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An arrest has been made in connection to the death of a 22-year-old pregnant woman who died after being shot in the head in Canoga Park at the end of last month. On Aug. 23, Adriana Jiménez was returning home when a man shot her. She fought for her life for several days, but her

The Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library celebrated Library Card Sign-up Month Tuesday with the start of a program offering library cardholders discounts and other deals at participating local businesses. The Reader Rewards program, running through Sept. 30, allows Bruggemeyer Library cardholders to show their library cards at participating Monterey Park businesses to receive perks including discounts,

Experts say Southern California could potentially be in for a very strong El Niño year. With that, county leaders are trying to inform the public but insist there should not be any panic. County leaders and emergency officials gathered Tuesday to outline preparations for the possibility of a pronounced El Niño season. The National Weather

The Catalina Island Conservancy is authorized to begin killing thousands of mule deer on the island Tuesday under a state permit that Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or revoke.    Hahn, who has opposed the planned eradication, sent a letter to Newsom Monday asking him to intervene before the

UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday and replaced him with Tim Harris, the former longtime president of business operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. The shake-up was announced in a letter from Chancellor Julio Frenk to the university community. Frenk described it as a “new path forward for UCLA Athletics.” Jarmond, who had the job

First responders are at the scene of a sinking boat in Long Beach, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Ground and water resources responded to a pier off Navy Way near Terminal Island on Monday for a report of a 30-foot power boat that was taking on water. Four passengers were able to safely disembark,

A grand jury indictment was unsealed Monday against former LAPD officer Clifford Proctor, who was previously charged with murder for the 2015 on-duty killing of Brenden Glenn outside a bar in Venice. The indictment alleges Proctor personally used a gun to kill Glenn. After the indictment was unsealed, the judge allowed Proctor to post bail,

Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis’ most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out of the U.S. Open after a first-round defeat to Mariano Navone on Sunday

Health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus in the city of Arcadia this year, authorities said this weekend. The sample was collected on Aug. 18 from a trap site near Baldwin Stocker Park, according to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District West Nile virus is transmitted to people

Overnight road work will prompt lane closures on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles and Hollywood and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park beginning Sunday night. According to Caltrans, the work will be conducted between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. nightly, Sunday to Friday, with parking restrictions in place throughout that span to accommodate curb,

Evoking the same do-it-yourself pop-rock feminism of her ’90s musical influences, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women’s well-being with a benefit show that activated her young audience. Daisy Chain Fields united a women-led lineup boasting queer pop star Chappell Roan, breakout rapper Doechii and riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill behind issues of women’s health,

An unusual sight along a busy Baldwin Park road created a puzzling traffic hazard. Thirty-one catfish making their way across the roadway stopped drivers in their tracks as the California Highway Patrol responded to the odd occurrence.  CHP officers moved all the fish to the right shoulder and were helped by Animal Control. Sadly, two

On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals. But Cave Creek Mayor Robert Morris can’t shake the real possibility that it’s not enough to keep the desert community of about 5,000 people afloat well into the future.

A teenager was taken to the hospital after being shot at a burger restaurant in Oxnard on Friday night, officials said. Officers and EMS personnel responded to a shooting at the Five Guys in the 2700 block of Portico Way just before 8:30 p.m., according to the Oxnard Police Department. When they arrived, they found

Tarik Skubal was welcomed with cheers and a smattering of boos in his return to Detroit, where he pitched Friday for the Los Angeles Dodgers against his former team for the first time since the middling franchise traded him to the two-time defending World Series champions. When the visitors’ lineup and Skubal were shown on

The owner of a Pasadena restaurant with ties to Nepal has desperately tried to contact friends and family following devastating floods on the country’s border with China. Hundreds of people died and many more remain missing after a powerful torrent of water, mud and debris rampaged Wednesday along the Himalayan border. On Friday, the death

A teenager was critically injured Thursday when the electric motorcycle he was riding collided with a vehicle in Fountain Valley, police said. Fountain Valley police officers responded at about 12:44 p.m. to a serious traffic collision at Talbert Avenue and Second Street. A preliminary investigation found that a vehicle was traveling west on Talbert Avenue

Five Long Beach refuse operators are speaking publicly about what they describe as unsafe working conditions, heavy workloads and a shortage of operational collection trucks—problems they say are contributing to injuries and leaving some routes unfinished. During an exclusive group interview with NBC4, all five workers raised their hands when asked whether they believe the

A semitrailer truck crashed onto its side and took down power lines late Thursday morning in Pacoima. Details about what led to the crash near Branford Street and San Fernando Road were not immediately available. No serious injuries were reported. Utility crews were responding to the scene to repair the power line poles. Read original

Video shows a plane that caught on fire at Los Angeles International Airport late Wednesday night. The DHL cargo plane was seen on the southern-most runways, located just west of the Sepulveda Tunnel, with flames coming out of its left side around 11:10 p.m. It’s unclear what started the fire or where the fire started