COVID-19 Hospitalizations Climb Above 1,300 in LA County

The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals rose back above 1,300 Wednesday, while the county reported more than 4,200 new infections. According to state figures, there were 1,304 COVID-positive patients hospitalized in the county, up from 1,267 a day earlier. Of those patients, 135 were being treated in intensive care, down from […]

Harvey Weinstein Jury Convenes for 9th Day of Deliberations

Jurors in the sex assault trial of Harvey Weinstein were again behind closed doors Wednesday in an attempt to reach a verdict — the ninth time they have convened to decide the fate of the former film producer. The panel deliberated for another full day Tuesday, while court officials confirmed the jurors heard a read-back […]

Eddie Murphy to Receive HFPA’s Cecil B. DeMille Award

Actor/comedian Eddie Murphy was named Wednesday the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award, which honors “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” “We’re honored to present this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,” HFPA President Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “We’re […]

`Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Tops Critics Choice Film Nominations

The multi-verse comedy/drama “Everything Everywhere All at Once” snared a leading 14 nominations Wednesday for the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards, while Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical film “The Fabelmans” earned 11. Both films were nominated for best picture, as were “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Babylon,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out […]

Authorities Unveil Multi-Agency Campaign to Warn Against Counterfeit Drugs

Authorities unveiled a multi-agency campaign Wednesday to warn people about the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, many of which contain the deadly drug fentanyl. “The manufacturers of these counterfeit medicines only care about making money at the expense of our most vulnerable communities and community members,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a Wednesday […]

Authorities ID Teen Found Dead in Long Beach in 1978

A teen boy who was found dead in Long Beach in 1978 but whose identity was unknown for decades was finally identified Wednesday by police who said he was a runaway from La Puente who had never been reported missing. Long Beach police said advancements in DNA technology enabled them to identify the boy as […]

tWitch, DJ from `The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ Dies at 40

Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the DJ from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has died from an apparent suicide at a Los Angeles hotel. He was 40. TMZ was first to report that Boss died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. His wife Allison Holker later confirmed the death in a statement to multiple media outlets. “It is […]

Huntington Library Acquires Thomas Pynchon Archive

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens has acquired the archive of “Gravity’s Rainbow” author Thomas Pynchon, considered by many to be among the greatest novelists of our time, officials said Wednesday. Comprising 70 feet of materials created between the late 1950s and the 2020s — including typescripts and drafts of each of his […]

Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency for Southern California

The Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors has declared a regional drought emergency for the Southern California region as the agency prepares for a fourth consecutive dry year, the MWD announced Wednesday. The resolution, adopted by the district’s board on Tuesday, calls for water agencies to immediately reduce imported supplies. It could become a mandatory […]

Authorities ID Suspect, Victim in UCI Murder-Suicide

The identities in a murder-suicide at UC Irvine were released Wednesday. The victim was 77-year-old Thao Thai Nguyen of Irvine, and the suspect was 36-year-old Andrew Nguyen Doan of Irvine, according to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle. UC Irvine police were called at 3:52 p.m. Tuesday to 214 Pereira Drive, Social Science Plaza B, […]

Family Sues LAUSD Over Drug Overdose Death at Bernstein High School

The mother of a 15-year-old girl who died of an overdose in a bathroom at Bernstein High School in Hollywood announced a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District Wednesday, alleging school officials knew there was a problem with drug use at the campus but took no action. The LAUSD knew that Bernstein was […]