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Gas and Power Cut to Some Ocean Park Residents Due to a Downed tree During Powerful Rainstorm

2.25.23: Natural gas and electrical power will remain shut off for most of Saturday, in the area of the 2400 block of Ashland Ave in Ocean Park. This problem is due to a downed tree that ruptured gas...

 

Compton Dominguez High School Is On Fire Monday Night. One Building Fully Engulfed in Flames

Dominguez High School in Compton is on fire, according to dispatchers. One building is fully engulfed in flames. Several fire companies are battling the blaze. The fire started at 7 pm, and fire...

 

Burst Fire Hyrdrant Floods a CVS Pharmacy at 2602 Santa Monica Blvd

A burst fire hydrant or water main at 2602 Santa Monica Blvd flooded the CVS Pharmacy at 26th and SM Blvd on Monday night. Both a broken water main and sparking electrical box were reported at that...

 

LASD Arrests Suspect in Murder of Bishop David O'Connell, 69, in Hacienda Heights

LA County Sheriff Robert Luna has identified the suspect in the February 18, 2023 murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell as Carlos Medina, 65. Suspect Medina is the husband of the Bishop's...

 

Ralphs was robbed Olympic and Cloverfield PD on scene

2.15.23: "SMPD Officers were dispatched to Ralphs Grocery Store at about 10:00 PM to take a burglary report. Two unknown males entered the second floor offices by using an unknown pry tool. Suspects...

 

Samohi Hosts St. Monica's Catholic High School in a non-league Baseball Game and Wins, 6-0

Img 1)Christian Recendez from the Santa Monica Prep High School boy's varsity baseball team throws a pitch to a batter from St. Monica baseball team at Samohi on Wednesday Feb 15th as Samohi hosted...

 

Saturday Shootout in Venice: Venice Blvd and Louella Avenue, Los Angeles Police Dept. Seeks Suspect. Video

2.18.23, 11 am: There was a shootout underway Saturday in Venice on Venice Blvd and Louella Ave. Shooting began at 10 am approximately. "Looks like at least one shot at 2018 Lincoln." The Los Angeles...

 

Santa Monica High Boys Baseball Hosts South High in game 2 of a Double Header non-league Baseball Game

IMG 1)Left Teddy Levin from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity baseball team waits with his glove open to catch the baseball which was thrown to him as Tyler Steere from South High School...

 

Samohi Men's Basketball Hosts Hesperia in the Division 3AA boys basketball game in which Samo lost 63-50

IMG 1)Center Joshua Hecht from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team drives to the basketball hoop in between left Mark Jones and Anggulio Guerra both Hesperia High School inside...

 

Deceased Man Identified; Jesse Rankin, 43, Was Found on the Embankment at Lincoln Blvd Exit to the 10 Freeway West

Update, 2.14.23: "The male was identified as, 42 year old, Jesse Rankin, of Los Angeles," writes Franco Pepi, Public Information Officer for the CHP. "The cause of death is unknown at this time, the...

 

Two Different Jewish Men Shot in 24 Hours in Los Angeles Leaving Synagogues in Pico Robertson. Suspect in Custody

Update 9:30 PM PST (AP) A person was taken into custody Thursday in connection with the shootings of two Jewish men outside synagogues in Los Angeles this week, police said. The violence set off fear...

 

Mysterious UFO Lights in the Sky Over NE Nevada Turn Heads After 4 Incursions by Balloons in a Week

Is it a precursor to a Chinese invasion, or an alien invasion? Well, probably not, but a series of lights over the skies of North Eastern Nevada have people wondering. This comes after a series of...

 

Actress Raquel Welch has Died at the age of 82. Remembered as 1960's Sex Symbol

Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82. Her family says she had "a brief illness" before dying. Jo Raquel Welch first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a...

 

Multiple Injuries at LAX After a Passenger Bus Collides With an Jumbo Jet On a Taxi way

Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A collision between an American Airlines Airbus A321 and a shuttle bus on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport Friday left five people injured, officials said. Airport...

 

Assemblyman Richard Bloom Appointed to LA Superior Court Bench

Gov. Gavin Newsom has made a round of appointments to the Superior court bench. Our retired former Assemblymember is one of them. Richard Bloom, 69, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve...

 

Ancient Castle Destroyed in Turkish Earthquake, But Most of the Damage is to Restoration Constructed in 2016

Gaziantep Castle is a castle on top of a mound in the center of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during the Hittite Empire, it was expanded into a castle during the Roman Empire....

 

Communist China Prepares For War By Passing New Draft Law, Effective 3/1/23

The People's Republic of China is apparently preparing for war by passing a mobilization statute. This according to independent reporter Jennifer Zeng, who has been both right and wrong about Beijing...

 

A Jiaoying Summers Birthday Roast With A Side Order of Birthday Bling from TV star Leah Qin!

Hilarious comedian Jiaoying Summers brought the glamor to her sold out birthday show roast at The Hollywood Comedy. Jiaoying wowed in a House of Mua Mua beautiful pink gown as she sipped on XOJU...

 
 By Stan Greene    News    February 8, 2023

Waymo Self Driving Cars Practice on Santa Monica Streets driving into the Driverless Future.

You may have noticed the white SUVs with the rotating lights on the roof, on the streets of Santa Monica. Soon, you will see them driving without drivers. Waymo's announced that it will also offer a...

 

Report of Active Shooter Situation at Upland High School deemed "Non-Credible" by Upland Police

2.7.23: We are receiving reports of an active shooter situation at Upland High School in Upland, San Bernardino County, California. The Upland Police Department cancelled an earlier alert at about...

 
 By Morgan Genser    News    February 6, 2023

Samohi Boys Basketball Hosts Mira Costa in a Bay League Basketball Game and lost 59-36

img 1) Left Preston Ezewiro from the Mira Costa High School boys varsity basketball team attempts a shot at the basket while Anton Berge Wells makes an attempt to block the shot by Ezewiro on January...

 

Mentally Ill Homeless Man Shuts Down Santa Monica Blvd Late Tuesday Morning.

A mentally ill individual caused Santa Monica Blvd to come to a halt Tuesday morning by blocking traffic with his body and his actions. A Santa Monica Big Blue Bus had to wait for police to remove...

 
 By David Ganezer    News    February 6, 2023

Estimate: 10,000 Dead After Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake Hits Southern Turkey, Causing Severe Damage and Casualties

An initial earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, whose epicenter was in south central Turkey, downed buildings and raised the specter of a humanitarian crisis. A second earthquake, with a magnitude of...

 
 By Morgan Genser    News    February 1, 2023

SAMOHI hosted Mira Costa in a bay league soccer match in which Costa won 2-1 in overtime

IMG 1) Left Owen Lagerwey from the Mira Costa High School boys varsity soccer team is shielded from the soccer ball by Kieran Quinn from Santa Monica High School at Santa Monica High School on Monday...

 

Kremlin Calls Boris Johnson Memory That Putin Threatened Britain With a Missile Strike "Fake News."

1.30.23: A Kremlin spokesman dismissed former British PM Boris Johnson's claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the...

 

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