Man killed in shootout with Long Beach Police, officer also sustains minor gunshot injuries

LONG BEACH — A man was fatally shot in a shootout with police and an officer was also shot, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday in Long Beach. The shooting occurred around 5:40 p.m. in the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue, after roughly two and a half hours of de-escalation that included a hostage negotiator, mental evaluation team…

AG asks judge to force LA County to address ‘serious ongoing deficiencies’ in juvenile halls

The California Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to order more drastic reforms at Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls in light of the “continued deterioration” of the dangerously understaffed facilities, according to a new court filing. The motion filed jointly by Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles County — pending court approval —…

New CAIR survey reveals 1 in 2 Muslim students reported harassment at California colleges

Nearly half of Muslim students in 87 colleges and universities across California experienced harassment or discrimination at school, according to a new report. The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) and its Center for the Prevention of Hate and Bullying unveiled its latest report, “Examining Islamophobia on California College Campuses” at a…

Woman linked to 14 poisoning murders is sentenced to death

Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Carcass of massive endangered whale washes ashore in Alaska

The carcass was comparable to the width of a college basketball court and female, according to biologists. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

How Laken Riley’s death sent “a reality shock” through a college town

For many students, Athens, Georgia, no longer feels like the safe haven they once thought it was, after the killing of Laken Riley. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

L.A. Zoo Lights will celebrate holidays with lantern sculptures and lights

Los Angeles Zoo visitors are discovering an enchanting world of vibrant lantern sculptures featuring towering animals and festive holiday scenes, a dramatic outdoor show of lights that is underway through January 5. The event is part of the L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow presented by The Angela Collier Foundation and is hosted at 5333 Zoo…

2024 Election Results: In House race, Steel and Tran remain in dead heat

It’s been 13 days since the Nov. 5 general election, but some races in Los Angeles County remain too close to call. Here are the latest vote counts for some of these congressional, state legislative and city races. These numbers are based on the latest tallies from the L.A. County registrar or California Secretary of…

Skull, bones found on Palos Verdes Estates beach

The location where human bones were found on RAT Beach in Palos Verdes Estates on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Medical Examiner Investigators and members of the Palos Verdes Estates Police search RAT Beach for human bones on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) From left,…

Bird flu reaches Hawaii, the last state that had escaped it

Officials suspect that migratory birds likely spread the virus there. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Laken Riley murder suspect was grilled by wife, jail call reveals

Jose Ibarra, 26, is charged with murder and other crimes in Laken Riley’s death in February. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say

Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

NHM Commons throws a celebration for the community at Natural History Museum

Alejandro Barron, an engineer who grew up in Boyle Heights, sneaked away from work on Sunday, Nov. 17, to get an early peek at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles’ new wing in Exposition Park — a public space known as the NHM Commons. “I couldn’t miss this,” he said, joining hundreds of visitors…

Small plane crashes at Pomona Dragstrip during NHRA championship finals; 4 people injured

Four people were injured after a small plane apparently trying to land at Brackett Field Airport in La Verne crashed near the track at the Pomona Dragstrip on Sunday morning, as thousands of spectators watched hot rod races. The crash happened around 11:10 a.m. at the 2700 block of Fairplex Drive, adjacent to the In-N-Out…

String of taco stand and food truck robberies, assaults, probed in South Bay

Police are investigating at least three robberies of taco stands and a food truck in the South Bay area of Los Angeles that occurred late Friday night, Nov. 15, authorities said. The first crime occurred at 11:42 p.m. at Torrance Boulevard and Denker Avenue, near the city of Torrance. Two employees of a taco stand…

Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark is crowned Miss Universe

Victoria Kjær Theilvig, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss Nigeria at the end of the competition. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Palestinians’ hopes and fears as Trump heads back to the White House

Gazans say they’d welcome Trump making good on his vow to end the war, but not “at the expense of the Palestinian people.” Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Architect Bjarke Ingels | 60 Minutes Archive

Morley Safer met Danish architect Bjarke Ingels in New York City back in 2016, when the 41-year-old was handling over 60 major projects including Lego’s new headquarters and a building for Google. At the time he was also involved in designing Two World Trade Center. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Two ‘minor’ earthquakes, 3.5 and 3.4, reported near Fontana on Saturday

Two 3.0+ earthquakes were reported in the Inland Empire on Saturday near Fontana, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first magnitude 3.5 earthquake happened at around 2:17 p.m. about 4.5 miles northwest of Fontana and about a mile and a half deep into the ground, the USGS said. Six hours later, a 3.4 quake…

$25,000 reward offered for information on Carson hit-and-run that killed a woman, 54

CARSON — Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 54-year-old woman in Carson. Cherise Johnson was struck on Aug. 31 shortly after 6:05 p.m. at the corner of Del Amo Boulevard and Tillman Avenue as she was walking southbound in the intersection before being…

Shooting death of homeless man in Long Beach leads to Hemet resident’s arrest

Police on Friday, Nov. 15 made an arrest in the shooting death of a homeless man in Long Beach last month. Officers responding to a shooting call at about 7:10 p.m. on Oct. 22 found Kendell Williams, 36, suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body, the Long Beach Police Department reported. Arriving paramedics pronounced…

A yearslong journey documenting the bedrooms of school shooting victims

Steve Hartman recounts his experience visiting the bedrooms of kids killed in school shootings across the country. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

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