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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — One out of every three people in Los Angeles County is an immigrant, and about 800,000 county residents are undocumented.The Trump administration says it’s targeting criminals, but people in immigrant communities are on edge amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and mass deportations.According to Angelica Salas, the executive director of The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles, also known as CHIRLA, says undocumented immigrants are visiting their offices with concerns about how to protect their loved ones and how to keep their families united.”All law enforcement is bound by constitutional policing because they are law…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in Los Angeles’ budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Mayor Karen Bass’ office Friday said she will take a pay cut and hold off on scheduled raises for her staff.”The mayor is taking a pay cut and Mayor’s Office staff are not taking their regularly scheduled cost of living adjustments office-wide in June 2025 (4%), December 2025 (2%), and June 2026 (4%),” Zach Seidl, a spokesman for Bass, said in a statement.Her office did not detail how much of a pay…
POMONA, Calif. (KABC) — The 96th Los Angeles County Fair will begin its 16-day run Friday at Fairplex in Pomona with the theme of “Art Unleashed,” celebrating art in all its forms.The fair has partnered with several Los Angeles County art institutions to bring programming and activations to the fair.The Getty will have programming every weekend throughout the fair including a hands-on print-making workshop with special demonstrations by Boyle Heights-based artist Aceves of Kalli Arte Collective and muralist and graffiti artist Fabian Debora will paint a large mural depicting “Love for Los Angeles.”The Music Center will bring Flamenco dancers to…
CHICAGO (WLS) — Join Begyle Brewing and Dovetail Brewery as they host their ninth annual spring celebration: Mayfestiversary. The event heralds the return of Chicago’s finest season and commemorating the 10th anniversary of Dovetail Brewery.Taking place on Memorial Day Weekend, Mayfestiversary invites the community to indulge in beer, food, music, and camaraderie. All ages are invited to gather in support of The Friendship Center, the neighborhood food pantry serving the Northwest side since 1969. Expect special beer tappings alongside beloved favorites from both breweries throughout the weekend, complemented by entertainment from DJs and culinary delights from some of Chicago’s top…
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…