By David Rice, Correspondent “I come from a union family,” said Larry Barragan. “This is a lifestyle for me.” And on Monday, more than 6,000 people marched, cheered, chanted and lined the streets of the blue-collar community of Wilmington to show solidarity with that sentiment on Labor Day, at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition…
San Pedro High School alumna and recent LMU graduate Lorena Garcia wins as first female in the 10th Annual Conquer the Bridge race over the Vincent St. Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Monday, September 3, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Runners compete in the 10th Annual Conquer the Bridge race over the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday, suggesting the Department of Justice put Republicans in midterm jeopardy with recent indictments of two GOP congressmen. In his latest broadside against the Justice Department’s traditional independence, Trump tweeted that “Obama era investigations, of two very popular Republican Congressmen were…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gordon lashed South Florida with heavy rains and high winds on Monday, forcing holiday beachgoers to drier ground. Weather forecasters said the storm could strengthen to near-hurricane force by the time it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast. Gordon formed into a tropical storm near the Florida Keys early…
Former MMA fighter Marcus Kowal and his wife, Mishel Eder, talk about their late son, Liam, at their gym in Hawthorne on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. In 2016, a drunk driver killed 15-month-old Liam as he was being pushed in a stroller by his aunt. Kowal and Eder are on a crusade to lower the…
With the USS Iowa’s maritime museum providing a vast ash-colored backdrop Saturday night, Hawthorne-born surf-music legends The Beach Boys helmed by original member Mike Love delighted the crowd at San Pedro’s third LA Fleet Week celebration. Joining them onstage: Honorary Beach Boy and Cypress native John Stamos. You can’t get any more Southern California than…
A man wanted in two separate sexual assaults on Friday – one at Lakewood High School and another in Bellflower – was arrested Saturday afternoon after investigators identified him using surveillance footage, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The first incident occurred August 31 at about 10:00 am, on the 9200 block of Palm…
Rick Nease color illustration, Detroit Free Press Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Sen. Anthony Portantino (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Sen. Steven Bradford Sen. Pat Bates (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) Assemblymember Jim Patterson Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, stressed that one size definitely does not fit all before the…
A night on the Colorado River turned tragic when two boats crashed and sank, casting 16 passengers into the rushing water. Four people — three women and one man — were still missing, officials said. The collision occurred about 8 p.m. on Saturday between Pirates Cove and the Topock Marina near…
San Bernardino police detectives were gathering evidence and information Monday morning after eight people were shot the night before during a dice game that left two — one 17 years old — in extremely critical condition. Police said finding cooperative witnesses has been a challenge. “There were multiple weapons used, and it appears there were multiple…
