A vote Tuesday, from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a $5.5 million medical malpractice settlement, involving 15-year-old Redondo Beach teenager, Elizabeth Nicks, who fell during a cheerleading stunt.

 After being taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center following her fall, Nicks was treated for a brain injury, a small [...]

APRIL 14, 2010 - The California Highway Patrol reported three people were injured when a vehicle rolled over on the transition road from the westbound Ventura (134) Freeway to the northbound Glendale (2) Freeway on Tuesday. The SUV rollover accident occurred when the driver swerved to avoid a parked big rig on the side of [...]

DECEMBER 27, 2009 – Police reported a cyclist was taken to a hospital Saturday night after a crash in La Puente. The accident occurred at North Puente Avenue and East Temple Avenue at about 9 p.m. Saturday night. The cyclist, who was not identified, was struck by an SUV. According to reports by CBS [...]

DECEMBER 14, 2009 - The Long Beach Fire Department has reported two men were killed Saturday night in a crash on Spring Street, near the Long Beach Airport. The accident occurred at about 8 p.m. According to reports in the Long Beach Press Telegram, Ricardo Alcantar, 21, and Matthew Gibbons, 20, both of Long Beach, [...]

NOVEMBER 6, 2009 — At least 10 people were taken to the hospital after a collision involving an MTA bus and another vehicle, police reported. The Los Angeles bus accident occurred around 6 p.m., on Glendale Boulevard near the entrance to California State Route 2. At least one person suffered critical injuries. The driver of [...]

OCTOBER 13, 2009 – A Los Angeles doctor is facing multiple felony charges following a road-rage incident on July 4, 2008 that seriously injured to cyclists. The incident occurred on Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood, a popular choice of Los Angeles area cyclists looking for a climb with reduced vehicle traffic.

According to news [...]

OCTOBER 10, 2009 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning yesterday regarding the risks of overexposure to radiation during CT scan procedures. The warning came after officials determined a CT brain scan machine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was set to an unsafe level– exposing 206 patients to eight times the [...]

OCTOBER 5, 2009 – Six people were injured Monday morning in a crash on the Foothill Freeway in Pasadena, authorities reported. The crash occurred on the eastbound 210 Freeway at Lake Avenue, at 5:44 a.m. Two vehicles were reportedly involved in the crash, although full details were not available. At least four people were seriously [...]

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 – Port of Los Angeles authorities have reported a man was killed Saturday evening in an accident at the Evergreen terminal at Berth 229. The accident was reported at 7:23 p.m. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the victim as John Robert Kiser, 53, of Lakewood. Kiser was crushed by [...]

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 - A 51-year-old man died after he was struck by a sports-utility vehicle on the side of the 14 Freeway in Los Angeles County, authorities said. David McWright of Lancaster was struck about 11:10 p.m. south of the Angeles Forest Highway on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. McWright and a friend [...]