| | | | The news for Friday, November 17, 2023
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Fire-Damaged 10 Freeway in Downtown LA to Reopen Early on Tuesday  The fire-damaged portion of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles is expected to reopen earlier than anticipated and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is saying Friday “this is what happens when we work together with urgency.” In a major schedule advancement, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the freeway will reopen with […]
  
ABC to Begin Airing New Scripted Episodes Feb. 7 ABC will begin airing new episodes of its scripted series Feb. 7 with three comedies, including the hourlong season premiere of “Abbott Elementary.” The 9 p.m. premiere of “Abbott Elementary” will be preceded by the season premieres of “The Conners” and “Not Dead Yet,” ABC announced Thursday. ABC will conclude the night with the third […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Continue to Fall  The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped 1.3 cents Friday to $5.13, a day after decreasing two-tenths of a cent, and its 49th decrease in the past 50 days. The average price is 5.6 cents less than one week ago, 61.4 cents lower than one month ago […]
Ex-Owner of LB Hospital Faces Sentencing in Forfeiture Case The ex-owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, who served prison time for running a massive workers’ compensation fraud scheme involving spinal surgeries, is set to be sentenced Friday for selling off his luxury cars and keeping the money for himself instead of forfeiting the cash to the government as ordered. Michael D. Drobot, 79, […]
Southland Gets Short Respite from Storms, but More Rain on the Way  The Southland’s respite from the rain Friday is temporary, with conditions drying out ahead of a second wave of precipitation expected to arrive by Friday afternoon and continue into the weekend. Following a wet day on Wednesday and even some lingering showers overnight and early Thursday morning, skies cleared in many areas Thursday and even […]
More Rain in Forecast for Inland Empire Saturday Mostly dry conditions are in the forecast Friday in the Inland Empire but wet weather will return Saturday and through the weekend off and on, according to the National Weather Service. “We’re monitoring an incoming low pressure system that is currently developing north off the coast of the Pacific Northwest,” according to an NWS statement. […]
Firefighters Rescue Victims Trapped in Elevator at Downtown High-Rise  Firefighters rescued six people who were trapped inside elevators at a high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles due to a power outage, authorities said Friday. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were called around 9:59 p.m. Thursday to 1260 S. Figueroa St., near Pico Boulevard, regarding an electrical outage at the 37-story building that caused all […]
Sex Offender Accused of Upskirt Videos Released on Bail Again A 60-year-old registered sex offender already facing charges of recording upskirt videos in an Irvine grocery store was arrested again for allegedly doing the same thing at a Spirit Halloween store in Tustin, authorities said Thursday. Roland Moreno was arrested by Tustin police detectives on Sunday in Fullerton, Tustin police Lt. Ryan Coe said. According […]
Former Comerica Bank Worker Wins Nearly $14.17 Million in Discrimination Suit A jury Thursday awarded just under $14.17 million to a woman who sued Comerica Bank, alleging she was wrongfully fired in 2017 from her downtown Los Angeles banking center manager job due to gender discrimination and harassment and because she took time off to be with her husband. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated […]
Parole Recommended for Ex-LAPD Detective Convicted of Murder A state parole board panel Thursday recommended parole for a former Los Angeles Police Department detective who was convicted of gunning down her ex-lover’s new wife in 1986 at the condominium where the couple lived in Van Nuys. The decision was made during the first parole suitability hearing for Stephanie Ilene Lazarus, an art theft […]
One Year Ago Today (November 17, 2022)…Ex-Rehab Center Operator’s Conviction Upheld for Sexually Assaulting Patients One Year Ago Today (November 17, 2022)…A state appeals court panel upheld the conviction of a former owner and operator of more than a dozen Southland drug treatment and rehabilitation centers for sexually assaulting or exploiting seven patients and offering controlled substances. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense’s […]
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