Jared Goff unveils newly renovated library for Inglewood students

abc7.com (KABC) 4/19 6:12P Ashley Mackey

Despite being traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Detroit Lions, quarterback Jared Goff returned to Inglewood to unveil a newly remodeled library for Warren Lane Elementary.

12-year-old girl, woman hospitalized after being shot near birthday party in South Los Angeles

abc7.com (KABC) 4/19 4:12P KABC

A 12-year-old girl and 37-year-old women were hospitalized after being shot outside a birthday party in South Los Angeles over the weekend.

WATCH TODAY: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to deliver State of the City address

abc7.com (KABC) 4/19 2:12P City News Service

Mayor Eric Garcetti will deliver his annual State of the City address Monday, with his upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year budget proposal expected to be the main focus.

Judge in Chauvin trial calls L.A. Rep. Waters' comments about protests 'abhorrent,' says they could...

KTLA.com (News) 4/19 2:09P Associated Press

The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd on Monday called recent comments by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters “abhorrent," saying they could lead to a verdict being appealed and overturned. Waters,...

Debate Over Potential Use Of Vaccine Passports Heating Up

CBS Los Angeles 4/19 1:44P CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The debate is heating up about whether sporting venues, theaters or businesses should require proof of vaccination. I think it s a good idea for now, Brian Sullivan said. I think there needs to be a transition between where...

Reseda mom who admitted to drowning her 3 young children is charged with murder

KTLA.com (News) 4/19 1:30P Erika Martin

A Reseda woman who recently confessed to drowning her three young children was charged Monday with murder in their deaths, prosecutors said. Liliana Carrillo, 30, is also accused of using a knife against her youngest child, 6-month-old Sierra,...

P-22 Mountain Lion To Be Featured In Nature Mural In Watts

CBS Los Angeles 4/19 1:27P CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The National Wildlife Federation s #SaveLACougars campaign and 3rd Rock Hip-Hop announced Monday they are installing a nature-inspired mural in Watts that will feature the famous mountain lion, P-22. The mural will live at...

Mayor Garcetti's $24-million anti-poverty program would give cash to L.A. residents

LA Times (North County) 4/19 1:19P Dakota Smith

Mayor Eric Garcetti's $24-million Basic Income Guaranteed program, which will be included in his city budget to be released Tuesday, would provide $1,000 a month to 2,000 Los Angeles families for a year.

Editorial: The jury is out for Chauvin, but we all should be ready to rule on American policing

LATimes.com (Opinion) 4/19 1:13P The Times Editorial Board

As the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin went to the jury in the death of George Floyd, a parallel case was resubmitted to an American public that has been in contentious deliberations for the 30 years since Los Angeles...

San Pedro man pleads not guilty in connection to Kristin Smart's murder; his father denies helping...

KTLA.com (News) 4/19 1:06P Associated Press

A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart pleaded not guilty Monday and his father denied helping to hide the young woman’s body. Paul Flores, 44, was charged with first-degree...

Rescued hiker was in off-limits Bobcat Fire burn area in Angeles National Forest

KTLA.com (News) 4/19 12:53P Los Angeles Times

A lost hiker whose unusual rescue made headlines had entered an off-limits area of the Angeles National Forest before going missing last week, officials said. Rene Compean, 45, was airlifted from a remote region of the forest Tuesday after a GPS...

Liliana Carrillo Charged With Murdering 3 Children In Reseda

CBS Los Angeles 4/19 12:37P CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Liliana Carrillo, 30, was charged Monday with three counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her young children in Reseda , the Los Angeles County District Attorney s...

'Everyone's just panicking': A boba shortage looms as container ships sit anchored off ports of...

KTLA.com (News) 4/19 12:35P Nouran Salahieh

As container ships sit anchored off the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland creating supply bottlenecks, a boba shortage looms nationwide — and it could last for months. Some kinds of...

Vaping Company Kandypens Ordered To Pay $1.2 Million For Allegedly Marketing, Advertising To Young...

CBS Los Angeles 4/19 12:23P CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — California-based vaping company Kandypens was ordered to stop targeting youth in its marketing and pay $1.2 million for past violations, Los Angeles County City Attorney Mike Feuer said. Feuer’s office had sued Kandypens in...

County Holds Hearing on Effort to Split Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Santa Monica Mirror 4/19 12:15P Sam Catanzaro

Los Angeles County Office of Education makes no decision, will return in June  By Sam Catanzaro A long-awaited public hearing took place over the weekend regarding an effort to split the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD). The...