Lincoln Heights News

LINCOLN HEIGHTS --  Fire damaged a structure near Lincoln High, but no one was hurt.

Lincoln Heights -- The former manager of DMV's Lincoln Heights office faces up to 20 years behind bars when sentenced in August for taking bribes to approve driver's licenses for people who could not otherwise pass their driving exams.

Lincoln Heights - Activists alarmed over a large development along Avenue 34 took over the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council during last month's election, KCRW reported.

A cheerleader and exceptional student, Argueta came from a low-income neighborhood. She defied stereotypes and overcame several challenges, inspiring her fellow Club members. As a winner, Argueta hopes to amplify her voice to advocate for social mobility for underserved communities

Lincoln Heights -- A brush fire damaged one home and seriously injured a pet dog Tuesday in the Lincoln Heights, triggering evacuations.

Lincoln Heights - The street food scene along Artesian Street - already active for about a decade - has been booming especially this year, Eater LA reported.

Lincoln Heights -- A 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded while walking on a sidewalk on Sunday night, authorities said.

Lincoln Heights -- The LA County District Attorney's Office dropped its bid Friday to seek the death penalty against a man charged with raping and murdering two Lincoln Heights women -- who were found dead less than a year apart.

Abraham Lincoln Senior High School senior Cindy Lei was one of the 6,000 students chosen to apply for the U.S. The Presidential Scholar Program.

Lincoln Heights - The Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center had the most COVID-19 fatalities among the state's nursing homes, according to the Los Angeles Times — with 97 COVID deaths overall.

Lincoln Heights - The site of L.A.’s longest running Episcopal congregation - a center of Chicano civil rights activity in the 1960s - has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the L.A. Times reported.

Lincoln Heights -- A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Golden State (5) Freeway on Friday night.

Lincoln Heights - The Lincoln Park Recreation Center is one of three testing sites in the city that have begun administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers.

Lincoln Heights -- It was cold last Sunday night when Dalila Santos was on her way home after driving all day through Boyle Heights and Elysian Park selling ice cream. Taking a turn in Lincoln Heights, her ice cream truck stalled in the middle of the road, smoke started coming out from under…

Lincoln Heights -- A tanker truck loaded with milk overturned this morning in a collision involving at least one other vehicle on the southbound 5 Freeway, blocking all the southbound lanes for several hours.

Lincoln Heights - A campus that used to be operated by the Carmelite Sisters is lined up to become creative office space, according to documents filed with the city.

Lincoln Heights - A massive housing project along Pasadena Avenue is moving forward after an appeal against the development was rejected by planning commissioners today after hours of often heated public comments and testimony.

Lincoln Heights - There's a plan to clean up the water and dead fish in Lincoln Park Lake, but, among other things, it will mean draining the lake and 18 months of construction.

Lincoln Heights -  Authorities today identified a man who died in Lincoln Park, where he was found floating face-down in the lake.

Lincoln Heights -  A man found floating face-down in the lake in Lincoln Park today was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lincoln Heights - The effort to construct a giant mixed-use project on Avenue 34 may require greater community outreach, now that an appeal against the project has been delayed to the next planning board meeting.

Lincoln Heights - The City Planning Commission today is scheduled to review a challenge to a giant apartment complex that is being opposed by residents.