By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — A former assistant to Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., who also claims to be the mayor’s ex-girlfriend, has […]
Category: Lead Stories
Police leader issues call for action to slow gun violence
By Sue Favor Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Police and community leaders publicly called for a ceasefire Jan. 22 in an effort to curb the […]
Local poet faces another big stage — the Super Bowl
By Taylor Goodson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Amanda Gorman, the young poet who made a stunning debut at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration, has another […]
Coroner’s inquest to investigate death of Fred Williams III
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The second coroner’s inquest in two months, after the county went 30 years without one, will be held Jan. […]
Exide cleanup could be done by end of year, officials say
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — A panel of state and federal environmental representatives plus the trustee in charge of cleaning the former Exide […]
County COVID-19 cases begin downward trend
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County continued trending slowly downward Jan. 18, while […]
New mural honors Latasha Harlins
Death of 15-year-old girl helped launch civil unrest of 1992 By Ariyana Griffin Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — This year marks the 30th anniversary […]
‘It’s a new day’
Kamala Harris makes history as nation’s first Black vice president By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer America’s first Black, first Asian American and first female vice […]
Researchers say ‘gangs’ of sheriff’s deputies are real
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In an extensive report analyzing more than a dozen secret subgroups at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, researchers […]
Police seek clues in death of Inglewood teen at local park
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city of Inglewood recorded its first homicide of 2021 on Jan. 5. A 20-year-old man, identified as Andrew […]
