Calgrove Boulevard exit. The crash was near the 5 and 14 freeway split.
Ralphs employee attacked inside Encino store; 3 suspects sought
Authorities Tuesday were seeking three suspects who allegedly assaulted a Ralphs employee inside a store in Encino. The crime occurred at about 4:50 p.m. Monday in the 17800 block of Ventura Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Friends, family of slain actor Johnny Wactor to call for justice in DTLA
Nearly three weeks after his shooting death at the hands of a catalytic converter theft crew, friends and family of actor Johnny Wactor will gather in downtown L.A. Wednesday to urge the city to post a reward for information leading to the killers.
The Los Angeles area has zero no-kill animal shelters, animal rights organization says
It’s no secret that Los Angeles and California as a whole are experiencing an inundation of shelter pets, a problem that is leading towards tens of thousands of “unnecessary” deaths, according to one animal welfare organization. Best Friends Animal Society, which is championing a campaign to end the killing of dogs and cats in American […]
Where can Californians turn when their water is brown? LA County saga shows the way
Imagine growing up in a home where tap water consistently runs a stomach-churning brown, sometimes with an odor. You hate to bathe in it, and you certainly aren’t going to drink it. You’re not in some remote hinterland, either. You’re in Los Angeles County. Brown tap water was a feature of my childhood. No one...
L.A. hospital seeks help identifying elderly patient
A local hospital is seeking the public’s help to identify an unknown elderly patient. The male patient has been hospitalized since June 4 at the Los Angeles General Medical Center. He is around 72 years old and stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 97 pounds. He has gray hair, brown eyes and […]
Dozens of thieves ransack South LA AutoZone after tearing down security gate
Dozens of burglars stormed into an AutoZone in the South Los Angeles area early Monday after someone tore down the automotive store's security gate. Video of the break-in showed a group of about 50 people enter the store at about 4 a.m. near Century Boulevard and Hoover Street in the Vermont Vista neighborhood.
Long Beach to host LA28 Olympics at multiple city venues
With the Paris games just over a month away, the Long Beach City Council has its eyes set on 2028 and being the second biggest venue city for the Olympic Games return to Los Angeles. “We anticipate that our city will see a significantly larger event footprint for 2028 than...
L.A. Teens Get Paid to Learn Skilled Trades This Summer
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2024-- This summer, students from across Los Angeles County will get paid while earning valuable credentials in skilled trades, such as construction, welding and solar panel installation, as part of an expanding initiative to offer students pathways to good-paying jobs in industries seeing booming demand. This...
As CA crime surges, Newsom seeks to keep Prop 47 off ballot
(NewsNation) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to push to keep a decade-old initiative that lessened penalties for certain crimes off the November ballot in place of other safety measures as burglaries and other offenses continue to rise across the state. Proposition 47, which took effect in 2014, has...
Woman Killed in Lancaster Collision Identified
A 35-year-old woman who was killed in a multiple-vehicle collision in Lancaster was identified Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Marisa Franco. The crash was first reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:24 p.m. Sunday on East Avenue J just...
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