Los Angeles public health officials reported 756 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,213,288 as of Friday, March 19. Officials said there were 60 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 22,722 deaths since tracking began. A total of 3,222,880 vaccinations have been administered in the county
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Lt. Col. Betty Jane Williams, a member of Women Airforce Service Pilots, remembered for her service by Wings Over Wendy’s veterans group during Women’s History Month. (Photo by Bob Eisenhart) “An airplane doesn’t respond to sex, it only responds to skill.” – Betty Jane Williams. This is your month to be remembered, Betty Jane –
One person died Wednesday after being crushed during an apparent catalytic converter theft in Anaheim.
Saint Patrick’s Day might be all about green, but in Laguna Beach Wednesday night, March 17, it was a bright blue hue behind cheers at the beach. Photographers Mark Girardeau and Patrick Coyne waited Wednesday for waves to glow in the dark at just the right spot, a ritual they had repeated for more than
Two people were killed Tuesday after a massive explosion caused by a large cache of fireworks rattled nearby homes in Ontario, prompting an evacuation order.
The Blue Boy has been waiting patiently for visitors — completely restored as of a few months ago with nary a soul to see it — but that will changed on April 17 when The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens reopens its art galleries for the first time since last March. If you
A beached juvenile gray whale died on the shoreline at Dockweiler State Beach, on Wednesday, March 17, after a rescue team had grappled with how to save the mammal. The whale had washed up on shore about 4 p.m. Officials believed the whale was sick, also noting how thin it appeared. Two hours later, the
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to explore enacting a rent freeze on residential units with expired or soon-to-expire affordability covenants like the one at Hillside Villa Apartments, which the city is hoping to purchase to prevent significant rent increases. “The city is at risk of losing thousands of affordability
For the first time in recent memory, my birthday fell on the day of the time change. As my dad put it in a FaceTime call the day before: “This means you’re going to lose an hour of your birthday. You’ll only have 23 hours.” Hello, officer? I’d like to report the theft of one
A woman has filed a lawsuit again the creator of a GoFundMe campaign that raised tens of thousands of dollars for a Starbucks barista in San Diego who went viral after asking her to mask up.
Duncan Hicks captured a disturbing encounter on his cell phone while trying to file a report inside the station. Now the sheriff says his deputy was out of line.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office dropped its bid Tuesday for the death penalty for an ex-con from Sylmar who’s charged with killing five people — most of them within less than a week —during a shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley 6 1/2 years ago. Alexander Hernandez, now 40,
After 12 years on the job Nathalie Gosset says she was fired because she complained that her boss Dr. Jon Lasch, was sexually harassing her.
Southern California residents woke up to chilly weather and showers Monday. But weather experts predict the rest of the week will be dry. The rain was due to a weather system that developed over Northern California and moved south down the coast into Southern California on Sunday night and Monday morning, according to Joe Sirard,
SUN VALLEY — Firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday night inside a Sun Valley home that also burned into the attic. The blaze inside the house on the 11100 block of Cantara Street was reported at 8:47 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart said. The department dispatched 31 firefighters to the scene, and they
More than a year ago, UCLA student activists said they started tracking Secor, who founded an ultra-right campus group called “America First Bruins.”
I see the world through a lens, always. Even when I’m not working I look at scenes, people, moments, and I click the shutter in my head. The best images tell a story, they have depth, emotion and they cause the viewer to feel something. For me, what I found most unsettling and most challenging
The coronavirus pandemic delivered a devastating hook to the jaw of the gym industry. And now, with coronavirus metrics declining and vaccine doses increasing, a question looms: Can the industry get up from the mat? “The impact financially is enormous,” said Carmen Anaya, owner of Hardcore Fitness Pasadena. After months of closure, the start of
“Spring training is a sign of hope and optimism, and that’s true this year more than ever.” – Bridget Binsbacher, executive director of the spring training Cactus League in Arizona. I’m good to go. I’ve had my Moderna vaccine shots, got my tickets, a place to stay, and a car to get me there. For
Jose Villarruel has been a substitute teacher in Fontana since 2013 — the same year he started living in his car — and when the pandemic hit, his hours were cut. But on Thursday, a former student presented him with a $27,000 check.