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Hospital looking to ID patient found in downtown Los Angeles
A Los Angeles hospital is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who has been hospitalized for several days. The man was found in downtown near the intersection of South Central Avenue and 6th Street on June 30, and he has been receiving care at Los Angeles General Medical Center in Boyle Heights […]
Los Angeles impounded more than 500 vehicles from homeless living in their cars
(The Center Square) - Over a two-year period, the city of Los Angeles impounded 555 vehicles that homeless people were living in according to a city report. The city gave housing to 186. The city encountered 2,503 vehicle dwellings and impounded about 1 out of every 4.5 vehicles that were inhabited by homeless people. The city also issued 1,026 parking citations and 149 environmental citations for those vehicle dwellings. The data is from May 2022 through May 2024 in a report included in the agenda...
Plenty Fire burns 75 acres during grueling heat in Santa Clarita
Firefighters rushed to the Santa Clarita Valley after a brush fire burned about 75 acres. The Los Angeles County Fire Department did not issue any evacuations immediately after the Plenty Fire started. As of 4:30 p.m., homes were not threatened. The department requested an ambulance as a precaution after one of the crew members felt weak and dizzy. Paramedics took two firefighters due to the punishing heat.At the time of the fire, it was more than 100 degrees in Santa Clarita.
MLK Jr. hospital secures $25 million in state funding to stay open for remainder of year
It was about a month ago that community members and leaders rallied for funding to keep the maternity ward at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital open.Now, they're celebrating. When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state budget last week, the hospital secured $25 million in funding.Tamara Robertson, who had her baby at the hospital, said the funding is vital because for many residents, MLK is their only option."When we speak to the maternal ward, it's one of the safest in the county," said Robertson. "They serve predominantly Black and brown women, and so even the thought of it closing is...
July 4 fireworks spark fires across SoCal
LOS ANGELES - Extreme heat warnings and fire weather warnings continue through the holiday weekend across much of Southern California. Over the Fourth of July holiday, firefighters responded to several fires and injuries related to fireworks. "One time, 7 rockets went bam, bam, bam," said James Bruinsslot in Northridge. "It...
10 Places in the U.S. where homes are the most expensive to buy, 5 of them are in California
A recent SmartAsset study found that half of the top ten most expensive places to buy a house in the United States in 2024 are in California. With a typical house sale price of more than $1.5 million in 2024, San Jose, which is in the heart of Silicon Valley, topped the list. Prices in the city increased by 12% from the previous year.
Los Angeles mourns civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr. at memorial service
A packed church of community leaders and other worshippers paid tribute Saturday to the late Rev. James Lawson Jr., the local civil rights icon who died last month at age 95.Lawson was the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, the site of Saturday's memorial service at 3320 W. Adams Blvd."Today we're gathered to celebrate the life of a giant,'' Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said. "... He dedicated his life to equality and justice and helped train generations of leaders, including Rev. Martin Luther King Junior.''Bass also credited Lawson with helping inspire her own career...
World War II vet turns 100 as he celebrates special Fourth of July in Huntington Beach
Decorated World War II veteran Bob Laizure served in the Navy on the USS Maryland in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history."This shows it [the plane] hitting the ship and the flames that you're seeing there are gasoline out of the plane," Laizure said as he held up a picture of the attack on the USS Maryland.He was wounded in battle when a kamikaze aircraft hit the ship.Laizure received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, and humbly says that he was just doing his job.His grandson, Andrew Backes, says he grew up listening to...
About Town Redondo: Police coyote advisory, fireworks, street closings
The annual Avenue I “Keep the Esplanade Beautiful” fireworks show will not take place this Fourth of July because of costs, according to Joan Irvine, Keep the Esplanade Beautiful founder. She noted that the price to put on the full festival – including live music and beer garden – would have neared $250,000.
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