California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo has announced a renewed bi-partisan call for a state of emergency to support the health and safety of communities impacted by the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. The letter, which also includes  15 additional legislative signatories, was sent to Governor Gavin...

The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts will be holding a free Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Recycling event for Val Verde, Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event will be held at Val Verde Park, which is located at 30300 Arlington Street, Val Verde, 91384. Note: Please do...

The California Department of Public Health reports that a third human case of bird flu has been confirmed in California. The case was identified in a Central Valley individual who had contact with infected dairy cattle and additional testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed...

The Los Angeles Superior Court has ruled that Christopher Hubbart, the sexually violent predator dubbed the “Pillowcase Rapist,” is to be housed in the Antelope Valley. Despite public outcry and the efforts mounted by Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating Nawal Ilene Halo. She is a 22 year-old female White who was last contacted on Oct. 7, on the 19300 block of Fairweather Street in Canyon Country.    Halo is 5’02” tall, 200lbs, with brown...

The United States Department of Justice has announced federal and local law enforcement have arrested 42 members and associates of the SFV Peckerwoods, a San Fernando Valley-based white supremacist street gang, on a 76-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they engaged in a years-long pattern...

The California Department of Public Health, in coordination with local health partners and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is investigating a possible human case of H5N1 bird flu in an individual who had contact with infected dairy cattle in the Central Valley. “Ongoing health checks...

LASD Sheriff Robert Luna and LASD Personnel Will Wear the LASD Pink Patch in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in continuous support of this public awareness campaign, Sheriff Robert Luna has authorized Department members to proudly wear the LASD...

The California Highway Patrol has been awarded $1.55 million in federal grant funding through the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Education, Enforcement, and Awareness Program. This year-long initiative, from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025, focuses on educating the public and enforcing traffic safety...

The California Department of Public Health is encouraging Californians to take precautions against diseases spread by mosquitoes after recording six deaths caused by West Nile virus and ongoing transmission in many regions of California, especially the Central Valley. In Los Angeles County, the Los...