DA Gascón, LA County probation department sued over El Monte officer's death
George Gascón, his office and the county Probation Department are being sued for wrongful death by relatives of one of two El Monte police officers who were fatally shot by a convicted felon at a motel last June.
El Monte guaranteed income program: How to apply for $500 a month
Applications for El Monte's guaranteed income program are being accepted now through April 15.
1 dead, 12 displaced in El Monte apartment fire
Investigators said they found multiple weapons and ammunition inside the fire victim’s apartment.
California Lottery scratchers worth $10 million sold in Los Angeles County
The winning tickets were bought in El Monte and Santa Monica, California Lottery officials revealed.
Drugs coming across the border: 1 million fentanyl pills seized in El Monte; 3 Mexican men arrested
According to an affidavit, the defendants met with two buyers at a restaurant in El Segundo to discuss a 10,000-fentanyl-pill sample sale which would be followed by a deal for 1 million fentanyl pills.
Good Samaritan rescues 4-year-old from stormwater in El Monte
A man walking his dog is credited with rescuing a 4-year-old boy from a raging storm water.
Widow of slain El Monte sergeant files claim against Gascón, LA County
The widow of an El Monte police sergeant filed a $25 million claim against LA County DA Gascón, saying the suspect who killed her husband and his partner should have been incarcerated because of his prior criminal record.
El Monte home invasion robberies: 3 hospitalized; police searching for at least 1 suspect
Two people were detained, and police said they're still searching for at least one more suspect.
Vigil held for El Monte police chief Ben Lowry
A vigil was held in honor of a young El Monte police chief who died at 45.
Mom accused of faking baby's cancer to rip off donors
An El Monte woman is pushing to get her money back after an Arizona mom faked a baby's cancer to make money off the woman's acts of kindness and the donors who stepped in to help.
El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry dies at 45
El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry died from health issues. Lowry's death comes just months after two of the department's officers, Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana, were shot and killed during an ambush.
