| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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Bloody Stabbing Of Innocent Mom Playing With Her Kids In Azusa Park: Homeless Woman Nabbed, ‘Give Me Back My Daughter’  An Arizona homeless woman was in custody Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a mother who was playing with her children near an Azusa park, police said. The attack occurred about 8 p.m. Tuesday near Edwards Park, in the 600 block of North Azusa Avenue, according to the Azusa Police Department. Brianna Hallquist, 23, described by authorities […]
  
Mom, Brother Murdered On Zoom Call As Pasadena City College Colleague Watched In Horror: Mom’s Son Pleads Not Guilty  A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally stabbing his mother and uncle at their Altadena home while she was on a Zoom call with colleagues from Pasadena City College — at least one of whom witnessed part of the attack. Robert Cotton, 32, is charged with two counts of murder for the March 22 […]
Dead Teen At Pico Rivera Home Where Nine People Exposed To Carbon Monoxide – Including Five LA Deputies: Autopsy Pending  Authorities Wednesday identified a 17-year-old boy who was found dead at a Pico Rivera residence where nine other people, including five sheriff’s deputies, were exposed to carbon monoxide. Authorities were sent to the 8000 block of Kellam Lane at about 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. David Martinez of Pico […]
Love Those Outdoor Dining Spots Restaurants Opened On Streets, Sidewalks? They Could Be Permanent!  The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to begin steps to make its COVID-19 al fresco outdoor dining program permanent. The program, which began in May 2020 to help restaurants safely serve guests during the COVID-19 pandemic, streamlines requirements and approvals across multiple city departments for outdoor dining on sidewalks, parking lots and streets. On […]
Newsom Signals Possible End To Most COVID Mask-Wearing Mandates In CA With California planning to lift COVID-19 restrictions on business activity and gatherings on June 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week the state’s mask-wearing mandate will be mostly lifted as well — but not entirely. Speaking with Fox11 on Tuesday, Newsom said the state will continue to make recommendations for mask-wearing in select circumstances. But […]
Ellen DeGeneres Ending Talk Show After Upcoming Season Ellen DeGeneres announced Wednesday that she will end her daytime talk show after the program’s upcoming 19th season. “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged — and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres told The Hollywood Reporter. The […]
He Robbed A Dozen Trader Joe’s In Four Months – Some Twice! A Huntington Park man pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out more than a dozen robberies of Trader Joe’s stores throughout the Southland during a four-month crime spree last year. Gregory Johnson, 43, admitted federal counts of interference of commerce by robbery and using a firearm in a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s […]
State Supreme Court Rejects Case of Transient Convicted of Alhambra Murder The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to hear the case of a homeless man who was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison for strangling a 78-year-old woman in broad daylight on the patio of her Alhambra condominium. Milton Chavez, now 29, was convicted in June 2019 of first-degree murder, along with an […]
Pedestrian Hit and Killed by Metro Train in Westlake Area A pedestrian was fatally injured by a Metro train Wednesday in the Westlake area of Los Angeles, authorities said. Paramedics were sent to the 600 block of South Alvarado Street about 10:45 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person, who died […]
Hunt For Hit-And-Run Driver Whose Kia Optima Hit Bicycle Rider In South Los Angeles: Victim Critical, Cops Need Your Help Police Wednesday circulated video of a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist critically injured in South Los Angeles and asked for the public’s assistance to identify the driver. The collision occurred at about 6:55 p.m. Monday when the driver of a maroon Kia Optima traveling eastbound on Florence Avenue turned right onto Flower Street and struck […]
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