| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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Little Girl Rape ‘Seven To 15 Timers A Night’: Fully Fund War On Human Trafficking  The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council fully fund the Los Angeles Police Department’s Human Trafficking Task Forces amid department budget cuts. Human trafficking victims spoke to the board during Tuesday’s meeting about their harrowing experiences. “Today I represent children who will become silenced, their dreams […]
  
House Fire Horror Kills Two Girls, 1 And 2, In Lake Elsinore  An investigation was continuing Tuesday to pinpoint the cause of a Lake Elsinore house fire that killed two children — girls aged 1 and 2 — and left six other people injured. The deadly fire was reported about 2:45 p.m. Monday in the 32900 block of Blackwell Boulevard, near Brightman Avenue in the Lakeland Village […]
Scorned Lover, ‘Black Donald Trump,’ Was Inglewood Mayor: Fired City Worker Girlfriend Files Lawsuit  The ex-girlfriend of Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. Tuesday sued the city, Butts and two other city officials, alleging she was wrongfully fired after eight loyal years in late 2019 in retaliation for ending a tumultuous relationship with Butts. Melanie McDade-Dickens’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations include wrongful termination, sexual harassment, failure to […]
Jane Fonda, 83, Gets Golden Globe Honor: ‘Five Decades’ Acting Work, Political Activism  Actress Jane Fonda was named Tuesday the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award, which honors an individual for their lasting impact on the film industry. “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association takes great pride in bestowing the 2021 Cecil B. DeMille Award to Jane Fonda,” HFPA President Ali Sar said in […]
Santa Clarita Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud A Santa Clarita man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge for obtaining $655,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans by submitting phony tax documents and employee information. Raymond Magana, 39, pleaded guilty, via Zoom, to a single count of fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. […]
Interstate 5 Reopens Along Grapevine After Ice, Snow Cleared From Road The Golden State (5) Freeway reopened late Tuesday morning after being closed in both directions overnight through the Grapevine into southern Kern County due to heavy snow. The freeway had been closed since about 3:45 p.m. Monday northbound at Parker Road in Castaic and southbound at Grapevine Road in Lebec, in Kern County, Caltrans reported. […]
Helicopter Pilot Questions ‘Kneejerk’ Safety Bill Based on Kobe Bryant Crash Citing the Calabasas helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others a year ago Tuesday, local legislators are calling for mandatory Terrain Avoidance Warning Systems on all choppers carrying six or more passengers, but at least one Los Angeles-based pilot says the safety system wouldn’t have made a difference that day. “Mandatory terrain awareness […]
Live Event Industry to Biden: Use Our Venues, Staff in Vaccination Effort Leaders from the live event industry sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday offering their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccination effort. “It’s human nature to come together in good times and bad, and our industry is committed to doing everything in our power to bring people together again — not just […]
Hospital Case Loads Headed Down, But ICUs Remain Full In Riverside County Hospitals throughout Riverside County are seeing their COVID-19 and other patient counts decline, but intensive care units remain maxed out, and some facilities continue to rely on outside assistance to maintain operations, Riverside University Health System officials told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. “We are doing better. However, in the context of where we are […]
LAPD Chief: 2020 Had Second-Lowest Number of Police Shootings In 30+ Years Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday that 2020 ended with the second-lowest number of instances in which Los Angeles officers opened fire in more than 30 years, with 27 shootings, seven of which were fatal. That’s a 44% reduction in the number of officer-involved shootings compared to 2015, he said. In 2019, there were 26 […]
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