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Here’s how much rain Southern California could get this weekend
Any chance of a mild, dry Southern California weekend appears to have slipped away as a storm system bringing wet weather and cooler temperatures is forecast to land Friday and last through Monday. For the time being, daytime temperatures should remain in the 60s through Friday, with evening temps in the low 50s. […]
17-year-old girl critically wounded in shooting, Long Beach police say
Police said detectives are still investigating many details, including what led up to the shooting, a motive and whether the girl was the intended target. The post 17-year-old girl critically wounded in shooting, Long Beach police say appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Video shows argument between parent and homeowner after crash outside LA County elementary school
The viral video shows a not-so-uncommon encounter between a parent and homeowner outside a Saugus elementary school. "They do this everyday and it's getting out of hand," the homeowner, who wished to stay anonymous, said. The recording captured the homeowner confronting the Plum Canyon Elementary school parent after she parked her truck in front of his driveway during school pickup Tuesday afternoon. The woman in the video said the man damaged her truck after he hit it. She said she normally parks elsewhere but left her truck for a few minutes to find her child. "We do have a lot of traffic...
Extremely dangerous escaped convict captured in Mexico
The Orange County District Attorney's office ended their weeklong manhunt for an "extremely dangerous" convict who escaped from a Santa Ana halfway house. Authorities arrested 20-year-old Ike Souzer in Rosarito, Mexico on Tuesday after receiving information that he may have crossed the border near the San Ysidro area. The Orange County District Attorney's Office said Souzer was sentenced to 90 days in jail and on formal probation for two years after he pled guilty to a felony vandalism charge. The judge presiding over the case gave Souzer time served, something the prosecutors strongly objected to because of Souzer's violent criminal history. "My prosecutors...
Gunman shoots at woman as she drives away after argument, Long Beach police say
Police are still investigating the shooting, which happened around 10:45 p.m. Downtown. The post Gunman shoots at woman as she drives away after argument, Long Beach police say appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Man Arrested in Mexico for Long Beach Killing Pleads No Contest
A man who was arrested in Mexico in connection with the 2015 killing of a young man in Long Beach has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Albert Jesse Rodriguez, now 28, pleaded no contest Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and admitted an allegation that he personally used a gun in the June 5, 2015, shooting death of Ruben Barrera Jr. in the 5400 block of Elm Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Girl, 17, ID'd after fatally shooting self with deputy's gun at Industry station, authorities say
Authorities identified a 17-year-old girl who died after she allegedly took a firearm from the holster of a deputy at the Industry sheriff's station and fatally shot herself.
Long Beach Mailbox Burglary Spree Ends with Arrest of Two Suspects
Long Beach has been plagued by a string of mailbox burglaries, but relief comes as detectives slapped cuffs on two suspects allegedly connected to the string of thefts, the Long Beach Police Department has announced. The wave of pilfering, stretching across multiple downtown locations from August 2023 to March 2024, saw thieves abusing a USPS key to raid apartment mailboxes, apparently selecting their targets with a seeming preference for areas along The Promenade North and West and East Broadway.
Shark warning alert system in danger of ending
A warning system that alerts Southern Californians when sharks are near beaches is in danger of ending because of expected statewide budget cuts. “Our state funding ends in August and the state’s budget doesn’t look very good,” said Chris Lowe, director of Cal State Long Beach’s Sharklab.
Suspect at large after murdering grandfather in Los Angeles County
A reward is being offered as authorities are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a grandfather in South Gate. The victim was identified as Hector Ascencio Sr., 57, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On Sept. 16, 2023, Ascencio was inside his home on the 2500 block of Glenwood Place. Someone had […]
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