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Four Arrested After Brawl at the Santa Monica Pier
Several vendors armed themselves with umbrella poles, belts, and at least one knife. Santa Monica police arrested four men after a brawl at the Pier left one victim with a stab wound and another with a potential broken ankle. The altercation began on June 29 when vendor Efigenio Tacuba allegedly...
Youth Trumpet Scholars Inaugural Event For So Cal Student Musicians, September 21-22, 2024
We are thrilled to launch the inaugural Youth Trumpet Scholars Event. Our mission is to give trumpet-playing students between the ages of 12-18 in the area the opportunity to participate in a free-of-charge event that is designed to inspire, provide purpose and belonging, Youth Trumpet Scholars is bringing in world-class, award-winning, and education-focused artists who will share expertise and experience with all. Positivity and inclusion is our vibe.
Culver City Police Arrest Two for DUI During Holiday Weekend
Increased Patrols Result in Arrests for Impaired Driving. Culver City police arrested two drivers on July 5 on suspicion of DUI, according to a Culver City Police Department press release. One driver was stopped for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, while the other was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving due to a combination of alcohol and drugs.
Popular LA brunch spot closes for day after owner's car gets stolen on grocery run
The popular Pico-Union soul food brunch restaurant Gritz N Wafflez was closed on Sunday after the owner's car was stolen during an early morning grocery run. In a post on Instagram, Jurni Rayne shared the tumultuous morning they had before the restaurant even opened. "It's been a DAY and it's only 6:30 a.m.," the post said. "As I was loading up groceries for today, I realized that I forgot milk and macaroni. I run in and grab it and come out and my car is gone."Rayne says she ran back inside of her second location, a larger spot that she'll soon be...
Pasadena Churches Join Forces for 11th Annual Interfaith Dinner
The Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church and San Gabriel Mosque in Pasadena are set to host their 11th Annual Building Bridges Interfaith Dinner and Conversation on Sunday, July 21, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Church, aiming to promote interfaith understanding and cooperation among community members. The Neighborhood Church...
Marian Goodman Gallery Los Angeles to open Jongsuk Yoon's first solo exhibition in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Marian Goodman Gallery Los Angeles announced the first solo exhibition of Korean-German artist Jongsuk Yoon in the United States. Born in South Korea in 1965, Yoon relocated to Europe in the early 1990s to study art at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under German conceptual artist Fritz Schwegler. After her studies, she settled in Düsseldorf and focused her practice on drawings and paintings that hover in the space between figuration and abstraction. In works on paper, canvas, as well as directly on walls, Yoon creates charged and dreamlike color field landscapes that reflect her interests in both European and American Modernism and East Asian traditions.
Driver Flees After Fatally Hitting Pedestrian in Compton
COMPTON (CNS) – A pedestrian was killed after they were struck by a. vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in Compton, authorities said today. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the intersection of. Rosecrans and Keene avenues around 9:03 p.m. Tuesday and found the pedestrian. in traffic lanes on Rosecrans,...
FBI searching for woman accused of robbing Bank of America branch in Gardena
The FBI is searching for a woman accused of robbing a Bank of America branch in Gardena.On May 31, a female suspect attempted to rob a Bank of America at 118 W Rosecrans Avenue in #Gardena. After passing a demand note, she was seen leaving the bank in a white sedan. If you can identify the suspect, please contact the FBI at 3104776565 or @lasdhq #WantedWednesday pic.twitter.com/G7opvIFTcx— FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) July 3, 2024 The bank she allegedly targeted is located on Rosecrans Avenue and Main Street.The FBI said the suspect, who was wearing a black face mask and a baseball cap, passed a note to the bank teller, demanding cash, according to the FBI. The woman then fled the building in a white sedan.It's unclear how much money she got away with.Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Excerpt: Trent Perry on UCLA Recruiting Him, Incoming Transfers
In this excerpt, UCLA freshman Trent Perry talks about how his recruitment went with the Bruins coaches after he decommitted from USC and how it was a good fit for him. He also talks about how the incoming transfers can make an im�
California's Rancho Palos Verdes landslide is creating a new beach. 'It's unreal'
There's an entirely new coastline in Rancho Palos Verdes. The rapidly expanding and accelerating complex of landslides on the southeastern tip of the Palos Verdes peninsula continues to wreak havoc on the area's homes, roads and utilities, even forcing the iconic Wayfarers Chapel to abandon its location, at least temporarily.
Evacuation orders issued as fast-moving vegetation fire threatens Santa Clarita homes
Update: All fire resources were canceled and crews were cleaning up the scene as of 2:38 p.m., according to the City of Santa Clarita. There was no immediate word as to whether evacuation orders had been lifted. A rapidly spreading vegetation fire triggered evacuations near Santa Clarita Sunday. The blaze was first reported around 1:30 […]
Discoveries From Disasters: A Talk With Oceanographer David Valentine
During a research voyage in 2011, Professor David Valentine discovered massive amounts of DDT dumped off the coast of Los Angeles. For several years he worked alongside graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and a journalist at the Los Angeles Times to publicize the issue, attracting attention and funding to study the contaminants and the risk they pose to society and the environment.
Thieves vandalize popular Torrance restaurant, steal safe
A popular restaurant in Torrance has added new security layers after it was targeted by thieves in an incident that was caught on surveillance video.Footage captured the break-in at Aunty Maile's Hawaiian Restaurant last week. It shows two thieves crawling on the floor through the restaurant after entering through a smashed window. They then went straight for a safe that was bolted to the ground.The owners had just returned home after attending a funeral in Hawaii when their alarm company called to alert them."We have an amazing community and a lot of support from the community," said owner Kai Tsukiyama. "They're all coming out just to do what they can to help us out, which is amazing. We couldn't be more thankful. It's definitely hard. We weren't prepared for it and it's one of the rare occasions when they actually got a lot, and it hurt us quite a bit."Despite the break-in, the owners managed to repair the broken windows and reopened the restaurant without any delays.Meanwhile, anyone with information on the break-in is urged to contact authorities.
Children allegedly abducted by their mother in Los Angeles have been found
The three children that police say were abducted by their mother in Los Angeles have been located, authorities announced on Sunday. Mar-Naiya Shelton, 14, Major Shelton, 12, and Jeneral Wellace-Peterson, 6, were taken by their mother Timberly White around 9 a.m. on the morning of July 10 in the 2000 block of West Florence Avenue in […]
Black former Disney employee sues, alleging racial discrimination
A Black man is suing Disney Content Services Inc., alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2022 because he complained about a racially charged atmosphere that included displays of the Confederate flag and a Donald Trump insignia in the workplace.
Woman remains outstanding after fleeing scene of deadly crash in downtown L.A.
Authorities are still searching for a woman who fled the scene of a deadly crash in downtown Los Angeles early Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were first called to the intersection of Pico Boulevard and San Pedro Street shortly after 6 a.m. on reports of a traffic collision. “The vehicle […]
American and POW-MIA flags burned by vandals at Southern California memorial for veterans
Flags were burned by vandals at a memorial for veterans in Lakewood sometime in the last few days, according to the city’s Mayor. In a post to Facebook on Saturday afternoon, Mayor Todd Rogers blasted the actions of unknown vandals who allegedly burned American and MIA-POW flags placed at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Lakewood’s Del […]
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