Who shot Cali Swag rapper Monte "M-Bone" Talbert? Inglewood Police have been grappling with solving the crime since Talbert was gunned down outside a liquor store in May 2011. more ›

Juan Manuel Diaz, 36, of Santa Ana and his passenger were shot around 9 p.m. last night at the intersection of Grand and Edinger Avenues, according to the Daily Breeze. His van careened into wrong-way traffic and he slammed into a Volkswagen Beetle carrying a family with two adults and three children, ages 5, 8 and 13. more ›

After making the small clubs of Los Angeles their personal playground to trumpet and hype the release of their newest studio (garage, rather, as it was recorded in Dave Grohl's Encino garage) release, Wasting Light, the Foo Fighters recently made their arena return to the Forum for their first full blown show in over three years. more ›

A man and woman are dead after a murder-suicide at an optometrist's office in Inglewood this afternoon, reports the Contra Costa Times. The man, whose name hasn't been released, allegedly walked up to the woman inside the Inglewood Optometric Center at about 11:00 a.m. this morning, pulled out a gun and shot her. more ›

The ranks of Los Angeles' parking enforcement officers is another man down as of last month due to some alleged shady doings. The latest to lose his job is Donald Brooks, who was fired August 16th for two petty theft charges and allegedly soliciting a prostitute. more ›

Hundreds of angry, frustrated Angelenos showed up to a "Kitchen Table Summit" in Inglewood yesterday to tell their congressional representatives about their struggles with unemployment and underemployment. Congresswoman Maxine Waters got the most enthusiastic response from the crowd. "As far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell," she said. "And I'm gonna tell them how to get there." more ›

Gordon Grant, an Inglewood man who set fire to his mother's SUV with her inside on Sunday, has been charged with attempted murder and two other felony crimes by the District Attorney's office today. more ›

Gordon Grant, a 40-year-old Southland man, allegedly set fire to his 68-year-old mother's Ford Explorer with her locked inside of the vehicle on Sunday, as reported by CBS LA. The mother escaped the vehicle safely, and firefighters extinguished the flames. more ›

Police in Inglewood are working to determine who fatally shot Cali Swag rapper Mante "M-Bone" Talbert Sunday night, but as of yet have no motive or suspects, even after speaking with multiple witnesses. Authorities, however, have been able to get "a description of the car that was involved," in the drive-by shooting, according to L.A. Now. more ›

Firefighters are battling a blaze on Catalina Island, after successfully putting out brush fires in Tujunga Canyon and Inglewood. LA Now reports that the fire, which is threatening buildings at the Catalina Yacht Club, is being fought with water drops from helicopters, and that additional firefighters are being sent to the area (LA Now reports that 100 firefighters are on their way; KNBC estimates the number at 65). more ›

The victim of what was likely a gang-related shooting last night in South Los Angeles managed to drive himself several blocks with a wound in the face, according to the Daily Breeze. The man, whose identity has not been released, drove his vehicle to the border of Inglewood, where he met paramedics and the police. He was then treated for "injuries that were not considered life- threatening" at an area hospital. The LAPD's 77th Street Station is handling the case. more ›

Last Thursday was the grand opening of Beacon Arts, a new art space in Inglewood. Dubbing itself an "arts laboratory", it will be featuring contemporary innovative and interactive exhibits. Renée Fox "develops and directs" the events and exhibits at the newly christened art space. Beacon Arts premiered with "Ghost Stories: Happenings, Hauntings, & Curiosities." The exhibit will run through Sunday, November 7, 2010. more ›

Friends, relatives, and members of the community gathered in Inglewood last night to hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Mitrice Richardson, the CSU Fullerton student whose remains were found on August 9th in Malibu Canyon, reports the LA Times. more ›

US Rep. Maxine Waters (D-35th District) will likely face an accusation "of at least one ethics violation in her efforts to help a bank with ties to her husband," according to LA Now. Waters was made aware of the allegations on Friday, and has told an anonymous source that she "plans to fight the charges in a House trial." The charges against Waters, who serves a swath of Los Angeles that includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, and Gardena, will be made public on Monday by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which has passed their independent findings to the House Ethics Committee, which, in turn, "turned the matter over to a panel of [...] lawmakers who have been conducting their own probe for months." more ›

85.000 vehicles travel the southern portion of La Cienega Boulevard everyday, making it one of the traveled surface streets in the region. From the 10 freeway to 405 freeway, the critical five-mile artery can be its own traffic hell for commuters and the adjoining residents of Los Angeles, Culver City, unincorporated Ladera Heights and Inglewood. more ›

Last Saturday, local history nerds got a chance to tour the closed Fox Inglewood as part of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation's monthly free tours program. Built in 1949 and designed by architect S. Charles Lee, the beautiful theatre has fallen into crumbles over the years and is currently on the auction block. Preservationists want it saved and the city of Inglewood is working on a bid. more ›

