| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, October 7, 2021
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Commission Approves $6 Billion LAX Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project  The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners voted Thursday to recommend approval of the $6 billion Airfield Terminal Modernization Project, which airport officials say will reduce traffic on public streets and improve customer experience. The project will be sent to the Los Angeles City Council for final approval. Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents neighborhoods surrounding […]
  
Attorney Blames Building Owners, Managers for Man’s Life-Changing Fall  A real estate agent whose Hollywood ties had his career on the ascent saw his fortunes and his career take a fall when he literally tumbled more than a dozen feet from a rooftop surface of the iconic Sunset Vine Tower due to the negligence of the property owners and management company, an attorney told […]
Man Sentenced to Prison for Burglaries at Celebrities’ Houses  A Los Angeles man who pleaded no contest to burglaries at houses belonging to singer Rihanna and former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, along with two other burglaries within less than a month in 2018, was sentenced Thursday to just over nine years in state prison. Tyress Williams, now 22, was among 31 people […]
Ex-Clippers, Lakers Players Indicted in Alleged $4M Health Care Fraud Scheme More than a dozen former NBA players — including ex-Los Angeles Lakers guard and two-time NBA champion Shannon Brown — have been charged in New York in an alleged multimillion-dollar health insurance fraud scheme to rip off the league’s benefit plan, it was announced Thursday. Among the 18 former players named in the indictment were […]
LA Public Library’s Van Nuys Branch Reopens Following $1.9 Million Renovation The Los Angeles Public Library’s Van Nuys branch reopened Thursday after closing for a $1.9 million renovation that modernized its interior and upgraded the library’s technology. “Today’s grand reopening of the Van Nuys Library is another step toward returning to normalcy for our community,” said L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez, who represents the area. […]
Owner of L.A. Thai Original BBQ Restaurants Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case One of the owner-operators of Thai Original BBQ restaurants in Los Angeles County and elsewhere was sentenced Thursday to state prison for tax and wage fraud. Chaturonk Ngamary Jr. was sentenced to two years behind bars, which will be suspended if he successfully completes two years of probation, including 180 days on work release, according […]
Oil Rig Operator Insists Company Responded Immediately to OC Leak Officials Thursday were speculating that the volume of oil leaked off the coast of Huntington Beach might be much less than initially anticipated. Authorities earlier this week were bracing for a worst-case scenario of about 144,000 gallons of oil, but on Thursday, it appeared it could be as low as 30,000 gallons. “There’s speculation of […]
Man Sought For Allegedly Fatally Shooting Brother in San Dimas Homicide detectives were searching for a 62-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his brother in San Dimas. Joseph Dambra, visiting from Florida to see his mother, allegedly drove to his brother Richard’s house in the 200 block of South Valley Center Avenue about 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, got into an altercation, shot him and fled […]
Criminal Case Dismissed Against Ex-Football Player A criminal case was dismissed Thursday against former Miami Dolphins player and Harvard-Westlake School alum Jonathan Martin, who was charged with criminal threats stemming from an Instagram post that led to a daylong shut down of the exclusive school’s Studio City campus in 2018. The dismissal comes after Martin completed a two-year diversion program. “I […]
Detectives Seek Public Help to Solve East Hollywood Killing Detectives Thursday sought public help to solve the killing of a man who was gunned down in the East Hollywood area about a month ago. Kareem Johnson, 33, of Los Angeles was shot about 3 a.m. on Sept. 10 as he got out of his vehicle in the 4500 block of Hollywood Boulevard, the Los […]
Officials Renew Appeal for Public Help Solving Diamond Bar Fatal Hit and Run Authorities renewed their appeal Thursday for public help to find the hit-and-run driver responsible for fatally injuring a 72-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle while crossing a Diamond Bar street near his home on July 4. Bruce Bodel was walking north on Penarth Avenue crossing Lycoming Street at about 10:30 p.m. on Independence […]
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