Convict Gets 3 Life Terms for Murdering Jacqueline Avant in Beverly Hills
A two-time convict who fatally shot Jacqueline Avant, the wife of celebrated music executive Clarence Avant, during a brazen burglary at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills and later laughed about the slaying while in jail was sentenced Tuesday to 150 years to life in prison for the murder. Aariel Maynor, 30, of […]
Mask Mandate Lifted on Airplanes, but Local Bus Riders Still Asked to Mask Up
While masks are no longer mandatory on most airlines or at airports, Metro Tuesday was continuing to ask passengers on Los Angeles County buses and rail lines to don face coverings pending further guidance from federal authorities. But Metrolink officially dropped its mask mandate on commuter trains and stations. Mask-wearing requirements on transit operations were […]
LA County Board Gives Preliminary OK To Recommended $38.5B Budget
As the first step in a months-long budget process for Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $38.5 billion recommended budget for fiscal year 2022-23. The recommendation is $807 million less than the current fiscal year’s adopted budget, but $2.3 billion more than last year’s recommended budget. The budget […]
County Board Advances Effort to Maintain Outdoor Dining Program
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved closer Tuesday to adopting a permanent outdoor dining program in unincorporated areas, following the success of temporary measures put in place to assist restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board last year instructed its staff to outline steps required to make the outdoor dining program permanent. A […]
Two Siblings — Ages 4 and 3 — Drown in Pond in Lake Hughes Area
Two young siblings drowned in a shallow pond in the Lake Hughes area, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. Authorities went to the 43100 block of Lake Hughes Road about 6:55 p.m. Monday, and soon after, 4-year-old Movses Aslanyan and 3-year-old Lilya Aslanyan were airlifted to a hospital, where they died, the sheriff’s […]
LA County COVID Positivity Rate Remains Low, but Ticks Upward Again
The average daily rate of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Los Angeles County ticked upward again Tuesday, continuing a recent trend of increases, but the figure still remained low overall, at just 2.8%. The rolling seven-day average daily positivity rate was below 1% late last month, but it has risen gradually in recent days […]
Blac Chyna Attorney Recites Client’s Steady Career Rise
Blac Chyna made a slow but steady rise from a fast food worker, stripper and model to now a plaintiff suing fellow reality television figures, her attorney told a jury Tuesday as her defamation case against members of the Kardashian/Jenner clan began in a downtown courtroom. Attorney Lynne Ciani said in her opening statement to […]
County Pays $6.5M to Settle Suits Claiming 911 Operator Encouraged Fatal Chase
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay $6.5 million to settle lawsuits filed by the parents of a 16-year-old Torrance high school baseball player who was killed in a traffic crash that began following a minor collision that led to a road chase — allegedly at the urging of a 911 […]
County Increases Reward for Information Leading to 16-Year-Old Girl’s Killer
The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday increased its reward offer for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was dumped alongside the Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles. The county previously offered $10,000 for information in the January killing of […]
DNC Raises $1 Million at Brentwood Fundraiser Featuring Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris is at her home in Brentwood Tuesday, one day after speaking for 19 minutes at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Brentwood a co-host said raised $1 million. Filmmakers JJ Abrams and Reggie Hudlin and television producer Ryan Murphy were among about 30 people who attended the fundraiser Monday night at […]
Metrolink, LA Metro Offering Free Rides on Friday for Earth Day
Angelenos can celebrate Earth Day on Friday by riding Metro and Metrolink for free, Metro announced Tuesday. Metro, which runs throughout Los Angeles County, is offering free rides on its trains and buses and free access to its bike share system starting at 3 a.m. Friday and continuing until 2:59 a.m. Saturday. During that time, […]