As part of their monthly series of free tours at historic venues, the L.A. Historic Theatre Foundation tomorrow heads to Inglewood to check out The Academy and Fox Inglewood, both built by architect S. Charles Lee in 1939 and 1949, respectively. more ›

Vehicle Description: 1970’s Pinto, hatchback, 2-door, orange with white stripe, tinted windows, green interior and tan seat covers.The LAPD ask anyone with information to contact 800 Task Force Detectives, Robbery-Homicide Division; to call the 24-hour, toll-free number at 877 LAPD 247; send anonymous a text tip by texting LAPD & message to CRIMES (274637); or submit a tip online. more ›

The free healthcare check program at The Forum in Inglewood that will go through next week has been so popular, Metro is temporarily extending a bus line's service to 24 hours. Thousands turned out in the first two days of the week long event that is offering free health, dental and vision checks to the uninsured, under-insured, unemployed and under-employed. Hundreds spent the night hoping to get checked today. Remote Area Medical Foundation will be offering services through next Tuesday. Due to "overwhelming demand," Metro Bus Line 115, which usually runs from 5 a.m. to midnight will now run 24 hours a day with service every half hour during the off-hours. Good Timing? Remote Area Medical tends to serve rural areas, but placing a clinic in the 2nd largest U.S. city during the national healthcare debate is an interesting move, coincidental or not. more ›

Hundreds lined up at the Inglewood Forum early this morning for free medical, dental and vision care not just for the uninsured and under-insured, but the unemployed and under-employed, too. Remote Area Medical, a volunteer based organization that recruits professional doctors, will be here today through August 18th beginning at 5:30 a.m. daily. Only 1,200 people a day will be scheduled for appointments, according to the LA Times, which noted people began showing before 3 a.m. this morning. A variety of services will be offered including PAP smears, x-rays and Mammography. more ›

Hard Summer was supposed to go all night at the Forum in Inglewood last night, and the sold out event had the venue packed (it seats 18,000). But for some reason, before things could even get too intense, the event was shut down by authorities. LA Times' music blog Pop & Hiss explains:

Saturday's all-night electronic event Hard Summer at the Forum was shut down by midnight. The event was declared a "hazard" by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, according to an Inglewood police representative. Based on the county department's recommendation, Hard Summer was called off. [...] more ›

Yesterday was officially National Doughnut (or Donut) Day, but there's no reason to not carry the spirit of celebration over to your weekend, which is why today we're looking at the story behind one of our city's most well known structures. more ›

Five of the 11 people that Inglewood Police have shot and killed since 2003 were unarmed. "They include a man who fled when officers tried to stop him for riding his bicycle on a sidewalk," the LA Times reported. "An officer said he fired when the man reached for a bulge near his waist, which turned out to be a rolled-up T-shirt." The Justice Department's investigation, which will look into "procedures and tactics used by Inglewood police officers involving use of force," is the third, following one by the state attorney general and L.A. Sheriff's Office of Independent Review. Two officers were given the sobriquet, "taser twins," after tasering four unarmed people in five weeks. One of those was tasered on his genitals. more ›

27-year-old Sharome Frazier's son is still alive on life-support at UCLA-Harbor Hospital after apparently shooting him early this morning in Inglewood. Frazier died of what looks like a self-inflicted wound after police were called to his house for what appeared to be an attempted suicide, but a motive is still unclear at this point. Anyone with information about the incident, call (310) 412-5246, or (888) 41-CRIME, CBS2 says. more ›

2008 is the 70th anniversary of Hollywood Park, a once grand-dame in the world of horse racing that may meet the fate of the bulldozer come next year. With racing not the draw it once was, the stands are often sparsely populated, and its home city of Inglewood has their eye on a more lucrative prize. more ›

As part of their annual neighborhood and community concert series, the LA Philharmonic will be visiting Van Nuys, Inglewood and Pomona next month. It's all about their goal of making "music accessible to the widest possible audience." To that end, the three concerts are free (well, the Pomona show is an easy $5) and will feature Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on “Greensleeves,” Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate and Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Suite No. 1. To get in, you must reserve a spot. Also: The orchestra released a live concert recording for purchase on iTunes today. The concert from the Shadow of Stalin series features works from Shostakovich and Mosolov. more ›

The Inglewood Police are keeping silent about their city council's revelation yesterday that an August 31 incident involving officers fatally shooting a homeless man was recorded on tape and in the hands of the City. According to cbs2.com, the council released a written statement regarding the video, which allegedly shows "seven officers [who] fired a combined 47 times" at "a homeless man carrying a toy gun." more ›

Story by Sheri Zampelli | Photos by Michael Zampelli more ›

Since May, officer involved shootings in Inglewood have left four people dead. The latest was Sunday afternoon when police were called to a report of a homeless man with a gun, which ended up being a replica silver handgun, according to the LA Times. more ›