Vigil remembers South LA man killed in hit-and-run
Hector Castro Hirales was killed last month by a hit-and-run driver as he crossed a street in South LA. Suzanne Marques reports.
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Hector Castro Hirales was killed last month by a hit-and-run driver as he crossed a street in South LA. Suzanne Marques reports.
There was no immediate indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, police said.
The woman, who has not been identified by authorities, was driving northbound on Laurel Canyon Boulevard at Sherman Way when the vehicle she was driving struck the trailer just before 2 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations division.
The crash occurred a little after 6 a.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway, at the Grand Avenue off-ramp.
When CHP arrived to the scene, first responders discovered a vehicle wrapped around a pole. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters pronounced the two occupants of the car deceased at the scene.
The death was reported around 4:15 p.m. The person was found on the southbound 57 freeway ay Katella Avenue.
A woman was driving eastbound on the westbound side of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The southbound lanes of the 5 freeway were shut down.
Authorities have identified the woman killed when a vehicle slammed into the side of a home Saturday morning as 38-year-old Jaycie Martinez. They suspect that the driver, who was drunk at the time of the incident, was traveling up to 100 miles per hour.
LA County Supervisors will consider a $10,000 reward for information in the crash that killed Jose Gonzalez and his 3-year-old daughter, Samantha. Rachel Kim reports.
All of the drivers involved stopped and cooperated with the investigation. DeMarco Morgan reports.
Aaron McDonald and Irene Ramos Jaramillo were engaged to be married, and on their way home from a birthday celebration when they were struck by an oncoming drunk driving suspect, who was leading authorities on a brief pursuit.
Friends and family gathered in Rialto Sunday evening to honor Aaron McDonald and Irene Jaramillo, a couple who was killed Saturday morning when a drunk driving suspect who had led authorities on a pursuit slammed into their vehicle, and then into a nearby home. Laurie Perez reports.
The crash took place northbound at Valley View avenue in La Mirada.
The man's body was found on a sidewalk along Victory Boulevard between Kester and Noble. Ross Palombo reports.
Footage from the scene showed firefighters extinguishing large flames.
The fatal crash occurred at about 11:25 a.m. at 50th street east, just north of Avenue N.
A 58-year-old man was fatally struck at 10th and Pico Boulevard. Suzanne Marques reports.
A two-car collision in La Mirada resulted in one fatality and three critical injuries Sunday evening.
A man was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash when he lost control of his vehicle near Long Beach Airport Saturday morning.
Jimmy Chavarria saw the collision coming, and pushed his wife out of the way, then threw Zion to the sidewalk and out of the path of the vehicle. He was hit by the vehicle, and died at a hospital.
A group of students stopped to light a candle in front of a sign that said, "Rest Easy Angel" over an apparent nickname for Jaylon Connish, who was identified by authorities as the teen killed in the Saturday night crash off the 5 Freeway.
The teen was identified as 16-year-old Tristen King. Authorities disclosed that he was speeding at the time of the crash.
The crash occurred after midnight Friday morning on the Valley Boulevard off-ramp of the 710 Freeway.
One of the vehicles involved flipped several times before slamming into the center divider and the pole holding up the sign spanning all lanes of the eastbound side.
The e-bicyclist and two passengers of the vehicle were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity, police said.
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The Zebra Fire burned roughly 25 acres of brush in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa.
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The e-bicyclist and two passengers of the vehicle were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity, police said.
A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant on a fugitive in Louisiana, authorities say. The suspect is in custody.
The Zebra Fire burned roughly 25 acres of brush in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa.
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Police say that the crash happened at around 11:55 p.m. back on June 3 at the intersection of 9th Street and Hope Street.
The shooting happened Saturday afternoon in the 1000 block of Myrtle Avenue, Long Beach police said.
An alleged reckless, DUI driver crashed into a Metro bus while leading Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on a pursuit through Compton on Monday afternoon.
The e-bicyclist and two passengers of the vehicle were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity, police said.
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A man who was allegedly armed with an axe and multiple knives was arrested following an hours-long barricade inside a Fullerton business on Sunday afternoon, according to police.
A stray firework on Sunday destroyed a Garden Grove man's home, burned nearly everything he owned and damaged his prosthetic leg.
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The San Bernardino Police Department said the man had prior convictions for criminal threats and assault on police.
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U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS had been filed for an "improper purpose."
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Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
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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.
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Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
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.
Initial findings showed no evidence of rising statewide unemployment claims from workers in occupations considered highly exposed to AI.
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Trevor Larnach homered and drove in two runs, Ryan Jeffers added a two-run double and the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Sunday and have won eight of their last nine series heading into the All-Star break.
James McCann hit his first two home runs of the season and had four RBIs, Brandon Pfaadt made it three wins in three starts since returning to the rotation, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2.
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The e-bicyclist and two passengers of the vehicle were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity, police said.
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