Anti-ICE Protests Happening Nationwide Friday
Thousands are expected to protest Friday in Los Angeles and Orange counties as a part of a nationwide day of action seeking to stop funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. What is likely to be the area’s largest rally will take place outside Los Angeles City Hall and at the adjacent Gloria Molina Grand…
Conviction Upheld for Second Man Convicted of Innocent Bystander’s Death
A state appeals court panel has upheld a second man’s conviction for the apparently gang-related death of an innocent bystander struck by gunfire near a taco truck in Long Beach just over five years ago. In a 26-page ruling released this week, the three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal noted that Jacquise…
Three Women Arrested in $20K Theft Spree Across Multiple Counties
Three women suspected of stealing about $20,000 in merchandise across multiple Southern California counties were behind bars Friday following an investigation that began in Perris. Janely Masvidal, 45, and Briana Monique Marin, 29, both of Los Angeles, were booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of grand theft, organized retail theft, burglary…
Privacy, Ongoing Probe Cited in Opposition to UCLA Dentistry Report’s Release
A legal action has been filed against the UC Regents in which an anonymous person is asking that his or her personnel information not be released in connection with retaliatory fallout found during an investigation into the UCLA School of Dentistry. The petitioner in the Los Angeles Superior Court action is identified only as Person…
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Bruno Mars to Perform During Grammy Awards
Bruno Mars has been slated to perform at this weekend’s Grammy Awards ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, the Recording Academy announced Friday. The 16-time Grammy winner is nominated for three awards this year including Record of the Year, Song of…
Son of Former NFL Player Killed in Homeless Encampment Says Death Leaves Huge Void
The son of a 55-year-old former NFL player, who was found dead in a homeless encampment in the unincorporated Willowbrook area of Los Angeles County, issued a statement Friday saying his father’s homicide has left him and others with a…
Boarded Building in DTLA Catches Fire
Crews took 20 minutes Friday morning to put out a non-injury fire at a boarded-up, four-story building in downtown Los Angeles. The fire was reported at 7:48 a.m. at 1349 S. Flower St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.…
Feds Arrest Don Lemon in Beverly Hills Over St. Paul Church Protest
Award-winning journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Beverly Hills in connection with a protest he covered at a Minnesota church, his lawyer announced Friday. Lemon was in town covering the Grammy Awards, according…
Average LACo Gas Price Records Largest Increase Since Nov. 6
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County Friday recorded its largest increase since Nov. 6, when it rose 2.8 cents, increasing 2 cents to $4.379. The average price is 2.6 cents more than one week ago but 5.4 cents less than one month ago and 12.3 cents lower…
Several Hurt, One Dies in 405 Collision in Irvine
One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway and an investigation is underway Friday. CHP officers were called to the MacArthur Boulevard on-ramp of the southbound freeway at 10:42 p.m. Thursday where they learned a minivan collided with a Caltrans truck at a high-rate of speed, a CHP spokeswoman…
Health Care Workers Rally Behind Protesting Nurses Outside Kaiser Permanente Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers in Riverside County joined their counterparts across the state and in Hawaii Friday for the fifth day of an open-ended strike alleging unfair labor practices amid prolonged contract talks. Nurses at Riverside Medical Center, 10800 Magnolia Ave., are among roughly 31,000 members of the United Nurses Associations of…
Santa Clarita Girls Hockey Team Involved in Deadly Crash in Colorado
A girls ice hockey team from Santa Clarita was dealing with tragedy Friday after being involved in a deadly traffic collision with an out-of-control snow plow while traveling for a tournament in Colorado. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, Colorado, when a Sprinter van carrying members…
Woman’s Sexual Assault Case Against Harvey Weinstein Gets New Judge
A woman’s long-running sexual assault lawsuit against imprisoned and disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has been transferred to a new judge in a different courthouse. Santa Monica Superior Court Judge David W. Swift will now manage plaintiff Hayley Gripp’s case, in which the woman alleges Weinstein attacked her in his suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel…
LAFD Douses Fire at Adams-Normandie House
Crews battled a fire Friday morning in a two-story, single family home in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. Firefighters were called at 5:37 a.m. to 1546 W Adams Blvd., near South Budlong Avenue, where they found flames on the second floor, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. An additional residence was exposed and was defended…
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