East LA

An East Los Angeles man was sentenced to two years behind bars for helping an off-duty deputy sheriff stage a fake drug raid and steal more than a half-ton of marijuana and cash from a downtown warehouse, according to court papers obtained Wednesday.

Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of promoting a “code of silence” around secret societies within his department. Huntsman’s report Monday on a deputy group identified as the “Banditos” alleges that roughly 30 members of the clique disrupt day-to-day operations at the East L.A. Sheriff’s Station by creating tension between deputies who are...

A commercial fire began burning Sunday night shortly after 8 p.m. in East LA.

A commercial fire began burning Sunday night shortly after 8 p.m. in East LA.  The fire burning on Whittier Boulevard and Arizona Avenue was upgraded to a 3rd alarm fire, according to LA County Fire. Darsha Philips reports Oct. 5, 2020.

Firefighters battle a massive structure fire that erupted in East LA Sunday night. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News on Oct. 4, 2020.

Police were in pursuit of a suspected DUI driver in a black car, as the driver sped through East Los Angeles, South Pasadena, Pasadena, Glendale and close to Dodger Stadium Wednesday night. Newschopper4 Bravo was over the chase around 8:30 p.m. The driver was wanted for reckless driving and suspected of driving under the influence, according to the East LA…

A teenage motorist who allegedly ran a red light while impaired, triggering a collision with a Metro bus that seriously injured two of his passengers in East Los Angeles, has been released to the custody of his parents as authorities weigh the filing of criminal charges in the case, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at…

A 20-year-old woman was found dead Monday from apparent gunshot wounds in an East Los Angeles home, and a man was detained while authorities investigate. Deputies were dispatched regarding a “call of a person down” about 11:30 a.m. to the home in the 700 block of South Hillview Avenue, near East Hubbard Street, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the…

Dive teams pulled an Audi sedan from a lake early Monday northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The car was submerged in the lake at Lincoln Park. A red glow from the car’s tail-lights could be seen through the water.  The car was reported in the water at about 12:30 a.m. No one has been found in the water. It...

For the first time in 35 years, the annual Kingdom Day Parade in January may not be rolling down streets of Los Angeles due to COVID-19, organizers shared the bleak outlook with NBCLA Wednesday. Organizers said they were exploring the possibility of a virtual event and stressed that the parade that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. every year had…

Since the 1970s, Soledad Enrichment Action has been helping people who were formally incarcerated and their families get the resources they need to help rebuild their lives. SEA offers job, legal, education and mental services, even tattoo removal, to people who have spent time in the prison system. Jonathan Gonzalez reports July 15, 2020.

A weekly food drive in East Los Angeles went on just as scheduled Wednesday, helping families in need. “I really like right here that everybody’s so nice,” said one woman. “It’s really good, the milk and everything, it really does help a lot.” What she and others may not have realized is that the people helping arrange and hand...