LAPD Bomb Squad Reportedly Ignored Warning Prior to Fireworks Blast
Members of an LAPD bomb squad who detonated a cache of illegal fireworks in South Los Angeles last year, causing an explosion that displaced several residents from their homes, ignored the warnings of an expert team member who said the cache should be broken into smaller portions, according to a report set to be discussed […]
LA County Reports 64 More Deaths Linked to COVID-19 As Hospitalizations Fall
Los Angeles County has reported 64 additional deaths associated with COVID-19 and 2,275 new positive tests, while the number of COVID-positive patients at county hospitals continued to decline. There were 1,071 people with the coronavirus at county hospitals as of Saturday, down from 1,105 on Friday. Of those patients, 220 were in intensive care, down […]
LA Residents 16-25 Can Apply For City’s New Youth Council Through Monday
Monday is the deadline for Angelenos ages 16 to 25 to apply for the city’s new Youth Council, which is modeled after a program created by Mayor Tom Bradley that current Councilman Paul Koretz served on. The paid program will consist of 30 people, two youth representatives from each council district, serving one-year terms. The […]
Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Drop Slightly
The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals has declined slightly, falling from 295 to 286 as of Saturday, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients, 55 were in intensive care, down one from Friday’s number. Some patients likely entered the hospital for other reasons and discovered they had COVID after a […]
Hundreds in Southland Show Support for Ukraine
Pro-Ukraine demonstrations have drawn hundreds of supporters from throughout the Southland to show their support and demand the U.S. do more to assist the besieged country. “Today We Are All Ukrainians,” read a sign held by a demonstrator during protest Saturday at Santa Monica and Sepulveda boulevards, where Sen. Dianne Feinstein has an office. Other […]
Jennifer Hudson Named Entertainer of the Year at NAACP Image Award Honors
Jennifer Hudson was named Entertainer of the Year at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, also taking home a best acting award for her role as the Queen of Soul in the Aretha Franklin biopic, “Respect.” The awards celebrate “outstanding achievements and performances of people of color” in categories including film, television, music, literature and podcasts. […]
28th Annual SAG Awards Set for Sunday Night
Hollywood’s award season will kick into a higher gear Sunday evening with the presentation of the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards — highly coveted by performers because they’re bestowed by peers, and also a traditionally strong barometer of who’ll take home the hardware on Oscar night. The two-hour show, starting at 5 p.m., will […]
Woman Killed, 6 Injured in Calabasas Crash
The investigation is continuing Sunday into a two-vehicle crash on Malibu Canyon Road in the Santa Monica Mountains near Calabasas that left one woman dead and six others injured.. It was reported at 8:30 p.m. Saturday on Malibu Canyon Road just south of Piuma Road, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. The road […]
USC Libraries Scripter Awards Honors `The Lost Daughter,’ `Dopesick’
Scripts for the film “The Lost Daughter” and the Hulu series “Dopesick” took top honors at the 34th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards, which honors screen adaptations — and the original works on which they are based. The awards ceremony, which pays tribute to the past year’s best film and television adaptations, has traditionally been […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Drop
The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals has declined again, falling from 289 to 276, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 54 were in intensive care, up one from Friday’s number. Some patients likely entered the hospital for other reasons and discovered they had COVID after […]
One Year Ago Today (February 27, 2021)…Second Man Arrested in Teenage Girl’s Fentanyl Death
One Year Ago Today (February 27, 2021)…Sheriff’s investigators arrested a second man suspected of involvement in the fentanyl overdose death of a 16-year-old French Valley girl. Jeremiah David Carlton, 19, of Canyon Lake was arrested for suspicion of murder and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Rick Espinoza. No further […]
