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Track blaze near Los Angeles and in Sonoma wine country

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]