The Los Angeles County Department is working to rescue a person who became trapped in Pomona Wednesday afternoon. It’s happening at a construction site at the Fairplex, located in the 1800 block of Gillette Road. The person is said to be trapped in a confined space. No further information about the incident or the person’s […]

Allegations that labor rights icon Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted and abused women and young girls are triggering sweeping changes across California, where dozens of streets, parks, schools, and public buildings bear his name. In Bakersfield, city leaders have withdrawn plans to rename H Street after Chavez. In Fresno, a city councilmember who championed renaming a […]

United Farm Workers co-founder and labor activist Dolores Huerta went public Wednesday with her own account of being raped by Cesar Chavez, following a stunning New York Times investigation that uncovered decades of sexual abuse, including of young girls, by the civil rights icon. Prior to speaking with the Times, Huerta had never publicly disclosed […]

The Trump administration is scrambling to cover its tracks amid legislative pressure and a First Amendment lawsuit over its alleged “domestic terrorist” database, new legal filings and emails reviewed by Mother Jones reveal. A federal class action lawsuit filed last month against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleges that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]

A close call between a plane and a helicopter near Hollywood Burbank Airport earlier this month is now being cited as a key reason behind a new nationwide aviation safety measure. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the incident happened March 2 when a Beechcraft 99 was cleared to land at the Burbank airport while […]

“Tell the world why you believe I deserve to be assaulted from behind, have six ribs broken, and a damaged lung. Tell me to my face.” “You told the media that I was a ‘freaking snake.’”  The explosive remarks, from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), were directed at Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) during his confirmation hearing to be […]

Dozens of high temperature records were shattered Tuesday as Southern California’s extended heat wave continued, with some locations reporting afternoon temperatures as much as 10 or 11 degrees higher than their previous record highs. The National Weather Service reported 28 record highs across areas served by its Los Angeles and San Diego offices. Location New […]

Dozens of high temperature records were shattered Tuesday as Southern California’s extended heat wave continued, with some locations reporting afternoon temperatures as much as 10 or 11 degrees higher than their previous record highs. The National Weather Service reported 28 record highs across areas served by its Los Angeles and San Diego offices. Location New […]

A Monrovia bear that made headlines after two people were attacked and who photobombed a KTLA newscast was euthanized by wildlife officials on Tuesday. The momma bear, known by area residents as “Blondie,” had been living under a home on Oakglade Drive with her two cubs for several weeks when she made her surprise appearance […]