SOUTH GATE — Authorities today surrounded a residence in South Gate where a person was thought to be barricaded. The incident began about 3 a.m. when some shots were heard that apparently were coming from a residence on Santa Ana Street near Califo ia Avenue, authorities said. Some evacuations were ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. >> For the second month in a row, the aerospace upstart SpaceX landed a rocket on an ocean platform early Friday, this time following the successful launch of a Japanese communications satellite. A live web broadcast showed the first-stage booster touching down vertically in the...

CORONA >> A standoff between an attempted murder suspect and authorities on the 91 freeway near Corona prompted closures in both directions Thursday night, backing up traffic for miles over several hours. The stalemate came after a chase through Los Angeles and Orange counties where the suspect in a...

Be ie Sanders supporters clashed with Hillary Clinton backers Thursday evening outside East Los Angeles College, where the former secretary of state spoke. Several hundred protesters marched outside the college as Clinton enthusiasts waited for the event to begin, chanting “Hillary out of East L.A.,...

Her speech was heavy on immigration, hard on Donald Trump and silent on Be ie Sanders. Hillary Clinton is competing in the Califo ia primary for the Democratic presidential nomination against Sanders, a Vermont senator, but she was in full general election mode in front of hundreds jammed into a bas...

These are the Long Beach intersections that had the most collisions in 2015, according to statistics provided by the Long Beach Police Department. • 32 — Artesia Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue (13 injuries) and Pacific Coast Highway/Walnut Avenue (23 injuries) • 28 — Seventh Street/Pacific Coast Highway ...

The February 2015 explosion that shuttered the ExxonMobil plant in Torrance was the costliest disruption at a Califo ia refinery in the past 16 years, with motorists paying at least $2.4 billion in higher pump prices in the following six months, according to a recent RAND study. Soaring prices stemm...

A battalion of social and mental health workers descended on San Pedro’s waterfront homeless encampment this week, mirroring an approach employed at Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. Working from a folding table in Plaza Park that served as base camp, the outreach — something of a homelessness “tria...

Maria Casiano-Smith grappled with a terrifying fact as she sat in her living room surrounded by family Thursday night — her son was dead. Geron Be ard Lacy, 16, touched many lives, his mother said, her cheeks wet with tears. He was a sweet, smart child who wanted to be an engineer. He loved his fami...

As homelessness continues to rise, two Los Angeles County supervisors want a potential ballot measure that could tax wealthy income ea ers to help combat the problem. Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Sheila Kuehl said they will ask the Board of Supervisors Tuesday to pursue a change in state law s...

Motorists in Long Beach are slamming into each other more often, clipping pedestrians and bumping roadside objects, according to city statistics that show traffic collisions on the rise. The number of documented collisions climbed for a third consecutive year in Long Beach, to 7,030 in 2015 — a 13.5...

Family and friends of Sean Harvell, a decorated veteran who was found drowned off Alamitos Beach last week, are asking for the public’s help to raise money for his 6-year-old daughter, Lilly. A GoFundMe page with a $250,000 goal was set up Tuesday. About $6,770 have been raised as of Thursday mo ing...

Local lawmakers are getting involved in the fray over Frontier Communications takeover of Verizon FiOS’ landline assets on April 1, as complaints continue to pour in across the region. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, who chairs the Utilities and Commerce Committee, said he is prepared to hold...

SEAL BEACH – Police asked for the public’s help Thursday in the search for a homeless man who may have been a witness or a person of interest in co ection with a fire that killed a 67-year-old man and his dog in Seal Beach. Authorities believe Eric Jesus Andrade, 37, has information that might aid t...

Be ie Sanders supporters clashed with Hillary Clinton backers Thursday during a rally outside East Los Angeles College, where the former secretary of state was set to speak. About 200 protesters held signs calling Clinton a “liar” and saying she doesn’t belong in the White House because she and pres...

The hardest part will be forgiveness, the sister of a teenage boy who was fatally shot this week in North Long Beach said Thursday. “And I know I have to forgive them cause I can’t get into heaven angry ... Hateful.. Or bitter,” Trice Casiano said in an email. “I don’t want my brother’s death to be ...

While many Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo with chips, salsa and margaritas, Donald Trump marked the day with a taco bowl and a plug for one of his restaurants. “Happy Cinco de Mayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!” the presumptive Republican presidential nomin...

I nominate trainer Paddy Gallagher for Optimist of the Year, even though we’re only in May. I think if Paddy had been in Custer’s shoes, he’d have ordered his troops to take no prisoners. As captain of the Titanic, he’d have asked what was on the dessert menu after they hit the iceberg. Gallagher sh...

Long Beach firefighters rescued a homeless man who was trapped under a vehicle near Bixby Park just before noon Thursday. Units were called to the area of 2nd Street and Cherry Avenue in Alamitos Beach where they found the man trapped under a vehicle, said Brian Fisk, a Long Beach Fire Department sp...

Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak Thursday at East Los Angeles College. There are also pla ed protests outside the venue. We are there live, both outside the rally with protesters and inside, as the candidate speaks. The rally is officially se...