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Several injured after man runs car into crowd at elementary school
August 29, 2012 8:14 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say a 100-year-old man drove onto a sidewalk and hit 11 people, including nine children, across from an elementary school in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles fire Capt. Jaime Moore says four of the children were in critical condition when firefighters arrived but they were... more » -
Porn group wants freeze during LA syphilis probe
August 20, 2012 8:35 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A pornography trade group is calling for a nationwide filming moratorium while performers are tested for syphilis and Los Angeles public health officials investigate an outbreak. Free Speech Coalition spokeswoman Joanne Cachapero says Monday that one performer has tested positive for the sexually-transmitted disease and the... more » -
Report: LA Wal-Mart lobbyist posed as reporter
June 15, 2012 10:01 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An associate at a lobbying firm working to bring a Wal-Mart store to Chinatown in Los Angeles has resigned after posing as a student reporter at a news conference held by a labor group opposing the store. Local media reports city records show Stephanie Harnett worked... more » -
Obama rallies for Sen. Murray as voters hit polls
August 17, 2010 8:19 AM
President Barack Obama is giving a blast of attention to Sen. Patty Murray and her re-election bid on primary day, stepping into another competitive race as Democrats try to retain their grip on Congress. In the middle of a three-day campaign trip, Obama heads north Tuesday from Los Angeles... more » -
President Obama politicking, raising money
August 16, 2010 8:54 AM
President Barack Obama is touching nearly every region of the country to stir up cash and attention for Democrats, launching a three-day trip. Obama will spend the heart of his Monday in Wisconsin, raising money for gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett and other Wisconsin Democrats. He will cap his... more » -
At least one killed in L.A. building explosion
July 30, 2010 12:15 PM
Fire officials say at least one person has died in an explosion that rocked a large South Los Angeles commercial building and hurled people into the street. Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the suspected natural gas explosion shook the two-story building housing a welding operation at 6:15 a.m. PT... more » -
LA shelter meal goes wild with bear tacos
May 11, 2010 11:15 AM
It was a wild night at a Skid Row shelter in Los Angeles. The Union Rescue Mission offered a dinner Monday night of tacos made from wild elk, deer, sheep, pig, black bear and antelope. A hunting group donated about 250 pounds of fresh game meat as part... more » -
School to close in La Junta to save money
April 2, 2010 3:42 PM
The La Junta public school district board has voted to close La Junta Intermediate School next fall to save an estimated $770,000. Superintendent Jim Sullivan says the district projects a $1 million drop in revenue next school year due to declining enrollment and state budget cuts. Enrollment is expected... more » -
L.A. foothills warned of mud flows after wildfire
October 6, 2009 6:39 PM
Winter rains could release huge flows of mud and debris in the vast area of the Angeles National Forest burned by a wildfire, affecting San Gabriel Mountain foothill communities, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday. The agency said its assessment indicated "high probabilities" of large debris flows in both... more » -
LA police hunt 2 gang members in killing of baby
September 28, 2009 1:35 PM
Los Angeles police are looking for two gang members who killed a 4-month-old boy and wounded a pregnant woman during a dispute with the infant's father. Police say the shooting occurred Sunday morning at a party in the San Fernando Valley and was prompted by an argument between the two... more » -
Teen charged with setting 2,100-acre LA wildfire
September 18, 2009 4:20 PM
Los Angeles County authorities have filed arson charges against a 13-year-old boy they believe started a 2,100-acre wildfire last month. Prosecutors on Friday charged the boy from El Monte with two felony counts: arson of a forest and recklessly causing a fire. His name wasn't released. The boy is accused... more »
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