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Probation Department ignored red flags about gang member who killed El Monte...
Family members of a convicted gang member warned the Los Angeles County Probation Department that the probationer had become abusive, was using drugs and carrying a firearm more than a week before he...
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Big animals avoid impact of Tropical Storm Hilary, wildlife in streams more...
When Tropical Storm Hilary drenched the town of Big Bear and nearby communities, some mountain dwellers were trapped by flash floods, debris flows and washed out roadways. But not local residents...
View ArticleAfter 16 years, California roads and transit are no longer labeled ‘high risk’
While Southern California drivers may not have noticed due to the plethora of potholes created by excessive rainfall, the state’s roads are no longer sounding alarm bells. That’s because for the first...
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‘It gave me chills:’ Hundreds pack local park to cheer El Segundo’s big...
A crowd of El Segundo residents who packed a local park erupted when Louis Lappe hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the final inning on Sunday, Aug. 27. The 12-year-old’s dramatic solo shot into...
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El Segundo’s world champ Little Leaguers return home to ‘pretty electric’...
The El Segundo Little League All-Stars got a hero’s welcome on Monday, Aug. 28. Hundreds lined up along Main Street on Monday afternoon to show their love for the world championship El Segundo Little...
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Stories by ‘Bear Whisperer’ on coexisting with black bears abound in new book
For Steve Searles, teaching the mountain community of Mammoth Lakes to co-exist with the American black bear was all about fear. More precisely, about getting rid of fear. “I just hate fear,” began...
View ArticleKaiser to pay $49 million for dumping syringes, bodily fluids into normal...
Kaiser will pay up to $49 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state Department of Justice and prosecutors in six counties, including San Bernardino, that accused California’s largest health care...
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Photos: Crowds at LA Union Station eye trains of yesteryear, model railroads,...
Katie Dong of Manhattan Beach and her son, Aidan, 2, look at a model train display at the LA Union Station Train Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Howard Freshman,...
View Article2,500 line El Segundo’s Main Street to cheer Little League World Series champs
Louis Lappe knew the ball was gone, he said, when he hit the now familiar walk-off home run to win the Little League World Series last month. “I was floating around the bases,” Lappe said in an...
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On National Public Lands Day, San Gabriel Mountains need a little love
When most hear about an organized cleanup day in Southern California, they usually flock to the beaches or the banks of the L.A. River and fill up garbage bags with trash they’ve collected. But on...
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Park visitors loved feisty, elderly bison for her free spirit that once...
In a home where the buffalo still roam, lived a feisty bison who often was first to the feeding trough. Named “Here Comes Trouble,” or simply “Trouble” for short, the 35-year-old, 2,000-pound bison...
View ArticleBill would give LA County juvenile halls up to $1 billion in funding, if they...
A bill heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk could direct hundreds of millions of state dollars to Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile halls, but youth justice advocates and two county supervisors are...
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Jack Johnson fans turn out early for BeachLife Ranch in Redondo Beach
John and Noel Guth and friends Ben and Penelope Jones were first in line at 7 a.m. Friday morning, opening day of the BeachLife Ranch music festival in Redondo Beach. Why? Headliner Jack Johnson....
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El Segundo’s Little League champs still soaring – but this time, it’s aboard...
They’ve been walking on air for weeks. But less than a month after bringing home the Little League World Series championship, the young All-Stars from El Segundo embarked on a journey that would take...
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Musicians wrap record-setting 50-concerts-in-50-states tour at BeachLife Ranch
Donavon Frankenreiter and Devon Allman took the long way around to wind up at the BeachLife Ranch festival, which rolled into its second day on Saturday, Sept. 23. For the seasoned musicians, it was...
View ArticleMetro’s push for Taylor Swift concerts is seen as test for 2028 LA Olympics
LA Metro’s enhanced response during the six August days of Taylor Swift concerts at SoFi Stadium is being examined as a test for a much bigger event — the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. During the pop...
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The clock is running out on LA County’s juvenile halls. Can they be fixed in...
Less than two weeks remain before the state determines whether two additional Los Angeles County juvenile detention facilities will need to shut down over substandard conditions found by inspectors...
View ArticleNewsom vetoes $1 billion fund for troubled LA County juvenile halls, camps
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill earmarking up to $1 billion to support infrastructure improvements at Los Angeles County’s embattled juvenile halls and camps. Newsom sent the bill, AB 695, back to...
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Support grows to ask Biden to expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
With the House of Representatives leaderless and legislation going nowhere, supporters of a bill to expand the 346,177-acre San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by one-third are looking to the White...
View ArticleNow that LA County courts have eliminated cash bail for most offenses, what...
Los Angeles County Superior Court officials are closely watching the rollout of zero-bail to track whether the controversial policy is properly balancing equity for the accused with the need to uphold...
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