TARZANA — Police are looking for the hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a woman riding a skateboard early Tuesday morning in Tarzana. The woman, in her early 30s, died at the scene of her injury, which occurred about 12:30 a.m. at Tampa Avenue and Oxnard Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Her
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Long Beach City College’s Liberal Arts campus was devoid of students and faculty on Monday afternoon, Sept. 13, and into the evening. Police barricades circled the school and blocked off a few nearby residential streets. Yet, in the hours before President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped on stage at City College in a
When the pandemic upended people’s daily lives, the beaches became a place where they sought space and relaxation. But sadly, many visitors left a trail of trash behind. California Coastal Cleanup Day is a way to give back to the beach, this year returning to its one-day volunteer format on Sept. 18, rather than a
A voice from the past called this week to say he had a story to tell. Did I remember him? Eric Braverman? Absolutely, I remembered him. A file photo of Eric Braverman with his son Adam. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) It had been 22 years since we last talked, and he
It has been a long intermission for L.A. Opera, fraught with unforeseen bumps in the road due to the Pandemic, but the beat goes on with this Saturday’s gala opening of Verdi’s hummable, old warhorse, ”Il Trovatore,” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The first glitch was the news that the ship from Monaco carrying the
West Valley Christian Church on Sherman Way, West Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religious services in the San Fernando Valley area, Sept. 11-18. Love God, Love People: The Rev. Rob Denton explains the message, 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (indoors and online) on Sept. 12. West Valley Christian Church, 22450 Sherman
The strength and unity of Americans was on display on Saturday as cities across Los Angeles County commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Related: Listing of today’s ceremonies in L.A. County and memorial sites to visit The tributes began early, especially at LAX where a moment of silence was held at 5:46
Stacey Butler reports from from the City of Industry where the body of a woman was found inside a burning car in La Habra Heights. Police, however, are unclear on how exactly the woman died.
After 719 days, the smell of turkey legs and deep-fried Oreos returned to the Fairplex as a scaled-down version of the LA County Fair kicked off Friday, Sept. 10. After the fair’s cancellation in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced a smaller event for 2021, with fewer rides and no live music as
The Los Angeles Fire Department 9/11 Memorial is in honor of the 343 New York Firefighters killed in the World Trade Center collapse, and all who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. The memorial is located at the LAFD Training Center in Elysian Park and features a large steel support that
The Los Angeles Unified School District has the support of the county’s highest public official for its recent decision to require the COVID-19 vaccine for all eligible students — and she encouraged other students to get inoculated too. Barbara Ferrer, the director of the LA County Public Health Department, lauded the move by LAUSD’s Board
Flags honoring people killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001 at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA, Monday, September 8, 2020. The university honors those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, with its annual Waves of Flags display. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Here is
It is a beautiful-yet-solemn sight: Several thousand American flags waving in the ocean breeze on a Malibu hillside looking over the Pacific Ocean. The evocative scene sprung up recently on the lawn of Pepperdine University, as it does every September, to honor those who died in the 9/11 attacks — which was 20 years ago
A demonstration was held Wednesday night after a woman filmed two men putting up a “No Trespassing” sign after she sat down on a patch of grass outside of St. Paul First Lutheran Church in North Hollywood.
With Labor Day past, the end of summer is approaching. Meanwhile, Alta Magazine‘s summer issue, purchased in late July, was sitting untouched. I decided I’d better get to it. As always, the quarterly devoted to California and the West has Inland Empire insights, often in unexpected places. A profile of James Darrah, the new artistic
A Police K-9 was clearly not messing around when he jumped right through that shattered window to take down a pursuit suspect in Corona Thursday night.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,060 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,421,616 as of Tuesday, Sept. 7. The total number of cases represents 14.2% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 25,465 deaths since tracking
Temperatures reached into the 90s and low 100s throughout Southern California’s inland areas on Labor Day, but no heat records tumbled for the holiday this year. Last year’s Labor Day high temperatures soared to well over 100 in several areas, including 120 degrees in Woodland Hills. Still, it was plenty warm and temperatures were higher
They came. They saw. They conquered the bridge. More than 2,600 people ventured to San Pedro for the 12th annual Conquer the Bridge race over the Vincent Thomas Bridge Monday, Sept 6. The 5.3-mile route led runners through the downtown waterfront, across the city’s iconic bridge and back to the finish line at the corner
Fueled by a surge in e-commerce spending and the approaching holiday season, Walmart is looking to hire workers for its Walmart and Sam’s Club distribution centers in Southern California. The local hires are part of the mega retailer’s push to bring on 20,000 people nationwide as order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and managers