LAPD Identifies Suspect In Westlake District Hit-And-Run That Killed Great-Grandmother
Ronald Waldamar Jo-Jlux, also known as Ronald Lux, is wanted for questioning in the hit-and-run that killed Jean Chu Ham on Nov. 23.
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Ronald Waldamar Jo-Jlux, also known as Ronald Lux, is wanted for questioning in the hit-and-run that killed Jean Chu Ham on Nov. 23.
Police say officers were flagged down Thursday at about 9:30 p.m. on Pacific Avenue, north of Pacific Coast Highway, about a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the victim of the crash followed the hit-and-run driver and witnessed the vehicle run a red light and crash into a second vehicle on 20th Street E and Avenue J-18 just six minutes later.
Kuen Ham was crossing Miramar Street at Union Avenue just before 6 a.m. Monday when she was hit by a car that was turning left onto Miramar Street. The car dragged the woman about 15 feet.
A man was reported to be in lanes at the Terra Bella Street onramp to the southbound 5 Freeway at about 5 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash prompted authorities to close several right lanes of the freeway during the crash investigation.
At least one person was left trapped and had to be extricated by Los Angeles County firefighters.
The crash happened at about 3:30 a.m. near the Temple Avenue exit of the southbound 57 Freeway. Images from the scene showed the wreckage of a red SUV wedged underneath the back of a big rig's trailer.
Andrea Dorothy Chan, aka Andrea Dorothy Reyes, was charged with a felony count each of hit-and-run driving resulting in death and vehicular manslaughter.
Chan Wook Park, 87, died after he was hit by two cars on Feb. 22 in the area of 8th Street and Westmoreland in Koreatown.
Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes was taken into the custody of Whittier police and faces charges of felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter. She is being held on $1 million bail.
The California Highway Patrol released a surveillance video image of a dark-colored GMC Yukon that was last seen driving south on Hill Street in the vicinity of 39th Street just before 12:20 a.m. Wednesday.
According to the LAPD, a dark-colored SUV going south on Central hit the pedestrian, who had been crossing the street. The driver, who a witness described as male, did not stop or try to help the pedestrian.
The boys were hit by a car at about 7:10 p.m. at the intersection of Triunfo Canyon Road and Saddle Mountain Drive. One boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash was reported at 8 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway at Roxford Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Jose DeJesus Berrelleza, 33, died from the injuries he sustained when he fell from the stolen work van at about 6:20 a.m. in the 100 block of Melinda Circle.
Police say the man had confronted a thief in the act of stealing his car. During the confrontation, the man was struck by the fleeing vehicle.
Carmelino Ordonez, 33, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with the fatal crash.
Christopher Patton, who graduated from Lynwood High School in 2012, was one the two people who was struck by a Chevy Cobalt in Denver Monday, according to a statement from the Lynwood Unified School District.
Two alleged street racers pleaded not guilty Monday for their part in a fiery July 30 crash that killed veteran newspaper editor Eugene Harbrecht near his Santa Ana home.
The crash happened last Thursday on Interstate 10, six miles west of Sierra Blanca, Texas. Two people were killed in the crash – 16-year-old Sophia Aslanian and 19-year-old Emma Aslanian.
The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened last Friday at about 9:45 a.m. on Valley Boulevard, west of Giano Avenue, in an unincorporated area of La Puente.
One person was killed and another person was injured Tuesday after a vehicle tumbled about 100 feet off the side of a canyon road near Malibu.
The crash was reported at about 2:15 a.m. on the Azusa Avenue on-ramp to the eastbound 210 Freeway in Azusa.
A pedestrian struck by a car in Long Beach has died after a week in a hospital, police said Wednesday.
Police say they discovered evidence that linked Jamal Darby to the July 24 incident that killed 57-year-old Victor Talavera of Long Beach.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said someone doing drilling work allegedly struck rhe oil line.
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
LAPD officers cleared a rat-infested homeless encampment in Pico Union, but hours later, people started setting up their tents again.
San Bernardino County deputies arrested four men accused of running a Colombian burglary ring in Southern California.
