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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.
8-year-old boy reunited with El Monte police officers who saved him from choking
EL MONTE, Calif. - An 8-year-old boy who nearly choked to death reunited with a group of El Monte police officers who saved him. The reunion was held at the El Monte City Hall on June 11 with 8-year-old Ethan Cante and his mom Vanessa being there to present the life-saving award to the El Monte PD officers Raul Vega, Dennis Chiu, Cpl. Carlos Tello. Dispatchers Veronica Chacon and Sandra Gonzalez were also honored Tuesday.
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 […]
Glendale Police Crack Down on Street Crime, Multiple Arrests and Firearm Seizures Across the City
The Glendale Police Department's ongoing fight against street-level crime materialized in a series of arrests and firearm seizures earlier this month. Tackling a range of unlawful activities, from illegal gun possession to narcotics distribution, officers pulled multiple weapons off local streets, reinforcing their stance on community safety. According to the...
Pack of coyotes stalking people, pets in Southern California neighborhood
Some residents in Los Angeles’ westside neighborhood of Mar Vista are fed up with an out-of-control coyote population and say city and county officials are telling them that they need to learn to live with it. Home surveillance cameras captured the pack of six wild canines scurrying along a...
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...
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.
LA’s Breakfast Burrito Kings Just Got Into the Burger Business
Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The on-again, off-again meatless hamburger restaurant Burgerlords is under new ownership. Ben Richter and Alex Claster, co-owners of the popular breakfast burrito chain Wake & Late, recently bought a majority stake in the restaurant founded by brothers Frederick and Max Guerrero in 2015; Max stepped away from the business in 2020. “We think Fred built such an energetic and cool brand,” says Richter, the founder of Wake & Late. “We want to build on that heritage, whereas the product is what’s going to see a lot of evolution.”
Family of inmate beaten to death at Men's Central Jail sues LASD
The parents and children of a mentally ill jail inmate who was beaten to death by a fellow prisoner at Men’s Central Jail last year sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and various deputies Monday.
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