| | | | The news for Friday, July 9, 2021
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COVID-Masked Killer Murders Victim, Wounds Teen In Palmdale Garage: Mystery Motive, Hunt For Gunman  Law enforcement officer Friday hunted a COVID-masked killer who gunned down a 22-year-old man and wounded a 16-year-old boy in a hail of bullets in a Palmdale garage. The masked murderer walked along a driveway in the 4800 block of Adobe Drive, near 50th Street East, to a garage where the two victims were hanging […]
  
COVID Cases, Positivity Rate Continue Disturbing Climb In LA County Troubling increases in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue in Los Angeles County — with the Department of Pubic Health reporting more than 800 new cases, hospital patient numbers topping 300 and the rate of people testing positive for the virus doubling from last week. The 839 new cases reported by the county on Thursday represented […]
Yecch! Unwanted Wet Locked Lips From Top Garcetti Advisor ‘Humiliating’ For Other Mayor Aide And Her Hubby: Mayor’s Staff Failed To Stop Abuse  A former communications director for Mayor Eric Garcetti has testified that the mayor’s embattled ex-adviser Rick Jacobs kissed both the communications director and her husband on the lips without consent and that Jacobs’ behavior was known among Garcetti’s aides who failed to take action. Jacobs is the subject of a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit […]
Extreme Heat to Bake Southland Through Weekend; Flex Alert Issued More triple-digit weather will bake parts of the Southland into the weekend, with the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley likely to bear the brunt of the high-pressure system and the state urging energy conservation to prevent outages. An excessive heat warning will be in effect in the Antelope Valley through 9 p.m. Monday, with […]
Firefighters Battle Brush Fire in Remote Area of Malibu At least 150 firefighters were battling a five-acre brush fire in a remote area of Malibu, off Tuna Canyon Road, Friday morning. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported that the blaze “has presented access challenges,” with firefighters having to hike approximately 2,000 feet via a narrow trail and in steep, rugged terrain, to get […]
Animal Rights Group, USC Settle Lawsuit An organization that claims USC abuses animals in its research has settled a lawsuit it filed against the university. Lawyers for Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed court papers on Tuesday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin stating that the case was resolved. No terms were divulged. In its suit brought in June 2019, […]
One Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting on 605 Freeway in Hawaiian Gardens  One person was killed Friday morning in an officer-involved shooting on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Hawaiian Gardens, and the aftermath could affect rush-hour traffic. The shooting occurred at 5:14 a.m. on the northbound San Gabriel River Freeway at Carson Street, California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Polizzi told City News Service. Details of […]
Drugs, Weapons Confiscated in La Mirada Probation Checks Four people are under arrest Friday in La Mirada after a series of probation-compliance checks yielded a cache of weapons, drugs and counterfeit currency. “A significant amount” of methamphetamine, a variety of pills, a shotgun, ammunition, Tasers, scales and “fictitious U.S. currency” were recovered, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk Station said. In a […]
Man Suspected of Setting Fire to Chicken Coop in Lancaster A man who authorities say set fire to his family’s chicken coop in Lancaster is at large Friday morning. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster station were called at 11:30 pm. Thursday to the 43000 block of 55th Street East to find the coop on fire, said Lt. Ethan Marquez. Los Angeles […]
LAX Cargo Handlers to Plead Guilty to Theft of Gold Bars Two men who worked at Los Angeles International Airport for a cargo-handling company are expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal charge for stealing gold bars that were part of an international shipment. Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of South Los Angeles, have each agreed to enter their pleas to a […]
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