City Terrace News

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, announced Monday she will not run for reelection in 2022.

EAST LOS ANGELES -- One person was rushed to a hospital from a second-alarm fire this morning at a two-story strip mall, authorities said.

East Los Angeles -- Omar Vargas is concerned about the cars tearing through neighborhood streets at breakneck speeds.

A gang member convicted of opening fire on two Whittier police officers, killing one and wounding the other, along with killing a man in East Los Angeles earlier the same morning, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

East Los Angeles - Sheriff's homicide detectives today are investigating the stabbing death of a woman in her 20s, authorities said.

East Los Angeles -- An L.A. County Sheriff's SUV slammed into a traffic-light pole this morning, heavily damaging the vehicle and injuring two deputies.

East Los Angeles -- When Juan and Candy Villa purchased La Azteca Tortilleria in 2010, they had no idea how to make handmade tortillas or how to run a business.

East Los Angeles -- Two L.A. County sheriff's deputies came under fire today but were not injured, and authorities were seeking the suspect or suspects involved.

East Los Angeles - Detectives today were investigating a Sunday night shooting that left a woman dead.

The new Queer Mercado, launched a few months ago in East Los Angeles, is brimming with personality — bassy party music, colorful booths selling candles and clothes, and even a dancer in unicorn garb.

East Los Angeles - Construction is scheduled to begin this week on 78 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing at 3rd St. and Dangler Avenue, according to a statement from National Community Renaissance - or National CORE - the nonprofit housing developer behind the project.

East Los Angeles - A man was shot to death  just before 11 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of South Gage Avenue, according to Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

East Los Angeles - There’s been another reason to visit Whittier Boulevard in recent weeks. On Saturday mornings, near the landmark Whittier Boulevard arch, a farmer’s market has brought fresh produce, music and community spirit to the area’s main shopping district.

East Los Angeles -- A person was fatally shot by California Highway Patrol officers this afternoon.

East Los Angeles -- A man and his adult son were arrested this morning  in connection with three unsolved East LA homicides between 2014 and 2018, including the killing of a homeless mother in her tent, authorities said.

East Los Angeles -- The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has nominated the fire damaged Unique Theatre as a historic landmark.

A gang member who killed a man in East Los Angeles in 2017 then opened fire on two Whittier police officers, killing one and wounding the other, was convicted today of murder and other counts.

East Los Angeles -- An attempted murder suspect led authorities on a wild, high-speed pursuit Monday evening before crashing into a freeway guardrail.

EAST LOS ANGELES -- It took firefighters less than an hour today to put out flames in a two-story commercial building.

East Los Angeles - The neighborhood farmers market won't be at the usual spot in the East L.A. Civic Center for awhile.

East Los Angeles --  One person died Sunday evening in a multiple-vehicle crash.

East Los Angeles - A man who was shot this afternoon on Whittier Boulevard was pronounced dead at a  hospital.  It's the seventh homicide in less than two months in East LA.

East Los Angeles -- Authorities today circulated composite drawings of two men wanted in connection with three unsolved homicides that are possibly related, and stressed that an $80,000 reward for help in solving the crimes remains available.

East Los Angeles --  A 10-year-old boy was fatally injured early this morning and three other people suffered major injuries when a speeding vehicle crashed into a concrete sound wall on the 5 Freeway.

East Los Angeles - A man was shot to death on Wednesday at what authorities say is an illegal marijuana dispensary. It's the sixth homicide within the last six weeks in East LA.

East Los Angeles --The LA County Board of Supervisors approved a $15,000 reward Tuesday for information leading to gunmen in the killing of an 18-year-old man apparently shot at random last month.

Patrons of county libraries in East Los Angeles and the rest of the county system will no longer have to pay fines for overdue books and other materials after the LA County Board of Supervisors voted today to eliminate such penalties.

East Los Angeles - A man was found shot to death last night -- the fourth fatal shooting in less than a month in East L.A.

East Los Angeles - Sheriff’s deputies last spring mishandled a confrontation when they fatally shot a suicidal man outside his home, policing experts told the Los Angeles Times.

East Los Angeles - A man was shot and killed early this morning -- the third homicide in three weeks.

East Los Angeles - Sheriff Alex Villanueva expressed "grave concerns" Friday night about the shooting by a deputy of a knife-wielding 34- year-old man in the midst of a mental health crisis, a killing that was captured on videotape and prompted a federal lawsuit from the man's family.

East Los Angeles - The L.A. County Board of Supervisors today approved a reward of $80,000 in connection with three East L.A. homicides -- including the murder of a homeless mother -- committed over a period of more than four years.

East Los Angeles - A man in his 40s was killed in a shooting tonight -- the second fatal shooting in less than a week in East LA.