Audit: Los Angeles' domestic violence services are 'inconsistent'
Los Angeles' services for victims of domestic violence are "disjointed and inconsistent" and the police department lacks a unit solely dedicated to domestic violence, according to a city audit released...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez, 1962-2015: Former Santa Fe Springs fire chief remembered as...
Alex Rodriguez, retired fire chief, was remembered Thursday as a humble family man who led the Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire-Rescue to being one of the state's top departments."He brought an...
View ArticleOregon gunman Chris Harper-Mercer lived in Torrance, graduated from Switzer...
Chris Harper Mercer, the man accused of opening fire at a rural Oregon community college Thursday, formerly lived in the South Bay and attended a school for teens with emotional disabilities.Records...
View ArticleOregon gunman's dad, Tarzana resident says he's as shocked as anyone
The father of a man who officials have identified as the shooter who opened fire at an Oregon community college says he's as shocked as anybody at the deaths of 10 people including his son.Ian Mercer...
View ArticleChino man accused of high-tech auto burglary in Pasadena
PASADENA >> A Chino man is accused of using a car door signal "descrambler" device to target cars for burglary at a Pasadena apartment complex early Friday, authorities said.Yuzhe Luo, 18, was...
View ArticleCalifornia recreational spiny lobster season to open
LOS ANGELES >> California's recreational spiny lobster season opening Saturday is expected to see plentiful catches because of the El Niño ocean-warming event occurring in the eastern...
View Article2 more SuperScooper firefighting airplanes arrive in Southern California
VAN NUYS >> Two additional CL-415 SuperScooper firefighting aircraft arrived at Van Nuys Airport Friday to augment two already being leased from Quebec.The Bombardier-made aircraft are being...
View ArticleSusan Shelley: Solving the mystery of the lost Haggen jobs
Seven days.That's how long the employees of the soon-to-be Haggen stores had to decide. They were told they could stay with their old companies and transfer to another Vons or Albertsons store, or they...
View ArticleSouthern California manufacturing jobs part of sluggish US jobs report
L.A. Gauge Co. is bucking the trend.At a time when many Southland manufacturing companies are shedding jobs, this San Fernando Valley-based maker of missile components is looking to expand.That...
View Article22 indicted in Sinaloa Cartel money laundering scheme
A four-year Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into money laundering for a notorious drug cartel has led to the indictment of 22 people, including several from Southern California,...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for Oct. 3, 2015
SIERRA MADREBlessing of the Animals serviceThe Episcopal Church of the Ascension will hold its annual "Blessing of the Animals" service at 11:45 a.m. Sunday in the outdoor worship area.The blessing is...
View ArticleArcadia police seek missing woman
ARCADIA >> Authorities are seeking woman suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder who went missing from an Arcadia hospital Friday.Julielena Bocanegra, 23, was waiting to be treated for...
View ArticleArcadia woman goes missing in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES >> Officials asked the public's help Friday in finding an Arcadia woman with psychological issues who disappeared Wednesday, police said.Barbara Jean Joseph, 44, left a substance...
View ArticleClaremont Colleges students plan Day of Action to focus on climate
CLAREMONT >> Students at the Claremont Colleges added their voices Friday afternoon to Know Tomorrow's Day of Action, a national effort that included other Southern California universities, to...
View ArticleWhat we know about Oregon shooter's life in Southern California
Christopher Harper-Mercer, the shooter who went on a rampage at a rural Oregon community college on Thursday, grew up in Southern California and attended a school for students with emotional issues and...
View ArticleDetails of Oregon shooter's troubled childhood in South Bay
In her 20 years of teaching English at El Camino College, professor Debra Breckheimer has personally escorted many emotionally disturbed students to a campus health center for psychological help.Chris...
View ArticleSwitzer Center: Oregon shooter's Torrance school specializes in behavior...
The Torrance school attended by Umpqua Community College mass shooter Chris Harper-Mercer specializes in helping emotionally disturbed students who have behavioral problems.
View ArticleAttorneys: Robin Williams' widow, kids settle estate fight
Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO >> Robin Williams' widow and his three children from previous marriages reached a settlement in their legal fight over the late actor's estate, ending a public...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley weather forecast: Gusty winds for Saturday
The San Gabriel Valley on Saturday morning will see low clouds and fog, becoming sunny with 15 mph southwest winds with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.Saturday...
View ArticleSuspect wounded in gunfight with deputies in Industry, captured after 3-hour...
INDUSTRY >> Deputies captured a fleeing suspect after trading gunfire with the man and wounding him in a commercial neighborhood in Industry late Friday, authorities said.The gunfight took place...
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