Boyle Heights News

Boyle Heights -- Fire crews used heavy equipment this morning to prevent a vehicle from falling into a sinkhole caused by a collapsed sewer line.

Boyle Heights -- Ongoing work to replace the Sixth Street Viaduct will require the closure of a 2 1/2-mile stretch 101 Freeway this weekend and again next week.

Boyle Heights  -- A man was critically injured this morning at the scene of a fire that damaged a vacant house.

Boyle Heights -- A man suffered a graze wound after being shot Sunday night while in his vehicle, authorities said.

Boyle Heights  -- A large outdoor party with bonfires and fireworks Friday evening drew hundreds of spectators as well as a police and fire response.

Boyle Heights - A review of nearly a decade of crime stats revealed that no other neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles has reported more vehicles stolen than Boyle Heights.

Boyle Heights  -- Fire crews extinguished most of a greater alarm fire early this morning after having been unable to access parts of the burning structure.

BOYLE HEIGHTS – A mix of students, parents, alumni, educators and elected officials gathered in front of the new Roosevelt High School gym earlier this week to celebrate its completion along with a new classroom building and a lunch shelter.

Boyle Heights  -- Firefighters knocked down a fire that spread through a three-story church Sunday evening.

Boyle Heights -- A homicide suspect attempting to flee was shot by sheriff's deputies Thursday after he allegedly who pointed a gun at the deputies, authorities said.

Boyle Heights -- A murder suspect who barricaded himself in a house in for several hours was taken into police custody early this morning.

Boyle Heights -  A fire damaged the kitchen and garage of a house this morning, but no one was hurt.

Boyle Heights -- Forced and coerced sterilizations happened in Los Angeles - long ago, but still within living memory, and in a county hospital. Between 1968 and 1974, more than 200 women were sterilized at the LAC+USC Medical Center. Consent, if given, may have been uninformed, or made unde…

Boyle Heights -- A man wearing only boxer shorts who allegedly set a church bell tower on fire on Wednesday evening was taken into custody.

Boyle Heights - The wavy, concrete arches that rise above the 6th Street Bridge are destined to become landmarks once the span is finished. But what will be constructed underneath the bridge will also be notable, and unexpected: a park.

Boyle Heights - Transportation officials broke ground last week on a mixed-use affordable housing development on a 1.96-acre Metro-owned property as part of a policy to build affordable housing near the transit service.

Boyle Heights - The LAPD today released a surveillance video as the search for a hit-and run driver who struck and killed a 62-year- old homeless man this weekend.

Boyle Heights - A 62-year-old homeless man was killed in a hit- and-run crash late Sunday night, authorities said today.

There was big news in the world of philanthropy and nonprofits this weeks when philanthropist MacKenzie Scott (one of the richest persons in the world) awarded $2.74 billion to more than 286 organizations. One of those groups was Boyle Heights' own Self Help Graphics & Art, which received $1 million. 

Boyle Heights -- A man, about 20 to 30 years old, was found shot to death early this morning, police said.

Boyle Heights - Part of a senior-living facility for Japanese residents now has clearance from the state to close, forcing dozens of elderly residents to transfer elsewhere by July 20, LAist reported.

Boyle Heights - Estrada Courts will be among two L.A. public housing locations to receive money from a new grant to reduce dangers from lead-based paint.

Boyle Heights -- Two separate shootings on the north and sound ends of the neighborhood left one man dead and two wounded on Sunday night, according to police reports. 

Boyle Heights - A man was wounded Monday evening in a shooting in the south end of Boyle Heights.

The Los Angeles Public Library will begin a phased reopening of the Central Library and 37 other branches for in-person services on May 3, it was announced today.

Boyle Heights -- Authorities announced today they are seeking information in a hit-and-run that left a 30-year-old man severely injured last month.

Boyle Heights -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Tuesday night near the junction of the 101 and 10 freeways, according to the CHP.

Boyle Heights -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle tonight on the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway.

Boyle Heights - A third-grader and a second-grader at KIPP Promesa Prep won honors in a nationwide competition, as they gave advice to President Joe Biden, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Boyle Heights - For 73-year-old Arline Hernandez, the Sears store at Olympic Boulevard and Soto Street has long been a symbol of home, its green neon rooftop sign visible for miles around.