| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Attorney: Mark Ridley-Thomas `Shocked’ by Federal Charges, Denies Wrongdoing  Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was “shocked” by his federal indictment on conspiracy and bribery charges, his attorney said Thursday, insisting the powerful politician has never leveraged his elected posts for personal benefit. Ridley-Thomas has not personally spoken about the indictment that was announced Wednesday, but attorney Michael J. Proctor said in a statement […]
  
Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Gets Life Without Parole for Friend’s Killing  New York real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a killing a longtime friend in her Benedict Canyon home just over two decades ago. Durst, 78, sitting in a wheelchair, was quiet as Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark E. Windham pronounced the […]
L.A. City Attorney Files Misdemeanor Charges Against Laurel Canyon Developer  Thirty-five charges for building and safety violations were filed against the developers of five partially built homes on Woodstock Road in Laurel Canyon for allegedly resuming construction despite an order by the city of Los Angeles to demolish the structures. The original owners were planning to create a 21-home development and had built five initial […]
L.A. City Planning Commission Approves Plan to Increase Housing Supply The Los Angeles City Planning Commission Thursday recommended the City Council adopt the proposed 2021-29 Housing Element, which would serve as a guide for city housing policy for the next eight years and accommodate the production of nearly 500,000 new units. The city’s housing policies are currently guided by the Housing Element updated in 2013. […]
Grass Fire Extinguished in West Adams Area; No Injuries Reported Firefighters doused a one-acre grass fire Thursday in the West Adams area of Los Angeles. The fire was reported alongside the Santa Monica (10) Freeway near the 2500 block of La Brea Avenue about 1:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Traffic was routed away from the area as 28 firefighters fought the blaze, […]
LAPD Officer Shot and Wounded in South L.A. Area; Juvenile Suspect Booked A Los Angeles Police Department officer was shot and wounded Thursday in the south L.A. area while driving to work, and police took a juvenile suspect into custody for attempted murder and were working to determine if any accomplices were involved in the crime. The shooting was reported about 5 a.m. near Central Avenue and […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Remain Stable Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remained stable, according to the latest data released Thursday. The number of COVID patients in county hospitals ticked up from 205 Wednesday to 207 Thursday, with the number of intensive care patients remaining at 40. The county has 23.6% of its ICU beds available and 69% of its ventilators. OC also […]
Whittier Paralegal Who Defrauded Clients Sentenced to Prison A Whittier paralegal was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding dozens of immigration law firm clients by depositing their payments for filing fees or legal services into her personal bank accounts. Tanya Garcia, who pleaded guilty plea last year to one count of wire fraud, was also ordered to pay $138,647 […]
Dodgers, Giants to Meet in Deciding Game of NLDS in San Francisco In a surprise move announced just hours before game time, the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly switched starting pitchers for Thursday evening’s decisive fifth game of their National League Division Series in San Francisco. Instead of going with left-hander Julio Urías — Major League Baseball’s winningest pitcher this season — the team announced that right-hander Corey […]
Man Killed in Traffic Crash on 170 Freeway in Sun Valley A man died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on the southbound Hollywood (170) Freeway in Sun Valley. The crash occurred about 5 a.m. near Roscoe Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured man, who was in his 40s. Three southbound lanes were blocked […]
Woman, 38, Reported Missing in Koreatown Police Thursday were searching for a 38-year-old woman who was last seen in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles. Yoona Park was last seen Sunday in the area of South St. Andrews Place and West Second Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Park is Asian, 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 125 […]
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