Latest Los Angeles News
RSS-
Shootings Prompt Plans to Quell Youth Violence
Santa Monica city and school officials are planning a press conference at noon on Tuesday to announce a new approach to youth and family violence in the wake of a shooting rampage in which six people ...
-
Wednesday police log The Beach Cities
Identity theft: Police took a report June 11 from the 200 block of West Mariposa Avenue. Unauthorized withdrawals were made from the victim's bank ...
-
Monsters University premieres in Hollywood
Singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani, husband Gavin Rossdale and their children arrive during the world premiere of "Monsters University," June 17, ...
More Los Angeles News
RSS-
5 Hurt In Crash On 110 Freeway In South LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- At least five people were injured after a two vehicles overturned in a crash on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway in the South Los Angeles area. The crash was reported around 10:45 a.m. near the Manchester Avenue exit of the 110 Freeway, according to fire ...
-
Multiple Sightings Of Fugitive Couple In Maywood Wanted For Toddler’s Death Child Neglect
MAYWOOD (CBSLA.com)-- The U.S. Marshals Service Tuesday announced there have been multiple sightings in Maywood of a fugitive couple who has been charged in the death of their 2-year-old adopted daughter. Janet and Ramon Barreto are wanted in Mississippi for manslaughter of a child, multiple counts of child neglect and endangerment involving the abuse of their seven adopted children, ...
-
Chrysler Agrees To Recall 2.7 Million Older Model Jeeps At Risk Of Fire
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government’s request to recall the Jeeps. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contended that the gas tanks could rupture if hit from the rear, ...
-
911 Caller Proclaims Innocence Despite Pleading Guilty To False Report That Led To Teen’s Death By Police
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) --The 911 caller who falsely reported he was robbed at gunpoint in Pasadena, which led to the fatal shooting of a college student by police, is proclaiming his innocence despite entering a guilty plea in court. Oscar Carrillo pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor false reporting charges Monday. He will serve 90 days in jail, perform 90 days of community service and pay $3,000 ...
-
California wildfire triggers air quality warning in Las Vegas
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 11:07 a.m. California wildfires mean smoke-filled days in Las Vegas, and a recent fire has prompted air quality officials on Tuesday to issue an air quality warning. Though unhealthy levels of pollution had not been reached as of Tuesday morning, the Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the warning because of smoke from the wildfires combined with local weather ...
-
How A Star Los Angeles Entrepreneur Coaches The Next Generation
Amplify, an LA business accelerator founded by entrepreneurs Jeff Solomon and Paul Bricault, has taken some 20 promising startups under its wing at its hip Venice campus over the past 18 months. Solomon actively mentors entrepreneurship's next generation, whether they are poised for breakthroughs or have yet to buy their first college textbook. In July he will launch an ...
-
Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
WASHINGTON-A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco against Robert Williams of ...
-
Clippers Celtics end Garnett Rivers trade talks
Doc Rivers (left) and Kevin Garnett will reportedly stay in Boston — for now. (Steve Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) A deal that would have sent Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers from the Celtics to the Clippers is ';dead,'; a ...
-
Ex-USC Professor Among FBI’s 10 Most Wanted
Walter Lee Williams, a former university professor, is wanted for the alleged sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual acts with ...
-
Californias unique confidential marriage could surge if Prop. 8 is upheld Joe Mathews
I'm going to let you in on confidential marriage, an only-in-California concoction that is little known but deeply relevant to today's debates about ...
-
Justin Bieber hits photographer with car in Hollywood
Justin Bieber reportedly hit a photographer Monday night in Hollywood when the man jumped in front of his car as he was pulling away. (The Associated ...
-
Editorial California legislature launches sneak attack on government accountability
But just imagine how many more bucks taxpayers will lose in the black hole of government if the public is unable to track tax dollars and hold local officials accountable for ...
-
Blackhawks Shut Out In Game 3 Bruins Take 2-1 Cup Series Lead
BOSTON (AP) -Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in ...
-
Hathaway Fire 73 Percent Contained
BANNING (CBSLA.com) -- The Hathaway Fire, which has scorched 3,807 acres in the San Gorgonio Wilderness area, was 73 percent contained as of Monday night. Nearly 750 firefighters remained on the scene to improve and build new containment lines in the blaze, which broke out June 9 and has burned in a steep, remote area. Crews also focused on the fire's remaining hot ...
-
SullivanCurtisMonroe Names Petsche as VP in Southern California
SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Thomas Petsche as a vice president at its Los Angeles location. Prior to joining SCM's group benefits division, Petsche was with Gallagher Benefits Services. He has more than 15 years of benefits brokerage consulting experience. SMC isa full-service insurance agency focused on middle-market companies, offering commercial property/casualty, ...
-
Boy 6 killed by family dog at California home
Authorities say the attack occurred around 11 a.m. Monday at the boy's Union City home. The dog has been described as a pit bull or pit bull ...
-
California Home Price Increases Most in 33 Years
The median price of a previously owned house in California soared 31.9 percent in May, the largest year-over-year increase in more than three decades as sales of more expensive properties increased and inventory remained tight, a trade group said Monday. Last month, the state's median home price increased to $417,350 from $316,460 in May 2012, according to Los Angeles-based California ...
-
Reports Clippers Call Off Trade Talks With Celtics
BOSTON (CBS) – The Clippers and Celtics are reportedly done talking about a blockbuster trade that would have sent Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles. According to the LA Times’ Brad Turner, the Clippers feel the Celtics are asking for too much and are calling off the talks. The two sides could not come to an agreement on what Los Angeles would send to Boston, and the ...
-
Bruins-Blackhawks Bad Blood Boils Over In Final Minute Of Game 3
BOSTON (CBS) — Hate has found its way into the Stanley Cup Final. After nearly three full games (13 periods), the Bruins and Blackhawks got past their pleasantries and engaged in a full-on brawl in the waning seconds of Game 3. With roughly 20 seconds to go and the Bruins leading 2-0, Zdeno Chara dumped Bryan Bickell to the ice on front of the Boston net. Bickell tugged on Chara’s ...
-
Report Clippers calling off trade talks with Celts
The Clippers have reportedly called off trade talks with the Celtics. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly called off conversations with the Boston Celtics, halting any potential deal that would send head coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles to replace the recently ousted Vinny Del Negro. The news, tweeted Tuesday from Clippers beat reporter Brad Turner of ...
-
More bad luck for Bieber Pop star hits pedestrian in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with someone -- possibly a photographer -- at 11:45 p.m. local time Monday in the 8800 block of Sunset Boulevard. Valenzuela says nobody was cited or arrested and ...
-
California Prisoners at Avenal and Pleasant Valley prisons demand move as valley fever death toll rises
Thousands of inmates at two California prisons may be transferred to other facilities, to avoid the threat of a condition known as valley ...
Los Angeles Feature
-
LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
News from around our Network
