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PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — Hazardous waste has been cleared from many Pasadena homes destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Now the city is focusing on accelerating the rebuilding process.It’s been nearly four months since the Eaton Fire devastated Altadena and Pasadena.”I know it feels like it’s been forever for the people who are living through this, the people who are displaced and the people who are still living in these neighborhoods,” said Jennifer Paige, Pasadena’s planning director. “It feels like it’s been a very long time, but we’ve actually come a very long way in that short amount of time.”Paige said…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says he’s not recusing himself from the Menendez brothers’ case.Hochman filed an opposition to the recusal motion by attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez. A hearing to consider that motion is scheduled for next Friday.He called the efforts to remove him from the case a “drastic and desperate step” that is “devoid of merit.”The brothers, who are serving life behind bars for the 1989 murders of their parents inside their Beverly Hills mansion, are hoping to be resentenced based on new evidence and, ultimately, set free.They say that evidence…
POMONA, Calif. (KABC) — The L.A. County Fair is kicking off Friday, and the food may be the star of the show! We have a roundup of can’t-miss dishes you have to try.Some tasty dishes we tried include Mike’s Hot Honey turkey legs, the brand new bacon wrapped pork belly, which is slowly smoked on a stick, and strawberries topped in warm, silky, dark chocolate.”This year, it’s about the food and we’re really focusing on value and making sure it’s affordable for all the families that come out here,” said Dominic Palmieri of Midway Gourmet.It wouldn’t be fair food without…
Saturday, May 3, 2025 1:31AMInglewood Mayor James Butts caught up with Eyewitness News at the scene. He said two women suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to a hospital.INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — Two women were injured in a shooting at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Inglewood Friday afternoon, officials said.Inglewood Mayor James Butts said the suspect was taken into custody in the Koreatown area. Los Angeles police said a person detained matches the suspect’s description, but is waiting for Inglewood police to confirm if the person is the suspected shooter.Butts said the shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. inside…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A high-speed pursuit of a grand theft suspect ended in a deadly crash when the driver slammed into the back of a dump truck on Friday morning on the 210 Freeway in La Crescenta.The ongoing investigation into the deadly crash is causing a traffic mess on the 210 Freeway eastbound in the Montrose area. Authorities have been working to remove debris from the freeway and are slowly reopening the eastbound lanes. Meanwhile, traffic in the area was backed up for miles.The chase through the San Fernando Valley began just before 11 a.m. when authorities responded to…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A Southern California man was charged for allegedly slapping a flight attendant’s buttocks on a Los Angeles-bound flight last month.Dennis Wally Woodbury, 49, of Azusa, was charged with one count of abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S., a felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years in federal prison.According to court documents, on April 13, Woodbury – a former California Highway Patrol captain who had been dismissed from state service – was a passenger on a JetBlue flight heading to L.A. from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Before the plane left…
BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (KABC) — A school in Baldwin Park remains closed Friday after a woman – believed to be a teacher – was taken into custody following a lengthy on-campus police standoff.The incident unfolded Thursday afternoon at Olive Middle School on Olive Street. Exclusive video from AIR7 shows the end of the standoff.READ MORE | Woman arrested at end of 12-hour standoff at school in Baldwin Park, AIR7 video showsA swarm of officers eventually pulled the woman outside, where she was handcuffed and placed in an ambulance. Classes at the school are canceled tomorrow.There has been no official confirmation…
Friday, May 2, 2025 5:38PMIn conjunction with May Day, thousands of University of California health care, research and technical workers staged a one-day strike at UC facilities across the state.LOS ANGELES (KABC) — In conjunction with May Day, thousands of University of California health care, research and technical workers on Thursday held a one-day strike at UC facilities in Southern California and across the state.Their union, University Professional and Technical Workers, says the action is in response to a systemwide hiring freeze imposed by the UC in March, a move the union contends is exacerbating a staffing crisis in the…
WESTMONT, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the murder of a 21-year-old nursing student in the Westmont area in south Los Angeles.Lanai Dees was shot and killed around 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2024.”I am the mother of Lanai Deed, who was senselessly gunned down and murdered by some cowards,” Lanai’s mother, Dahlin Dees, said at a press conference on Thursday. “My baby didn’t deserve this, and we need justice. I will not stop until I get it.”She was driving her car near Century Boulevard and Wilton Place…
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More residents are reaching out to 7 On Your Side for help after seeing our recent report about a 95-year-old woman who lost the landline service she relies on.7 On Your Side helped get the woman’s service restored, and now, ABC7 spoke to two more local homeowners who say their landline phones stopped working, too.Robbie Brown hasn’t had home phone service since September of 2024. She suffered a stroke and is paralyzed on one side, which is why she can’t use a cell phone and needs an emergency alert system where all she has to…