The 7-year-old Akita named Sasha survived the attack after her owner scared off the mountain lion.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said someone doing drilling work allegedly struck rhe oil line.
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
Orange County firefighters evacuated Garden Grove neighborhoods after an industrial tank containing a flammable, self-heating substance started leaking at a nearby aerospace facility.
LAPD officers cleared a rat-infested homeless encampment in Pico Union, but hours later, people started setting up their tents again.
San Bernardino County deputies arrested four men accused of running a Colombian burglary ring in Southern California.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said someone doing drilling work allegedly struck rhe oil line.
LAPD officers cleared a rat-infested homeless encampment in Pico Union, but hours later, people started setting up their tents again.
The 7-year-old Akita named Sasha survived the attack after her owner scared off the mountain lion.
Shannon Wadsworth, the victim's granddaughter, is speaking out, pleading for Gov. Gavin Newsom to block the release of James Dennis Lynch.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said at a Thursday morning news conference that investigators worked undercover across multiple social media platforms, and "executed numerous residential search warrants and arrest warrants throughout the five-county region."
Shannon Wadsworth, the victim's granddaughter, is speaking out, pleading for Gov. Gavin Newsom to block the release of James Dennis Lynch.
Orange County firefighters evacuated Garden Grove neighborhoods after an industrial tank containing a flammable, self-heating substance started leaking at a nearby aerospace facility.
Police say that a man allegedly shot and killed a woman believed to be his girlfriend during a dispute early Wednesday morning.
Air quality monitors issued a smoke advisory as the Bain, Sandy and Santa Rosa Island wildfires continue to burn in Southern California.
"Single-pole beach umbrellas are the only shade structures permitted on city beaches, except within designated canopy zones," the City of Laguna Beach wrote on social media.
San Bernardino County deputies arrested four men accused of running a Colombian burglary ring in Southern California.
An alleged arsonist was arrested after setting fire to Banning City Hall and the Banning Police Station on Tuesday, according to police.
Police were notified by staff at John W. North High School on March 2 that several campus HVAC systems were damaged and stripped of materials. Officers began an investigation and, through surveillance footage, identified the suspects and their vehicle.
Air quality monitors issued a smoke advisory as the Bain, Sandy and Santa Rosa Island wildfires continue to burn in Southern California.
A homicide investigation is underway in Riverside County after a 47-year-old man was found shot to death early Tuesday morning.
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is moving ahead with plans to go public in what some expect will be the biggest IPO ever.
U.S. motorists are likely to face even hotter gas prices as the summer driving season kicks off, according to a new analysis.
The Amazon founder said eliminating taxes for lower-income Americans could ease financial pressure and encourage entrepreneurship.
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
President Trump appeared to back Spencer Pratt's campaign for Los Angeles mayor, saying he'd like to see the political newcomer "do well" in the upcoming election.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday confirmed the fifth measles case of the year in an international traveler who arrived at Los Angeles International Airport earlier in the week.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
A home-based food movement has been heating up in California, with home cooks turning their beloved family recipes into small businesses.
More than a dozen cities and counties across California were given a "final warning" from state officials Wednesday, saying they have failed to properly plan for additional new homes amid the state's lack of affordable housing.
Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 6-5.
Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.
Aaron Rodgers says his 22nd season in the NFL will be his last.
Nick Kurtz had three hits and five RBIs, Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof homered and drove in three runs apiece as the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 14-6.
Alex Call slid home with the tiebreaking run on Andy Pages' sacrifice fly off Mason Miller in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers hung on for a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres.
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
A judge has paused the prosecution of a woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna while it is determined whether she is mentally competent to stand trial.
René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers during a 60-year career, has died.
Spencer Pratt has said he was compelled to launch his unlikely mayoral run after his home was destroyed in last year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
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Matt Klink, a republican political strategist, discusses how AI is being used in the Los Angeles mayor race. He says AI has been used in pollical campaigns for the years but adds with the digital age they are gaining traction.
Retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer James Honea, and Robert Griffin III, former NFL quarterback, talk about the annual installation of the Poppy Wall of Honor for Memorial Day.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
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