Attorneys who contend Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Eaton Fire that erupted during a Jan. 7 windstorm — destroying thousands of structures and leaving at least 17 people dead — were pointing today to newly released video that they believe is evidence the utility’s transmission lines were the source of the inferno. A series
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A former Riverside County probation officer suspected of engaging in sex acts with a boy behind bars in Riverside Juvenile Hall was out of custody today. Cecilia Pulido, 42, of Moreno Valley was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail Friday on suspicion of sexual contact with an inmate, molesting a
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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced the launch of a grant program today to support restaurants and bars located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation that pay the tribal food and beverage sales tax. The Food and Beverage Sales Tax Grant Program will provide funding through the inaugural Taxpayer
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Nine people, including logistics executives, warehouse owners and truck drivers, were indicted for allegedly orchestrating a smuggling operation believed to have escorted $200 million worth of counterfeit and other illegal products from China into the U.S. through the Los Angeles- Long Beach port complex, federal prosecutors announced today. Eight of the defendants
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President Donald Trump, who has hurled criticism at state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water- and forest-management policies that he says contributed to the region’s deadly wildfires, is expected to visit Los Angeles tomorrow to get a first-hand look at the destruction. No details about the anticipated trip have been released by
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A fast-moving wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area today, blackening hundreds of open acres as ground and airborne crews worked to quell the flames amid arid and blustery Santa Ana conditions. The blaze broke out for unknown reasons shortly before 2:30 p.m. Thursday in a remote
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Damages and emergency response costs related to the early days of the multiple wildfires that burned in Los Angeles are anticipated to reach $385M with that figure expected to grow, according to a preliminary report issued today. During a discussion with City Council members, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said numerous facilities and public infrastructure
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Final respects will be paid tomorrow to a 40-year-old Riverside County sheriff’s deputy killed in a collision involving his patrol motorcycle on the Riverside (91) Freeway. Deputy Timothy Corlew was fatally injured on the morning of Jan. 8 along the westbound 91 at La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. Corlew’s family, friends and colleagues, along
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Electric vault inspections from Southern California Edison’s contractor may cause lane reductions on two Rancho Mirage streets, the city’s Public Works Department announced today. Potential traffic delays are anticipated between Thursday and Friday on southbound Monterey Avenue and westbound Country Club Drive, according to a statement from the agency. City officials advised drivers to exercise
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An at-risk 94-year-old Altadena man reported missing after being in contact with friends and family was found dead in a fire zone, authorities announced today. Edwin Cridlind, last seen on Jan. 7 in the 200 block of Wapello Street, had contacted friends and family around 7:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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U.S. Forest Service investigators today were seeking the public’s help identifying two men who broke into a locked fire engine and stole equipment from a crew standing by for deployments during the Santa Ana wind events across the Inland Empire. The theft occurred in the predawn hours Friday in the 9500 block of Milliken
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Criminal charges were announced today against dozens of defendants who allegedly committed a host of violent crimes throughout San Diego County at the behest of the Mexican Mafia. Prosecutors allege the charged offenses — which include murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion and weapons trafficking — were committed by local gang members acting on the
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution today offering eviction protection for renters who open their homes to people or pets displaced by this month’s wildfires, and promoting increased short-term rental availability. Tuesday’s resolution protects tenants in unincorporated areas of the county against eviction when hosting unauthorized occupants or pets displaced
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Phil Ford and Mimi Hines will be awarded the 473rd star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars today. The music and comedy duo, a married couple of 18 years, will be formally honored at a 2 p.m. ceremony Tuesday. Ford and Hines’ longstanding partnership started with a breakout appearance on “The Tonight
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A man suspected of intentionally setting a brush fire in Griffith Park was arrested today after flames briefly threatened nearby homes. Authorities responded to the 2700 block of Glendower Avenue to reports of a small brush fire burning near several residences around 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Firefighters quickly extinguished
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Pretrial motions are slated to get underway Tuesday ahead of jury selection for the trial of a Beaumont man accused of causing the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, whose body was found in an apartment with him and the woman after they had overdosed on drugs. Tyler Lawrence Finley, 29, was arrested in 2020
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Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order today to expedite debris removal and prevent debris flows in wildfire-affected areas ahead of expected rainfall. The firestorms have left debris and burn scars across Los Angeles’ landscape, posing a safety concern in light of rainfall that forecasts show is on the way. As burn scars do not
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today appointed longtime civic official, businessman and developer Steve Soboroff to lead rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the devastating wildfire that wiped out the majority of Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas. “Steve Soboroff’s name is attached to hope,” Bass said in naming him the city’s chief recovery officer.
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy pleaded guilty today to a federal civil rights charge for assaulting a transgender man who was exercising his First Amendment rights by “flipping off” the lawman. Joseph Benza III, 36, of Corona, who was assigned to the Norwalk Station at the time of the February 2023 incident, was
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A 22-year-old man who stole products from a Desert Hot Springs store while armed with a pistol pleaded guilty today to burglary and obstructing a peace officer and was immediately sentenced to two years in state prison. Kevin Dionte Ezekial Davis admitted the felony and misdemeanor counts under a plea agreement with the Riverside County
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