| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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Busy Roads Expected Wednesday, Despite Warnings Against Holiday Travel  Despite pleas from state and local officials urging residents not to travel for Thanksgiving due to the coronavirus, millions of Southern Californians are still expected to do just that, with Wednesday afternoon anticipated to be the busiest time on Southland freeways. The Automobile Club of Southern California estimated that 3.86 million Southern California residents will […]
  
L.A. Council Votes to Request Timeline on Closure of Valley Generating Station The City Council Wednesday directed the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to create a timeline for the shutdown of the natural gas-powered Valley Generating Station in Sun Valley. Council President Nury Martinez formally called for the shutdown of the plant in October following reports of methane gas leaks at the plant that took […]
Restaurant Owners Balk at Halt to In-Person Dining Set for 10 p.m. Wednesday Hours ahead of a countywide ban on in-person dining imposed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, a group of Westside business leaders, restaurant owners and elected officials lashed out at the move Wednesday, calling it a death knell for eateries and a failure of county leadership. “The Board of Supervisors just laid off tens […]
Man With Traumatic Brain Injury Missing from Valencia Area Authorities Wednesday sought public help to find a man with a traumatic brain injury who went missing in the Valencia area and is in need of medication. Vlad Kravets, 50, was last seen about 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Kravets is white, 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds, with brown hair […]
Suspect Sought in Fatal Hit-And-Run in Westlake Area: $50,000 Reward in Effect Authorities Wednesday disseminated an image of a car driven by a hit-and-run motorist sought for fatally injuring a 76-year-old woman in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Kuen Ham was crossing Miramar Street at Union Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. Monday when a tan Toyota Corolla, which was turning left onto Miramar Street, struck her […]
LAPD Officer Alleges He Was Punished for Not Meeting Arrest Expectations  A veteran Los Angeles police officer is suing the city, alleging he was stripped of his gun and badge and reassigned to his home for not producing enough gang and gun-related arrests while a member of an elite unit. A representative for the City Attorney’s Office could not be immediately reached for comment on Mario […]
Police Circulate Photos Of Suspect Wanted For Fatal Stabbing At Jewelry Store Authorities Wednesday circulated photos of a suspect sought in the fatal stabbing of a jewelry store owner during a robbery in downtown Los Angeles earlier this month. Eshagh Natanzadeh, 62, of Beverly Hills, was attacked about 9 a.m. Nov. 3 in his store in the 700 block of South Broadway, near Seventh Street, the Los […]
UCLA: Ecologist Calls for New Fire Management Approaches A newly released study by 27 prominent scientists from around the world — including a UCLA ecology professor — emphasizes the need to include fire among the list of potential threats to the survival of plant and animal species. Traditionally, fires have been viewed as a standard part of ecological cycles, necessary for species to […]
Former DWP Employee Alleges Backlash Over Workplace Safety Remarks A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power heavy equipment operator is suing his ex-employer, alleging he was afraid to return to work because of a backlash he received after speaking out about workplace safety. Plaintiff Scott Wilderman, 65, warned his supervisors about the allegedly unsafe use of a backhoe instead of an excavator at […]
Riverside County Hospitals Under Pressure from Rising COVID-19 Caseloads  Riverside County health officials Wednesday reported nearly three dozen new hospitalizations connected to COVID-19 and 17 additional virus-related deaths. According to the Riverside University Health System, 455 patients infected with coronavirus were hospitalized countywide as of Wednesday, up from 420 on Tuesday. That number includes 116 patients in intensive care units — up nine from […]
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