| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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Heavily Armed Man Taken into Custody After Trying to Enter Federal Building  An armed man who attempted to enter the parking garage of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles Wednesday was taken into custody. The man was wearing body armor and was stopped in his white SUV by contracted security officers “who noticed a firearm inside the vehicle,” said Department of Homeland […]
  
Britney Spears OK’d To Hire Own Attorney In Fight To End Conservatorship  Three weeks after Britney Spears’ impassioned court appearance demanding an end to the conservatorship that has governed her life for 13 years, a Los Angeles judge Wednesday approved the singer’s request to hire her own attorney rather than have one appointed for her. The decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny comes following […]
Florida Congressman Gaetz Appears At LA `FreeBritney’ Rally  In the midst of a hearing on Britney Spears’ conservatorship, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida showed up at a “#FreeBritney” rally outside the downtown Los Angeles courthouse to throw his support behind the singer. Gaetz, who is under federal investigation for alleged obstruction of a child-sex-trafficking case in which he’s been implicated, spoke to […]
Person Killed in Freeway Crash in Anaheim Area  A 30-year-old Fountain Valley man died in a crash with a big rig on the Orange (57) Freeway in Anaheim Wednesday. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla, which slammed into the rear of a big-rig tractor trailer truck on the freeway near Ball Road, according to the […]
Prosecutor Describes `Party and Play’ Sessions at Ed Buck’s WeHo Apartment A federal prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that political fundraiser Ed Buck gave large amounts of methamphetamine to two men who overdosed and died at his West Hollywood apartment, but the defense countered that the defendant did nothing to cause the deaths. Defense attorney Chris Darden, in his opening statement in Buck’s trial, told the jury […]
Newsom Pushes Vaccinations Amid Rising Case Numbers, Hospitalizations The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County topped 400 Wednesday, continuing a slow but steady month-long increase that has prompted concern among health care officials and led to another call from Gov. Gavin Newsom for people to get vaccinated. “I cannot impress upon you more the power of getting vaccinated,” […]
Blaze Kills Dog, Damages 4 Homes in Santa Ana A fire damaged four homes and killed a pet dog in Santa Ana Wednesday. The blaze broke out about 12:50 p.m in the 1000 block of West Second Street, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Thanh Nguyen. It started in a backyard of a duplex and quickly spread to and damaged four homes, displacing 19 […]
OC Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss Charges for 2 Victims in Rape Case An Orange County Superior Court judge Wednesday granted a motion by prosecutors to dismiss charges related to two alleged rape victims in the case against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend, who are accused in drugging and sexually assaulting several women. Prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office have said previously they wanted to […]
Spill of Unknown Substance Prompts Evacuation in Palm Desert A scare over what was thought to be a spilled hazardous substance inside a warehouse at a Palm Desert business prompted the entire building to be evacuated Wednesday. The spill was reported at 10:19 a.m. in a commercial building in the 77600 block of Country Club Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The […]
Authorities Investigating Death of Child Found Unresponsive in South L.A. Area Authorities Wednesday were investigating the death of a toddler found unresponsive at a motel in the south Los Angles area. Officers were sent to the 5600 block of South Western Avenue about 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The case has been classified as an “undetermined death,” according to the police, […]
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