| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, March 20, 2024 |
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LA Council Votes to Reform Police Accountability The City Council voted Wednesday to advance reform options for police accountability, in what council members hope will be a major step in the latest effort to improve the Los Angeles Police Department’s discipline practices. Council members voted 14-0 to request that the city attorney prepare an ordinance that would repeal provisions under the City […]
Missing Swimmer Found Dead Near Playa del Rey A man in his 20s was found Wednesday by searchers looking for a missing swimmer in the ocean near Playa del Rey. The body was found around 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported. Information on his identity was not immediately available. According to Fox11, three friends went for a night […]
Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Fired for Theft Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday amid allegations he stole millions of dollars from the Japanese slugger to place bets with a purported illegal bookmaker, according to an online report. Attorneys for Ohtani, responding to inquiries from the Los Angeles Times, told the paper in a statement Wednesday, “In the […]
Man to be Arraigned for Rape, Torture of Wife A man is scheduled to be arraigned next week on charges of torturing and raping his wife in Newport Beach, according to court records. Kai Ni, 42, was charged last Thursday with torture, kidnapping to commit rape, corporal injury on a spouse, rape and forcible oral copulation, all felonies. He also faces a sentencing enhancement […]
Federal Prosecutors to Crack Down on Gun Crime Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles Wednesday promised increased federal prosecutions of violent gun crime, but denied the new Operation Safe Cities initiative was a response to what critics describe as a soft approach to prosecuting and sentencing by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. Crimes involving commercial robberies, kidnappings, extortions and gun offenses […]
Dodgers Win Season Opener Against Padres in Seoul The Los Angeles Dodgers scored four runs in the eighth inning to take the lead in the season opener against the San Diego Padres Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea, and win the game 5-2 at Gocheok Sky Dome. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts had RBI singles in the eighth inning, but it was a bizarre […]
Perceived Armed Suspect Barricaded in RV in Northridge A man — believed to be armed — was barricaded in an RV in the Northridge area Wednesday, and a SWAT team was working to take him into custody. Officers were sent to the 9200 block of Corbin Avenue on a report that the man was at the location and he was thought to be […]
LA Transit Workers Vote to Strike City bus drivers, mechanics and utility workers, who provide service to downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas, have voted overwhelmingly to strike, their union announced Wednesday. Teamsters Local 572 members said they’ve been in negotiations for months with the city of Los Angeles and contractor MV Transportation in efforts to ensure fair wages and improved […]
Knife Wielding Suspect Shot by Deputy A man armed with a knife was killed during a shooting involving a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy at the Long Beach-Bellflower border, and authorities Wednesday are continuing their investigation of the shooting. Deputies from the Lakewood Station were called at 9:13 p.m. Tuesday to the 15900 block of Indiana Avenue in Paramount regarding […]
Two Dozen CA Congressional Reps Urge NASA to Commit Funds to Mars Sample Mission Roughly two dozen California congressional representatives sent a letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Wednesday calling on him to commit at least $650 million to an ambitious Jet Propulsion Laboratory-led mission to collect rock and soil samples from Mars and return them to Earth. The Mars Sample Return mission has fallen victim to budget cutbacks, […]
Donna Summer, Guns N’ Roses Recordings Inducted to Grammy Hall of Fame Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite for Destruction” album and Charley Pride’s hit “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin”’ were among the recordings announced Wednesday as the latest inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The hall recognizes recordings — albums or singles — “that exhibit qualitative of historical significance” and are at least 25 years old. “We’re […]
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