Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics announced in high-need areas throughout LA County
Starting April 7, 16 drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics will pop up across Los Angeles County with hopes of providing access to more people. The clinics, which will be held outdoors, are open for everyone and will run through May 1.
East LA gang member who led firebomb attacks on African American families sentenced to 16 years
Prosecutors said the gang threw Molotov cocktails into a housing development in Boyle Heights in 2014 in order to force the African American residents out of their homes. A mother who was sleeping with her infant baby on her chest at the time of the attack barely evaded being hit by a firebomb when she rolled off the couch with her baby after hearing a window shatter.
In-person instruction returns at a Catholic school in Boyle Heights
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges to students and their parents, but moreso for families living in the inner cities.
Authorities seek help locating 'critical missing' 12-year-old from Boyle Heights
Authorities Tuesday sought public help to find a 12-year-old girl who went missing in Boyle Heights.
Metro train operator shot in Boyle Heights; $35K reward offered for info leading to arrest
Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were investigating after a Metro train operator was shot in Boyle Heights on Friday morning.
1 dead, 2 critically injured during shooting in Boyle Heights; suspect outstanding
Two people were critically injured and one male died during a shooting in Boyle Heights on Saturday evening, officials said.
No big gatherings for the holidays hurting tamale vendors
For generations of Angelenos, Christmas season is tamale season! However, tamale vendors are feeling the pain as COVID-19 is forcing families to cancel gatherings.
Hospitals fear they may run out of ICU beds amid COVID-19 surge
Officials with Advent Health White Memorial in Boyle Heights fear the hospital will soon run out of ICU beds.
Helicopter carrying donated organ crashes on top of hospital helipad, LAFD says
A helicopter believed to be carrying a donated organ for a local hospital crashed and overturned on a helipad.