| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, February 19, 2021
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Banned Chinese Pork, Chicken, Beef Shipments Soar Amid Disease Worries: Mystery Meats Hidden With Headphones, Door Locks, Swim Fins  Shipments containing prohibited pork, chicken, beef and duck products arriving in the United States from China that were intercepted by inspectors in Los Angeles nearly doubled in 2020 compared with the previous year, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said Friday. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020, federal agents in Los Angeles issued 1,049 […]
  
Sick Puppies Sold To Innocent Families In Animal Cruelty Scheme: Downey Con Gets Jail, $203,000 Fine  A Downey man who sold sick puppies to unsuspecting families was ordered Friday to pay $203,000 in restitution to 63 victims and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Gustavo Gonzalez, 27, was also sentenced to a year on probation and 87 days in jail, with credit waived for nearly two years he […]
Plane Crash Kills Pilot As Aircraft Dives Into Port Of Los Angeles Container Yard: Cause A Mystery A single-engine airplane crashed Friday in a cargo container yard at the Port of Los Angeles, killing the pilot and seriously injuring a man on the ground. The crash occurred about noon in the 2500 block of South Navy Way, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The plane struck a tractor-trailer on its way down. […]
Kim Kardashian Files For Divorce From Kanye West The rocky relationship between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West appeared to be heading for an official split Friday, with reports that the reality star has filed for divorce, ending the couple’s nearly seven-year marriage. TMZ broke the news, citing court documents filed by well-known divorce attorney Laura Wasser. Multiple media outlets, citing sources connected with […]
More Vaccine Delays For LA: Check Your Appointment Los Angeles’ city-run vaccination sites will be closed Friday and Saturday and all appointments have been rescheduled due to supply delays caused by winter storms throughout the nation. “Severe weather across the country has disrupted travel and shipping nationwide, including delaying the delivery of our vaccines,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said Thursday while announcing the closures. […]
Death Plunge From San Pedro Cliff Ruled A Tragic Accident  The mystery death plunge of a Montebello man from a San Pedro cliff was a tragic accident, authorities ruled Friday. There were few details yet available, but the victim sustained “multiple traumatic injuries” when he strayed too close to the cliff edge before tumbling down to his death, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s […]
Countywide Home Prices, Sales Sink The median price of a single-family home in Los Angeles County dropped last month, along with sales of existing homes, the California Association of Realtors reported Friday. The median home price countywide in January was $697,660, compared to $709,500 in December, representing a 1.7% decline, according to CAR. On a year-over-year level, the price was […]
Judge Rules Woman Can Take Sexual Harassment Case Against Hospital to Trial A judge ruled that a young woman can take to trial her lawsuit against Barlow Respiratory Hospital that alleges her boss sexually harassed her for more than a year. Ruling Thursday in the hospital’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s lawsuit, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Keosian tossed only Jane Doe 2’s claim for gender […]
More Presenters Announced For Upcoming Golden Globes The husband-and-wife teams of Kevin Bacon/Kyra Sedgwick and Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones were among the presenters announced Friday for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards. Also joining the list of presenters for the 78th annual ceremony were Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson. Douglas and Zeta-Jones will present from the New York portion of the ceremony, […]
Man Charged With 1978 Murder at El Monte Motel A 61-year-old man who was allegedly linked by DNA evidence to the killing of a man at an El Monte motel more than four decades ago has been charged with murder, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced Friday. Anthony Davis — who was charged Thursday — is set to be arraigned Friday at […]
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