| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
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As Hollywood Strikes Continue, Emmy Awards Officially Move to January With no end in sight for Hollywood’s dual writers and actors strike, the 75th Emmy Awards ceremonies were officially rescheduled Thursday for January. According to a joint statement by Fox and the Television Academy, the Emmy Awards will be presented Jan. 15 at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, beginning at 5 p.m. The […]
Harbor Commission Renews Homeless Housing Facility Permit, Responds to Concerns A city commission Thursday renewed a revocable permit for the continued operation of a housing facility for the homeless at the Port of Los Angeles, with the caveat that city departments address several concerns raised by nearby residents. The city’s Harbor Commission voted unanimously 5-0 to approve a successor permit, allowing the General Services Department […]
Memorial Service Held for Sheriff’s Recruit Struck by Wrong-Way Vehicle A memorial service was held Thursday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruit who was struck by a wrong-way vehicle while training with dozens of colleagues last year and died on July 28. Alejandro Martinez, 27, died at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood after an […]
Pedestrian Killed by Metrolink Train in San Fernando Identified A 46-year-old man struck and killed by a Metrolink train in San Fernando was identified Thursday by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. Firefighters responded to the 1100 block of Truman Street, near North Maclay Avenue, around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday regarding a fatal collision, according to spokesman Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire […]
Ex-LAPD Officer Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Off-Duty Rape A now-former Los Angeles police officer convicted of raping a woman while he was off-duty was sentenced Thursday to six years in state prison. Superior Court Judge Shelly Torrealba said William Alexander Rodriguez, 37, committed a “forcible, violent act” and was a sworn police officer — albeit off-duty at the time — and left the […]
Striking WGA Union Set to Resume Talks with Hollywood Studios Friday The Writers Guild of America will resume contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers Friday, the first official negotiating session since the union went on strike May 2. In an email to its members, the WGA negotiating committee wrote that it was asked by AMPTP President Carol Lombardini to meet with […]
Pasadena Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Machine Gun Possession A Pasadena man who allegedly brandished a loaded ghost gun near a South Los Angeles high school last year has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of possessing machine gun parts, according to court documents obtained Thursday. Isaac Loftus, 26, is expected to enter his plea on a date to be determined. Prosecutors […]
Man Arrested for Alleged Attempted Murder in Santa Monica A homeless man was in custody Thursday for allegedly assaulting and critically injuring another homeless man, who was found unconscious outside a library branch in Santa Monica. Nathanael Lavoie, 40, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked on suspicion of attempted murder and other offenses, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. Officers were sent to […]
Metro C Line Upgrades to Begin Saturday Transportation services will be suspended in phases to replace the light rail power lines between Hawthorne/Lennox and Redondo Beach stations beginning Saturday, Metro announced Thursday. The transit agency will suspend service and close selected C (Green) Line stations as it begins the long-term replacement of its light rail power lines. The ongoing replacement of overhead […]
LAPD: Two Arrested in Street-Racing Hit-And-Run Death of Woman Two men were in custody Thursday in connection with the street-racing death of a woman who was hit by a car as she crossed a street near a recording studio east of USC in July. Anna Michelle Solis, 20, was injured about 10:20 p.m. on July 21 near South Hill and West 33rd streets, and […]
Police Arrest Suspect in Watts Taco Stand Assault A woman who allegedly assaulted an employee at a taco stand in the Watts area over the weekend was arrested, police said Thursday. Officers responded around 6:35 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Grandee Avenue and 103rd Street to a reported assault, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A preliminary investigation revealed to detectives […]
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