| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
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LA Logs Nearly 7,000 New COVID Cases Over Holiday Weekend Los Angeles County reported nearly 7,000 new COVID-19 infections over the holiday weekend and Tuesday, along with 39 more virus-related deaths. The county Department of Public Health logged 3,257 infections on Saturday, 1,932 Sunday, 1,137 Monday and 668 Tuesday. The new cases gave the county an official total from throughout the pandemic of 3,622,250. Daily […]
LAPD Chief Michel Moore Seeks Reappointment for Second Term Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore requested reappointment for a second term, writing in a letter to the Board of Police Commissioners that there remains “more work to be done” and he has a “strong desire” to continue to leading the department. Moore, a 40-year veteran of the department, has served as chief since […]
Greek Theatre Memorial Event Planned for Famed Mountain Lion P-22 A “celebration of life” for famed Southland mountain lion P-22 will be held at the Greek Theatre next month, honoring the cat who made Griffith Park his home and became the face of the endangered Southern California lion population. The free event is scheduled for noon on Feb. 4, according to the theater’s website. Tickets […]
Biden OKs Renaming of Local Post Office Branches for Fallen Vets President Joe Biden signed bills Tuesday approving the renaming of post offices in Compton and Los Angeles in honor of local military heroes — the first Black Marine to receive the Medal of Honor and a Marine private who died in action during World War II. In Compton, Biden signed a bill that will rename […]
Culver City Police Chief Stepping Aside Next Month Culver City Police Department Chief Manuel Cid will be leaving the agency next month, the agency announced Tuesday. Cid has been with the department for 18 years. He became the department’s interim chief in 2020, and was appointed to the job the following year. Cid will step aside on Jan. 15. Assistant Chief Jason Sims […]
Search Continues for Driver Who Fatally Struck Woman During Street Takeover A search was continuing Tuesday for the driver who fatally struck a 24-year-old nursing student while doing “donuts” during a street takeover in the Hyde Park community of South Los Angeles on Christmas night. The woman, identified by relatives as Elyzza Guajaca, was struck at 9:07 p.m. Sunday while standing at the northeast corner of […]
Passengers Stranded Across SoCal as Southwest Airlines Woes Worsen Thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers remained stranded Tuesday across Southern California as the airline’s winter woes worsened, leading to canceled and delayed flights throughout the nation. As of midday Tuesday, the airline had canceled nearly 2,600 flights nationally, including many from Los Angeles International Airport and other airfields across Southern California, according the tracking website […]
Placentia Post Office to be Renamed in Honor of Fallen Soldier President Joe Biden Tuesday signed a bill that will rename a Placentia post office branch after a Korean immigrant who lived in Orange County and died while serving with the Army in Iraq. The bill will rename the post office at 1400 N. Kraemer Blvd. as the PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building. “U.S. […]
Police Arrest Robbery Suspects Armed with Reciprocating Saw, Saw Blades Officers dispatched to a burglary call in Long Beach arrested two suspects who were equipped with a reciprocating saw and saw blades, authorities said Tuesday. Officers responding about 11:10 p.m. Monday to the 1400 block of West Anaheim Street regarding a possible burglary spotted two suspects on the property, according to the Long Beach Police […]
Woman, 45, Suffering from Depression Goes Missing in Valencia The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday sought the public’s help Tuesday to find a 45-year-old woman suffering from depression who went missing in Valencia. Johanna Swanson was last seen about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 25000 block of Silver Aspen Way, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Swanson was described as white, 5-feet-4-inches tall, […]
OC Authorities Confirm Body Found in Capistrano is Missing Woman Orange County sheriff’s investigators confirmed Tuesday that the body of a woman found in San Juan Capistrano Monday was that of a 94-year-old woman who went missing last week. Coroner’s officials confirmed that the deceased person is Shirley “Jean” Airth, who was last seen leaving her home for one of her regular walks at about […]
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