| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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Filming in Los Angeles Breaks Record in Fourth Quarter of 2021  The Los Angeles region experienced a record number of on-location filming days in the final quarter of 2021, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the year finished with more filming days overall than in 2019 and 2020, according to the nonprofit agency that coordinates permits in the area. FilmLA said Wednesday that the months of October […]
  
Intense Santa Ana Winds Forecast for Inland Region  Santa Ana winds will stir across the Inland Empire Wednesday evening into Thursday, and a second, more powerful windstorm is forecast going into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The agency said that a ridge of high pressure sliding north to south onto the Great Basin in Utah and Nevada will be in […]
LA River Restoration Project to Receive $28 Million from Infrastructure Law  The Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project will receive $28 million in funding from the federal Infrastructure Law, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. “The L.A. River is one of Los Angeles’ crown jewels — a foundational piece of our city’s story. Now, it’s on us to make it shine for ourselves and future generations,” Garcetti […]
`Eternals,’ `Pose,’ `RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Among GLAAD Media Award Nominees  The awards “honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues,” according to GLAAD, which stands for Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and is billed as the world’s largest LGBTQ media-advocacy organization. “Eternals” and “West Side Story” were both nominated for outstanding wide-release film, along with “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Climb Again The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals jumped again, climbing close to levels not seen in about a year, but case and test positivity rates show signs of stabilizing, according to data released Wednesday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 1,197 on Tuesday to 1,232, […]
Suspect in Hancock Park Fatal Stabbing Arrested in Pasadena The man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where she worked was arrested Wednesday in Pasadena. Pasadena Police Lt. William Grisafe confirmed the arrest of Shawn Laval Smith, 31, to City News Service. Los Angeles police Officer Lizeth Lomeli told CNS the arrest was made […]
More High Winds Headed to LA Area Some high winds are headed back to the Los Angeles area Thursday. Wind advisories will be in place Thursday for the Los Angeles County Mountains, excluding the Santa Monica Range, as well as for the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys and Orange County inland areas, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. The L.A. County […]
Fatally Beaten Counselor’s Son Sues Los Angeles County, Group Home The father of a 25-year-old counselor at a Windsor Hills group home is suing Los Angeles County after teenage residents of the facility allegedly pummeled his son to death there in 2021. David Hillman III, the father of David McKnight-Hillman, brought the suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, also naming as a defendant the […]
Garcetti Speaks At U.S. Conference Of Mayors Meeting in Washington Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is in Washington, D.C. Wednesday for the 2022 U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, where mayors from U.S. cities with more than 30,000 residents will hear from congressional leaders, Biden administration officials, foreign ambassadors and other experts. Garcetti, who chairs the group’s Infrastructure Task Force, spoke Wednesday morning at the […]
LA Councilman to Allocate $100,000 from District Funds to Combat Street Racing Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield announced Wednesday he will allocate $100,000 from his office’s discretionary funds to pay police overtime to support specialized enforcement against street racing and speeding in his district. The allocation needs to be approved by the full council, and Blumenfield’s office said members are expected to vote on it on […]
Three Charged in Encino Cellphone Store Robbery A Compton man was among three defendants facing a federal charge stemming from the smash-and-grab robbery of a T-Mobile store in Encino last weekend, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Rayford Newsome of Compton, 22, Tony Tyron Lee Stewart of Highland, 21, and Jerome Gregory Belser of San Bernardino, 20, each face one federal count of obstructing commerce […]
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