Wildfires across California have sparked evacuation advisories for thousands of people as strong winds and dry conditions continue. The Post Fire erupted Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. By Monday morning powerful wind gusts drove the flames […]
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Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 […]
Police in pursuit of driver in Los Angeles
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division were in pursuit of a driver Sunday night. According to preliminary reports, the pursuit started in the Pacoima area. It’s unclear what the two suspects, a driver and a passenger were wanted for, but on Riverside Drive, the suspect, driving a white pickup truck, pulled […]
Authorities search for inmate who walked away from Los Angeles facility
Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from custody at a Los Angeles facility on Thursday. Erica N. Ybarra, 37, was serving her sentence at the L.A. County Female Community Reentry Program when she walked away at around 4 p.m., according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Authorities launched a search of […]
Pro-Palestine Protesters Damage Cal State Los Angeles Building
Pro-Palestine protesters at California State University, Los Angeles caused significant damage to a university building during a brief occupation on Wednesday, June 12. Footage recorded by Sean Beckner-Carmitchel early on Thursday shows the damage to Salazar Hall, the university’s student services building. Local media reported that the building had been briefly occupied on Wednesday by […]
Ralphs employee attacked after stopping alleged shoplifter in Los Angeles
Police are searching for a group of people responsible for assaulting a Ralphs employee in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday. KTLA obtained videos from a store employee of the attack inside the store located at 17840 Ventura Blvd. around 4:45 p.m. The first video shows three suspects, one woman and two men, walking […]
Los Angeles woman killed, driver sought after hit-and-run crash near El Mirage
Investigators are looking for a driver who ran away from the scene of a crash that left a 35-year-old Los Angeles woman dead near El Mirage late Sunday, officials said. Maria Franco died in the 10:30 p.m. collision along a dirt road near Avenue J and 255th Street East, in an unincorporated county area south […]
Video appears to show Burbank police dumping distressed homeless man in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles’ City Council president is demanding an investigation after video appears to show police from neighboring Burbank dropping off a clearly distressed homeless man in front of his L.A. office and driving away. The video was released by Council President Paul Krekorian Friday, and Krekorian said it shows the officers leaving […]
Time running out to turn in $2.9 million lottery ticket bought in Los Angeles
U.S. Treasury sanctions Ecuadorean crime gang Los Lobos and its leader-statement
(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Ecuadorean crime gang Los Lobos and its leader, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Los Lobos, led by Wilmer Geovanny Chavarria Barre, known by his alias Pipo, has emerged as Ecuador’s largest drug trafficking organization and contributes significantly to the violence gripping the country, […]
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Actor Jonathan Tucker rescues family during home invasion in Los Angeles: report
Actor Jonathan Tucker, well known for his role in the television series “Kingdom” and films like “The Ruins” and “Hostage,” sprang into action Sunday night in a real-life drama in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to multiple reports. The actor reportedly called the Los Angeles Police Department at around 6:30 p.m. after […]