| | | | The news for Monday, February 15, 2021
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Innocent 10-Year-Old Boy Shot By Gunmen: Mystery Motive As Child Played On Pasadena Corner  Police Monday hunted two gunmen who wounded an innocent 10-year-old boy as the young victim was playing near a Pasadena street corner. Few details were available about the shooting, and it wasn’t clear what the motive may have been in the attack. Police asked for help in the investigation from witnesses or the public. Officers […]
  
Community-Focused COVID-19 Vaccine Site to Open Tuesday at Cal State LA A new COVID-19 vaccine site, part of a joint effort between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the governor’s Office of Emergency Services, is set to open Tuesday at Cal State Los Angeles. The community-focused site will be able to vaccinate up to 6,000 people per day for both drive-thru and walk-up appointments and will […]
Pat Russell, Longtime L.A. City Councilwoman, Dies at 97 Pat Russell, a Los Angeles city councilwoman from 1969 to 1987 and the first woman to serve as president of the council, has died of cancer at the age of 97. Russell died at her home on Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times, which said Russell’s son reported her death on Facebook. “I adored […]
Pedestrian Dies After He’s Struck by Vehicle on PCH A 27-yeaer-old Los Angeles man died when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Pacific Coast Highway near Pacific Palisades, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Porto Marina Way, according to Officer Lezeth Lomelli of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section. The vehicle was northbound on PCH […]
Activists Seek Firing, Meeting After Claims of Mocking Floyd Photo at LAPD  A coalition of community activists Monday will call for the firing of any Los Angeles Police Department employee who created or circulated a Valentine-themed social media post featuring an image of George Floyd that allegedly included the words “You take my breath away.” Floyd died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer handcuffed him, pinned […]
Firefighters Battle Blaze in Vermont Knolls Apartment Building It took firefighters 24 minutes to put out heavy flames Monday morning in a two-story apartment building in the Vermont Knolls area of Los Angeles. It was reported at 5:23 a.m. at 1015 W. 85th St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. The fire was in a second floor apartment of the […]
Animal Rights Activists Plan Return to Farmer John Plant in Vernon Animal rights activists plan to protest in front of the Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon Monday, stringing together 7,000 paper hearts to honor the 7,000 pigs they estimate are killed at the facility each day. The planned demonstration comes amid a growing COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, where 882 workers have been infected with the […]
Public Viewing Planned Monday in NY for Iconic Actress Cicely Tyson A public viewing is planned Monday in New York City for Cicely Tyson, according to the actress’ Beverly Hill-based personal manager. Tyson will lie in repose at Abyssinian Baptist Church for eight hours, beginning at 10 a.m. EST. An invitation-only viewing and memorial service will follow on Tuesday morning, according to Larry Thompson, who was […]
Free Diapers Available at Palm Springs Convention Center Monday Coachella Valley parents in need of diapers for their little ones can pick up a free batch at the Palm Springs Convention Center Monday afternoon. The city of Palm Springs partnered with Indio-based FIND Food Bank to host the drive-thru event. Diapers will be available for pickup from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the […]
LA County Reports Lower COVID-19 Numbers Over Holiday Weekend  Los Angeles County has reported 1,936 new cases of COVID-19 and 82 additional deaths, but officials said the relatively low numbers may reflect reporting delays over the holiday weekend. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continues to fall, dropping from 3,426 Saturday to 3,270 Sunday, with 30% of those people in intensive care. […]
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