LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “high chance” of a mass shooting in Hollywood has been thwarted by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Braxton Johnson was taken into custody...
LA Leader Resigns City Council Seat Over Racist Remarks
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council member whose racist slurs in a leaked recording created an uproar resigned Wednesday hours after the state attorney general announced an investigation into possible criminal charges involving a meeting where she made the remarks. Former Council President Nury Martinez, the first Latina...
Storm Leaves Grapevine, Tehachapi Pass Closed as New System Looms
Icy conditions in mountains north of Los Angeles shut Interstate 5 in Tejon Pass and State Route 58 in Tehachapi Pass early Tuesday as one storm exited and a major new system headed toward California. Caltrans said the closure of north- and southbound I-5 between the communities of Castaic and...
State Investigates Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
LOS ANGLES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is under investigation for potential civil rights violations as state officials determine whether deputies have engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Friday. The nation's largest sheriff's department, with nearly 18,000 deputies and...
Virus Spreading Quickly Within Households, Los Angeles Mayor Says
The pandemic is getting worse in Los Angeles as the coronavirus spreads rapidly within households and Californians let their guard down, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti, who said Sunday that the nation's most populous county is recording a new COVID-19 case every six seconds. Garcetti said on the CBS program...
Los Angeles County Restaurants Defying Health Orders, Call Outdoor Dining ‘Peaceful Protest’ in Possible Loophole
[aggregation-styles] FOX11 News LOS ANGELES - Numerous restaurant owners are defying California's order to close their doors, but they say it isn't because they don't think the virus is dangerous. It’s a matter of survival. As the owners put it — when outdoor dining stops, the rent isn’t put on...
Sheriff’s Deputies Break Up Huge Party in L.A. COVID Crackdown
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 160 people were arrested during the weekend at an illegal party in Los Angeles County, where coronavirus cases are surging, authorities said. The Saturday night raid on a location in the high desert city of Palmdale came after Sheriff Alex Villanueva vowed to crack down on...
LA Politician Eats Out Hours After Voting to Ban Outdoor Dining
A Los Angeles County supervisor enjoyed an al fresco meal at a restaurant just hours after voting last week to ban outdoor dining at the county's 31,000 restaurants over coronavirus safety concerns, according to a news report. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl was seen eating outside Nov. 24 at Il Forno Trattoria...
LA County Officials To Enact Business Curfew, Other Restrictions on Friday Amid ‘Dangerous Point’ in COVID Pandemic
[aggregation-styles] KABC LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County is set enact more restrictive health guidelines on Friday, including a business curfew that will require restaurants, wineries, breweries and other non-essential businesses to close at 10 p.m. daily, officials said. Outdoor gatherings will be...
Huge California Wildfire Threatening More Than 1,000 Homes
LOS ANGELES — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatened more than 1,000 homes on Tuesday as crews across the West battled dozens of other major blazes. The Bobcat Fire in Southern California was advancing at one...