Tag: Los Angeles

Stormy LA Weather Returning with Rain, Snow; Evacuations Already Up in OC

LOS ANGELES—Rain and snow will make a dramatic return to the Southland overnight, with precipitation expected to start after midnight and continue into Thursday, potentially dropping several inches of rain and bringing a few feet of snow to the mountains. A winter storm warning took effect at 1 a.m. Wednesday and remain in place until…


Parents of Girl Shot Dead in Dressing Room by Los Angeles Police Call for Justice

LOS ANGELES—The parents of a girl killed in a clothing store dressing room by a Los Angeles police officer’s stray bullet last week called for justice on Tuesday, the day after police released a video showing the chaotic moments leading to the fatal shooting. The 14-year-old girl, Valentina Orellana-Peralta, was inadvertently shot dead in a…


Homeless Tents Pop up Near Schools Despite LA Encampment Ban

LOS ANGELES—Despite an ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments near schools and other public areas, some unhoused Angelenos have been camping out near schools, causing concern for student safety among educators and parents. Some Los Angeles residents have noted several encampments near schools in various parts of the city, including a Catholic elementary school in Venice Beach…


Homeless Tents Pop up Near LA Schools Despite Encampment Ban

LOS ANGELES—Despite an ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments near schools and other public areas, some unhoused Angelenos have been camping out near schools, causing concern for student safety among educators and parents. Some Los Angeles residents have noted several encampments near schools in various parts of the city, including a Catholic elementary school in Venice Beach…


Los Angeles Police Video Shows Officer Shooting That Killed Bystander

LOS ANGELES—Video released Monday showed Los Angeles police firing at a man suspected of assaulting customers last week at a clothing store, a shooting that also killed a 14-year-old girl hiding in a dressing room who was struck by a bullet that went through a wall. The Los Angeles Police Department posted an edited video…


Neighborhood Decries LA Ports’ Plan For New Cargo ‘Parking Lot’

Residents living next to the overloaded Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are not happy about the harbor’s plans to build a new container parking lot in their neighborhood, according to a local official. Wilmington has taken the brunt of increased truck traffic and containers this year, said Wilmington Neighborhood Council board member Valerie Contreras….


Woman from LA Faces Federal Charge Over Alleged Airplane Outburst

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles woman is facing a federal assault charge Dec. 28 for allegedly hitting and spitting on another passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Tampa to Atlanta. Patricia Cornwall, 51, an actress who according to the New York Post was a Raiders cheerleader when the team played in Los Angeles, made her first appearance in…


LAPD Releases Videos From Fatal Shooting of Teen Girl in Clothing Store

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Monday released surveillance footage and police camera videos showing the moment police fatally shot a teenage girl in a clothing store after officers fired at an assault suspect. Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, was hiding in a Burlington clothing store dressing room with her mother when she was hit in…


Hero Bystanders Save Man from Burning Motor Home in Chatsworth

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Two hero bystanders rescued a man from a flaming motor home in Chatsworth, California, on Dec. 27, before Los Angeles County Fire Department (LAFD) crews arrived to extinguish the blaze, authorities said. The man had impaired mobility, and the bystanders helped him out of the vehicle and “prevented him from serious harm and saved…


Child Recovered Safely After She’s Allegedly Kidnapped by Armed Father

LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old man considered and armed dangerous has been arrested after allegedly snatching his 23-month-old daughter from her mother’s home in the Echo Park community of Los Angeles, authorities said Dec. 24. The child was safely recovered. Leonardo Rosales and another man were spotted at an apartment complex on Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch, where he was…