| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, March 8, 2021
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Desperate Hunt For Innocent Baby Allegedly Abducted By Homeless Man: 11-Month ‘Heather’ With Suspect On Skid Row  An innocent 11-month-old baby girl named “Heather” and a homeless man suspected of abducting the child were the subject of a desperate hunt by Los Angeles police Monday. The homeless man and the baby were last spotted in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles with the man holding the child while riding […]
  
Cops Called To Mystery Little Boy Alone, Kill Armed Suspect In Burbank Hotel Parking Lot  A man allegedly armed with a gun was fatally shot Monday by Burbank police in a hotel parking lot. The shooting occurred when officers were sent to the Quality Inn in the 2200 block of North Buena Vista Street about 4:45 a.m. on a report that an unsupervised child “appeared to be wandering in the […]
Horror Fall Into 25-Foot ‘Confined Space’ Pit Kills Worker At Hyperion Water Plant In Playa Del Rey  A worker was killed Monday in a horrifying fall into a “confined space” pit at the city of Los Angeles’ Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. The deadly fall was reported at 12:38 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Vista Del Mar, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The 43-year-old man, who was not immediately identified, […]
Dr. Fauci Praises LA Vaccine Equity Drive: ‘It’s Extraordinary’  The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Monday praised Los Angeles’ efforts to equitably distribute its COVID-19 vaccines. “I’m looking at the programs that Los Angeles has put together for equity and it’s extraordinary because the president has said he wants equity, so we’re going to have community vaccine centers that we can […]
‘Predator’ Conned ‘Black-ish’ Actress, Other Romantic Partners Into Parting With $387,000: Sentencing Tuesday A sentencing hearing scheduled Monday was delayed until Tuesday for a Santa Monica man who deceived an actress and three other women into investing in his sham companies. Antonio Mariot Wilson, 57, who also answers to the names Dr. Tony Mariot and Brice Carrington, pleaded guilty last June to one federal count of wire fraud. […]
Los Angeles Unified School Reopening Hinges On Teacher Union Agreement Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday he believes the district is close to striking a deal with its teachers’ union over efforts to restart in-person classes, a move the union wants delayed until school staff are vaccinated and county COVID-19 case rates fall. “While we expect an agreement with UTLA (United Teachers Los […]
L.A. County May Expand Anti-Hate Program Given Surge in Incidents Pointing to a rise in hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders since the start of the pandemic, a Los Angeles County supervisor called Monday for more funding to fight the problem. “Despite our efforts to combat hate, the situation has gotten worse,” Supervisor Hilda Solis said. “Amongst other things, let’s lay […]
Orange County Continues March Toward Reopening More Businesses Orange County’s COVID-19 reported case rates, hospitalizations and deaths continued to trend downward Monday as the county moves closer to being able to relax restrictions under the state’s tiered system for reopening. The county on Monday reported 163 more coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative to 247,914. Hospitalizations continued to decline with 288 COVID-19 patients, down […]
LA County Expecting Biggest Vaccine Allotment To Date As COVID Fight Continues Los Angeles County officials anticipate receiving their highest weekly allotment to date of COVID-19 vaccine this week, an increase they hope will continue in coming weeks as more people become eligible for shots and as more businesses and activities reopen, leading to more mingling of residents. Dr. Paul Simon, the county Department of Public Health’s […]
‘Borat,’ ‘Ma Rainey,’ ‘Mank,’ ‘Nomadland’ Among Producers Nods: Win May Mean Oscar The race for this year’s best-picture Oscar began to solidify Monday with the release of nominations for the Producers Guild of America Awards, an honor that often portends success on Oscar night. Earning nominations for the top award for motion pictures were “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Mank,” […]
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