| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, April 11, 2022 |
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After Disappointing Season, Lakers Fire Head Coach Frank Vogel Just two years removed from their 17th NBA championship, the Lakers Monday fired head coach Frank Vogel — a move that had been widely expected after a disappointing season that ended without a berth in the playoffs. Vogel completed his third season with the team on Sunday, with Lakers recording a 146-141 overtime victory over […]
Britney Spears Says She’s Pregnant with Third Child When she was fighting for freedom from a long-running conservatorship, Britney Spears asserted she wanted to get married and have another baby. She may be doing both. The 40-year-old pop star announced on Instagram Monday that she is pregnant, and she also raised eyebrows by again referring to fiancé, San Asghari, as her “husband,” renewing […]
Garcetti Announces First-Ever Inspector General to Oversee LADWP’s Operations Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday the first-ever inspector general for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in an effort to bolster accountability and transparency. Sergio Perez, who most recently served as executive director for Orange County’s Office of Independent Review, will begin the position May 9. The announcement comes more than two years […]
LAX Ranks As World’s Fifth Busiest Airport In 2021 Los Angeles International Airport was the fifth-busiest airport in the world in 2021, the airport announced Monday, based on preliminary figures released by the Airports Council International World. “LAX continues to welcome more and more people back through its doors, and we expect to continue this rise in passenger numbers as international and business travel […]
Garcetti Attends President Biden’s Announcement on New `Ghost Gun’ Regulations Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti attended a White House event Monday at which President Joe Biden announced new regulations to rein in “ghost guns” amid a 10-fold increase in law enforcement nationwide recovering the virtually untraceable firearms during criminal investigations. Ghost guns, which do not have serial numbers, can be assembled by unlicensed buyers from […]
Video Game Magnate Purchases Hollywood’s Magic Castle The exclusive Magic Castle in Hollywood, home to the Academy of Magical Arts and one of Los Angeles’ most storied landmarks, is getting a new owner, with the founder of video-game maker Gearbox Entertainment announcing Monday his purchase of the Franklin Avenue manor. An avid magician himself and longtime AMA member and Magic Castle attendee, […]
Fire Damages UPS Warehouse in Lancaster An explosion and fire damaged a large UPS warehouse and several big-rig trailers in Lancaster Monday, but no one was hurt, authorities said. The fire was reported in the 200 block of West Avenue L about 9 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. About 70 firefighters were sent to the scene on […]
Judge Further Trims Black Former ACLU Attorney’s Suit A judge Monday further trimmed a lawsuit brought by a Black former attorney for the ACLU of Southern California who is suing the civil rights organization, alleging she was subjected to racism, portrayed as an angry woman and wrongfully fired for speaking out against such treatment. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jon R. Takasugi had […]
Three Men’s Central Jail Inmates Hospitalized After Apparent Opioid Overdose Three inmates at the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles were hospitalized Monday after suffering apparent opioid overdoses, authorities said. Paramedics were sent to the jail at 441 Bauchet St. at 7:15 a.m. on a report of a “suspected overdose,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
MacArthur Park’s North Side to Undergo Rehabilitation Project A section of the north side of MacArthur Park was being fenced off Monday for a rehabilitation project, but the rest of the park — including the soccer field and recreation center — will remain open. Starting Wednesday, the area of the park between the soccer field, Alvarado Street, Sixth Street and Wilshire Boulevard will […]
Transient Charged with Hurling Concrete at Passing Motorist A 30-year-old transient was charged Monday with heaving a chunk of concrete at a passing driver in Garden Grove. Lonnie Duante Johnson was charged with single felony counts each of assault with a deadly weapon, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and throwing a missile with the intent to do serious bodily […]
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