Rebecca Ellis

6 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Rebecca Ellis |Matthew Ormseth |Richard Winton |Ruben Vives

By Rebecca Ellis, Matthew Ormseth, Richard Winton and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - One Baldwin Park police officer was killed and another wounded after a shooting Saturday evening, three sources told the Los Angeles Times. Multiple law enforcement agencies were responding to the shooting in Baldwin Park located near 4200 Filhurst Ave., said California Highway Patrol spokesperson Megan Curtiss.

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | David Zahniser |Rebecca Ellis

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a $14-billion spending plan for 2025-26 on Thursday, scaling back Mayor Karen Bass' public safety initiatives as they attempted to spare 1,000 city workers from layoffs. Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, the council voted 12 to 3 for a plan that would cut funding for recruitment at the Los Angeles Police Department, leaving the agency with fewer officers than at any point since 1995.

Jan 8, 2025 | bnd.com | Laura J. Nelson |Rebecca Ellis |Noah Haggerty |Daniel Miller |Jack Dolan |Ruben Vives | +1 more

Sep 26, 2024 | bnd.com | Rebecca Ellis |Noah Goldberg

University of California, Irvine investigators determined that biology professor Bruce Blumberg violated the university's policy against sexual harassment and "created a hostile academic and work environment." (University of California, Irvine/TNS) TNS UC Irvine professor Bruce Blumberg sat down at a quiet cafe and began composing a message. He'd arrived in Spain a few days ahead of an international conference, along with a graduate student he'd invited to participate.

May 24, 2024 | columbian.com | Rebecca Ellis

News / Life / Pets & Wildlife LOS ANGELES — After outcry over the recent deaths of two L.A. Zoo elephants, the Los Angeles City Council wants to know why they were euthanized. The council unanimously voted Wednesday to ask the zoo for a study that would examine the factors that led to the deaths of the two Asian elephants — Jewel and Shaunzi — and detail whether improvements need to be made in how the zoo cares for its remaining elephants. The motion was introduced by Council members Bob...