Author: Emilie St. John

Emilie is a contributing writer for the South Bay Examiner and the Los Angeles Wave newspaper.

SAN GABRIEL – A man was killed after being hit by a driver early Wednesday morning. California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a traffic collision at the intersection of Rosemead Boulevard and Huntington Drive around 1:55 a.m. Upon arrival, they located an unconscious male on the roof of a Hyundai Ioniq sedan. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene. Witnesses indicate the man was running across the lanes when he was struck. The woman driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with authorities. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.…

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD – A body was discovered inside a burned tunnel under the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood late Monday night. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to a tunnel under the freeway near Huston Street and Tujunga Ave. around 10:20 p.m. After extinguishing the fire, a body was discovered and the person was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.

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INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood Police Department (IPD) is continuing its search of two hawks that were stolen from SoFi Stadium during the Los Angeles Rams game held on September 28. According to IPD, the two hawks were inside of cages in the back of an unattended UTV with keys in the ignition. The UTV was located five miles away in South Los Angeles near the intersection of Century Blvd. and Avalon Blvd. The two hawks were nowhere to be found but two dead quails were located inside the two-seater Kawasaki Mule utility task vehicle. The quails are used to feed…

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INGLEWOOD – Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is in a generous mood as he is offering exclusive one-day discount tickets for the upcoming 2025-2026 season. City of Inglewood Senior Assistant City Manager Jose Cortes emailed all City employees about the offer that includes special offers for dates at the Intuit Dome. “This special offer is only available today, so don’t miss the chance to secure your seats early,” wrote Cortes. The offer comes at a rather peculiar time as Ballmer has filed a lawsuit against the City over a digital billboard agreement the Inglewood City Council entered into earlier this…

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BALDWIN PARK – A Los Angeles cannabis company owner is $1.9 million richer after a judge found the city of Baldwin Park and some of its officials committed fraud in its cannabis permit process. The $1.9 million is to be paid by the City AND individual politicians attached to the case – $1.6 million in damages from the current and former officials, and $290,000 from the city of Baldwin Park. David Ju received the favorable verdict earlier this month after a jury agreed the local politicians had committed fraud during the city’s cannabis licensing process. Ju’s civil case centered around his…

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SOUTH LOS ANGELES – After twenty days have passed, a woman found in a burned vehicle inside a South Los Angeles tow yard remains to be identified by authorities. “This decedent will not be added to the unidentified person search on our website because she has a presumed name. Once she is identified and her family notified, then, she will be found on our website under case information,” said the public information officer for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. The inquiry was made after a member of the public requested that 2 Urban Girls look into her identity after her…

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INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a suspect who stole property from SoFi Stadium during the Los Angeles Rams football game. On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at approximately 2:22 PM, a UTV (utility task vehicle: Kawasaki Mule UTV, maroon colored, 2-seater, with the vehicle key left in the ignition) was taken from the lake area of Sofi Stadium located at 1001 Stadium Drive in the City of Inglewood. Affixed to the bed of the UTV were two (2) Harris’s Hawks (brown), housed in green containers. These Hawks are used during the games by a…

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SUN VALLEY – The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened Sunday evening in Sun Valley. Officers with the Foothill Division responded to reports of a traffic collision in the 8700 block of Glenoaks Blvd. Upon arrival, they located an unconscious pedestrian that was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. There are no further details at this time. Anyone with information about this collision is asked to call the Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8033. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls…

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Ready to get your game on? McDonald’s has announced that after a decade hiatus the MONOPOLY Game is BACK for a limited time and with more chances to win! For a limited time, starting Oct. 6, the MONOPOLY®Game at McDonald’s will be live in the McDonald’s app, where fans can rediscover the thrill of the peel. Players can build their empire in two ways—either by collecting physical game pieces from product packaging or digital game pieces from qualifying mobile orders —both of which must be redeemed in the McDonald’s app for a chance to win prizes. Here’s what else to…

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“Trump is Dragging the United States Down the Dark and Dangerous Path Toward Dictatorship” INGLEWOOD – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) blasted the Trump Administration’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey calling it baseless. Comey is the first senior government official to face federal charges in one of Trump’s long standing grievances about the 2016 investigation into whether his first presidential campaign colluded with Russia. The indictment of James Comey is not just another headline. This is a five-alarm fire signaling the collapse of American democracy as we know it. Donald Trump is dragging the United States down the dark and dangerous…

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