| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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LA Council Members Delay Heather Hutt’s Nomination for 10th District The Los Angeles City Council’s 10th District will remain without a voting representative for a little longer, with the proposed appointment of Heather Hutt as an interim council member failing to receive the 10 votes required for a public hearing Tuesday, forcing the matter to committee discussion. Council President Nury Martinez introduced a motion Friday […]
  
LA County Could Improve to `Low’ COVID Activity Level in Next Week Just weeks after moving from the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category to the “medium” rating thanks to falling hospitalization rates, Los Angeles County could soon graduate into the “low” category as case numbers continue to fall, the public health director said Tuesday. Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors that transmission of the virus […]
Mercury Rises as Late-Summer Heat Wave Begins A protracted heat wave began pushing up temperatures Tuesday, marking the onset of an anticipated weeklong period of oppressive conditions that has prompted calls for residents to take precautions against heat stroke and to conserve power whenever possible. Temperatures rose a few degrees Monday, but were spiking even more Tuesday. And the elevated temperatures will […]
Brush Fire Near San Gabriel Dam in ANF 25% Contained A roughly 110-acre brush fire burning near San Gabriel Dam in the Angeles National Forest was 25% contained Tuesday. The Gulch Fire was reported late Monday morning near Mile Marker 21 along San Gabriel Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Angeles National Forest officials. As of late Tuesday morning, the […]
Two Killed in Traffic Crash in Woodland Hills Area Authorities Tuesday identified one of two motorists who were killed in a head-on crash in the Woodland Hills area. The collision occurred about 11:30 p.m. Monday on Victory Boulevard near Mason Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Armen Benglyan, 24, of Northridge, died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. […]
OC Informant Scandal Leads to Another Case Getting Dumped Charges against a convicted murderer regarding solicitation to attack an Orange County sheriff’s sergeant were dismissed Tuesday when the defendant’s attorneys argued prosecutorial misconduct. Paul Gentile Smith, 62, won a new trial last August in the Oct. 24, 1988, killing of 29-year-old Robert Haugen in Sunset Beach. Before Smith was due to be sentenced in […]
LAPD Seeks Public’s Help to Find Hit-And-Run Driver in Injury Crash Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday to find the hit-and-run driver responsible for badly injuring a man after he was knocked unconscious from falling off a scooter in Boyle Heights. Luis Lopez was injured at about 9 p.m. Saturday at Fickett and Boulder streets, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. “Lopez was operating an electrical […]
Following Bryant Trial, LA Supervisors Want Report on Photo Policies A week after Los Angeles County was ordered to pay $30 million in damages over photos taken by first responders of human remains at the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others, the Board of Supervisors Tuesday called for a report on policies and training governing such actions by sheriff’s deputies and firefighters. […]
LA Supervisors Look to Support Business Owners Impacted by Data Leak The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed its staff Tuesday to identify resources that could be offered to assist operators of hundreds of food trucks or other mobile-food facilities who had their personal information erroneously published on a county website. The county Department of Public Health announced last week that some operators whose food […]
City Council Adopts LAPD’s Military Equipment Policy The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday adopted the Los Angeles Police Department’s military equipment-use policy, in accordance with state legislation intended to increase the accountability and transparency of law enforcement. The ordinance, coming before the council Tuesday for second consideration, passed 11-3, with Council Members Mike Bonin, Nithya Raman and Marqueece Harris-Dawson dissenting. The mayor […]
Man Fatally Shot in Industry; Investigation Underway A man was fatally shot Tuesday in Industry. The shooting was reported about 9:10 a.m. near Valley Boulevard and Sentous Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the man, who died at the scene. No arrests were reported, and no suspect information was available. […]
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