| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, December 3, 2021
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Long Beach Named One of the Best LGBTQ Cities for 10th Consecutive Year  For the 10th straight year, Long Beach has been named one of the best cities in the nation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer inclusion in municipal law and policy, earning a perfect score and 11 bonus points, the city announced Friday. Long Beach was one of 506 cities nationwide to be scored, and […]
  
1st LA County Patient With COVID-19 Omicron Variant in Isolation  An unidentified Los Angeles County resident was in isolation Friday, recovering from what was confirmed as the county’s first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant originally detected in South Africa. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the case late Thursday afternoon, saying the patient is a person who returned to Los Angeles […]
Former Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty in Patient’s Death  A former anesthesiologist pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow doctor who was undergoing an outpatient surgery in Beverly Hills — admitting that he injected himself before the operation with Demerol stolen from the surgical center and then left the operating room to inject himself with additional drugs during the […]
Man Taken Into Custody Following Barricade in Compton An armed man wanted for assault was taken into custody Friday after a barricade of several hours in Compton, authorities said. The standoff began about 3:30 a.m. in the 12800 Block of South Manette Place, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Special Enforcement Bureau personnel, including a Crisis Negotiation Team, were sent to […]
Suit Alleges Foundation Liable for Death of Mother of Two A wrongful death suit was filed against the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation on behalf of the minor children of a 40-year-old teacher whose 2020 death from the coronavirus was allegedly caused by the organization’s denial of accommodations to her despite her underlying health conditions. The 15-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter of the late Magdalena Carrasco […]
Man Riding Scooter Hit by Vehicle and Killed in University Park Area A young man riding a scooter on a sidewalk was fatally hit by a vehicle Friday in the University Park area of Los Angeles. The man in his mid-20s was injured about 5 a.m. near Adams Boulevard and Flower Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Information was not immediately available on his identity. Paramedics […]
LA City Council Approves Games Agreement Ahead of 2028 Olympics The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved a Games Agreement with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games — providing a framework for an array of details, including insurance for disasters and ticket loss and the city’s financial liability in the event of a deficit. The council unanimously voted in […]
Orange County Man Facing Federal Charges in Capitol Breach An Orange County man was arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including unlawful entry, disorderly conduct and demonstrating in a restricted government building, according to court papers obtained Friday. Michael G. McCormick, 51, of Orange, was charged last month in the District of Columbia after he was allegedly identified […]
Man Pleads No Contest in Crash That Killed Three A man with a prior DUI conviction pleaded no contest Friday to murder and DUI charges stemming from a fiery crash in South Los Angeles that killed two young children and their father and seriously injured another child. Jose Manuel Garcia, 34, of Los Angeles, is set to be sentenced in January to 24 years […]
Authorities ID Man Killed in Cypress Park; Investigation Continuing A man who was shot to death in the Cypress Park area of Los Angeles was identified Friday, and authorities continued their efforts to solve the crime. The shooting occurred about 11:50 a.m. Sunday at Roseview and Cypress avenues, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Cervando Flores, 29, who was homeless, died at a […]
Judge: Jamie McCourt’s Former Security Head’s Suit Needs Shoring Up Jamie McCourt’s former head of her family’s security team will have to shore up his lawsuit against the onetime Los Angeles Dodger CEO in order for him to move forward with all of his claims alleging she wrongfully cut him out of his share of millions they accumulated during a longtime business partnership, a judge […]
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