A nonprofit organization dedicated to tackling the opioid epidemic has initiated a billboard campaign along several Los Angeles and Orange County freeways that reads “Fentanyl is the number one cause of death for Americans 18 to 45.” Families Against Fentanyl—the nonpartisan nonprofit behind the billboards that first appeared March 30—was founded by Ohio resident Jim…

A nonprofit organization dedicated to tackling the opioid epidemic initiated a billboard campaign along several Los Angeles and Orange County freeways that reads “Fentanyl is the number one cause of death for Americans 18 to 45.” Families Against Fentanyl—the nonpartisan nonprofit behind the billboards that appeared from March 30 to April 9 in Southern California—was…

LYNWOOD, Calif.—A man working as an Uber driver was fatally shot March 24 in Lynwood by one of two passengers, who fled and were being sought, authorities said. Deputies were called at 1:33 a.m. to a 7-Eleven parking lot in the 2800 block of Imperial Highway west of State Street where they found the victim,…

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Border Division continues to crack down on organized retail theft after uncovering an organized group of thieves last month, operating in part, in Anaheim. Anaheim resident Yolando De La Rosa, 49, and Jesus Ortiz, 48, of Lynwood were booked in Orange County jail Feb. 24 on charges of organized retail…

LYNWOOD, Calif.—The coroner’s office Feb. 6 confirmed the identities of two of the three people killed in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Lynwood. Flavio Balderas was a 60-year-old Compton resident and James Griffin was a 20-year-old resident of Los Angeles, the coroner’s office said. Dozens of people gathered at the crash site Feb. 5 to…