| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, September 20, 2021
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Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Charges In New Indictment  Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Monday in downtown Los Angeles to sex-related criminal counts involving five women, including a restored charge that had been dismissed by a judge. Weinstein’s attorneys have filed a motion under seal in which they ask Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench to dismiss the […]
  
Man Who Filmed Rodney King Beating by LAPD Officers Dies at 61  George Holliday, a plumber who gained local and national fame 30 years ago when he used his videocamera to tape the infamous Los Angeles police beating of motorist Rodney King in Lake View Terrace, has died from COVID-19, it was reported Monday. Citing a friend and business partner, TMZ reported that Holliday, 61, died Sunday […]
CatCity Man Arrested in Connection with Assaults of Women in Orange County  A 51-year-old Cathedral City resident was in custody Monday in connection with a trio of attacks on women in the Orange County city of Aliso Viejo dating back to January 2020. Robert Daniel Yucas, an Army veteran and cargo pilot, is suspected of sexually assaulting a woman last month near Pacific Park Drive and Alicia […]
Pedestrian Fatally Injured on Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach A pedestrian was hit by at least one vehicle and killed Monday on the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach, authorities said. The fatality was reported about 5:30 a.m. at Anaheim Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the Long Beach Police Department, the pedestrian was hit by at least one […]
Man Shot Dead During Apparent Drug Deal In Hollywood A man in his 30s was shot to death Monday morning during an apparent drug deal in a parking lot in Hollywood, and his killer was being sought, police said. The shooting was reported at 12:49 a.m. in the 5900 block of Sunset Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. According to the preliminary […]
UCLA Extension Offering Low- and No-Cost Certificates in High-Growth Fields UCLA Extension, which provides continuing and professional education courses, Monday announced it has received nearly $3 million to fund a new initiative offering low- or no-cost professional certificates to adults from underrepresented and underserved communities. The UCLAxCareerBridge program will offer a total of $2.9 million in grants for UCLA Extension programs in substance abuse counseling, […]
Long Beach Creates Digital Memorial as City Surpasses 1,000 COVID Deaths With Long Beach reaching a somber milestone of 1,000 COVID-19-related deaths, city officials announced plans Monday to create a digital memorial wall. According to the Long Beach Health Department, the city reached the 1,000-death mark on Thursday, with COVID-19 being the city’s leading cause of death for the past 18 months. “These people were our […]
Two Plead No Contest in Death of Young Man in Azusa-Area Two of the five men charged in the beating death of a young man whose body was found on the side of a mountain road in the Angeles National Forest pleaded no contest Monday to voluntary manslaughter. Francisco Amigon, now 22, was immediately sentenced to 11 years in state prison, while Jacob Hunter Elmendorf, also […]
Man Shot, Killed by Signal Hill Police; LASD Investigating A man was shot and killed by Signal Hill police Monday, and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives were assisting in the investigation, authorities said. The shooting was reported just after 12:55 p.m. in the 1000 block of Willow Street, near Long Beach Airport, according to Deputy Eva Jimenez of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. It […]
Farmers Insurance to Use Robot for Catastrophe Claims, Property Inspections A robotic insurance adjuster? Woodland Hills-based Farmers Insurance announced Monday the company will soon deploy a robot to assist with catastrophe claims and property inspections. The digitally controlled robot will assist claims personnel in the field, in a move the company says will improve safety and efficiency. Farmers Insurance one of the first national property […]
Hermosa Beach Lifeguard Tower to Remain Permanently Painted with LGBTQ Rainbow A Hermosa Beach lifeguard tower will remain permanently painted with LGBTQ+ rainbow pride colors instead of being returned to its original blue color at the end of the summer, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced Monday. The tower was painted during Pride Month after a non-binary teen resident of Hermosa Beach, Izzy Bacallao, had […]
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