| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, June 15, 2020
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He Strangled Ex-Wife In A Cruise Ship Cabin, Tossed Her Body Overboard: Guilty Of ‘Almost’ Perfect Crime  A former Irvine attorney was convicted Monday of killing his ex-wife and throwing her body overboard while on a Mediterranean cruise in an “almost” perfect crime to solve his financial disputes with the victim. Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 62, was convicted of murder with a special circumstances allegation of murder for financial gain in the killing […]
  
New Death Numbers In LA: Worried Officials Warn Restaurants To Comply With Safety Distancing  As restaurants and other newly opened businesses struggle to comply with new safety rules, another 19 fatalities due to the coronavirus were announced in Los Angeles County Monday, moving the county closer to the 3,000 mark in total deaths, while nearly 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were also confirmed. With the new deaths, the county’s […]
Black Man’s Hanging Death Will Get Full Probe: Sheriff Vows Investigation Sheriff Alex Villanueva Monday vowed to conduct a thorough investigation — with cooperation from state and federal law enforcement — into the death of a 24-year-old Black man found hanging from a tree near Palmdale City Hall. During a Monday news conference at the downtown Hall of Justice, Villanueva said he had called state Attorney […]
Southland Leaders Hail Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Employees Los Angeles and California elected officials Monday hailed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming that employers cannot fire or take discriminatory actions against employees based on sexual orientation or gender preference. “LGBTQ Americans deserve fair and equal treatment under the law,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory in the ongoing […]
UC Regents Unanimously Endorse Amendment to Restore Affirmative Action The Board of Regents that oversees the 10 University of California campuses, including UC Riverside, Monday unanimously endorsed a state constitutional amendment that would allow race and gender to once again be considered in admissions, citing the need to address systemic inequalities in education. The amendment would repeal Proposition 209, which banned affirmative action in […]
Due Dates Extended 90 Days for Traffic Tickets, Minor Infractions The Los Angeles Superior Court announced Monday that the due date for traffic tickets and minor infractions has been pushed back 90 days, and many citations can be resolved online or by phone. Los Angeles Superior Court workers are mailing out roughly 256,000 information packets to residents with traffic and other citations to help people […]
Oscars Ceremony Pushed Back to April 25 Next year’s Oscar ceremony has been pushed back to April 25 amid continuing concerns over the coronavirus, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Monday. The 93rd Oscars — the culmination of a months-long awards season now subject to lots of uncertainty — had been scheduled to air Feb. 28. The academy has […]
Orange County Reports 198 New Cases of COVID-19 The Orange County Health Care Agency Monday reported 198 new coronavirus cases, but no deaths, marking the first day in a week without any new fatalities. Last week, the deadliest in Orange County since the pandemic began, saw 36 fatalities, and Saturday and Sunday saw another 11 deaths, bringing the total to 221. Of that […]
Developer Backs Out Of Deal To Buy Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Developer CIM Group backed out of plans to buy the iconic Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza shopping center, following pressure from Black community leaders who argued the purchase represented gentrification and was a threat to South L.A. and its economic interests. “CIM has concluded that the community, the mall and CIM are best served by us […]
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