RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.—A veteran Los Angeles County firefighter was overcome by smoke and flames Jan. 6 while battling a Rancho Palos Verdes house fire and had to be pulled from the inferno by fellow firefighters and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The crew from Fire Station 83 responded to the…
Firefighter Dies Battling Blaze in Rancho Palos Verdes
January 6, 2022
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Carson Sewage Spill Cleanup, Repairs Making Progress as Residents Deal With Aftermath
January 5, 2022
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CARSON, Calif.—Los Angeles County sanitation workers say the cleanup and repairs in the wake of last week’s sewer pipe collapse are making good progress. On Dec. 30, a 48-inch sewer pipe burst and sent an estimated 8.5 million tons of sewage through the Dominguez Channel into the Long Beach Harbor, and flooding the neighborhood of…
Beverly Hills Joins Effort To Recall Gascón
January 5, 2022
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Beverly Hills City Council voted unanimously Jan. 4 to support the recall of embattled Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. “Over the last 12 months, Los Angeles County has seen a dramatic increase in widespread crime including follow-home robberies, smash-and-grab incidents and the tragic death of beloved Beverly Hills philanthropist Jacqueline Avant,” Beverly Hills…
LA County Requires Outdoor Masking for Students, Surgical or N95 Masks for School Staff
January 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, students in Los Angeles County must wear masks outdoors where physical distancing is difficult as they return to school, while staff will be required to wear medical-grade masks, according to the county health department’s guidelines updated Jan. 1. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Public Health…
LA Woman Fatally Attacked by 4 Family Dogs
December 29, 2021
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EAST VALINDA, Calif.—A woman was attacked and killed by her four dogs in the backyard of her home in the East Valinda area of the San Gabriel Valley, authorities said Dec. 29. The attack occurred about 5 p.m. Tuesday on Elizondo Street, according to Sgt. V. Munshi of the Industry Sheriff’s Station. The woman, whom the coroner…
LA County Offers Rewards in Antelope Valley Shootings, Says Board Must ‘Send a Message’ to Criminals
December 22, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the Lancaster shooter who shot a man while driving and hunted down the same man at a gas station to shoot him again. The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors approved the reward in a motion during a Dec. 21 board meeting. Supervisor Kathryn…
LA Sheriff’s Stations Get Funding Boost From Supervisor Barger’s Budget
December 16, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Following a recent spate of high-profile “smash-and-grab” robberies, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced on Dec. 16 she will provide $1 million from her discretionary budget to boost law enforcement services in unincorporated areas of her district. Los Angeles County Sheriff Department stations that will receive the funding are Altadena, Crescenta Valley, Lancaster, Malibu/Lost Hills,…
Group Donates 7,000 LGBTQ-Affirming Books to LA County Elementary Schools
December 8, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Elementary school children in Los Angeles County will soon have access to books containing LGBTQ-affirming content in their public-school libraries, due to a donation from the nonprofit group Gender Nation. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) held a press conference Dec. 8 to “celebrate the donation” of 7,000 LGBTQ-affirming books donated to elementary…
Southern California Authorities on the Lookout for Christmas Thieves
December 8, 2021
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As Amazon, FedEx, and other shipping trucks disperse to fulfill holiday orders, southland authorities are on the lookout to catch package thieves. The City of Anaheim launched the annual bait package program to catch anyone attempting to steal orders off of porch steps. Through the use of a GPS device, the police department will be…
1st LA County Patient With COVID-19 Omicron Variant in Isolation
LOS ANGELES—An unidentified Los Angeles County resident was in isolation Dec. 3, recovering from what was confirmed as the county’s first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant originally detected in South Africa. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the case late Thursday afternoon, saying the patient is a person who returned to…
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