| | | | The news for Wednesday, June 19, 2024
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Man Fatally Stabbed on USC’s Greek Row; Student Arrested  A 19-year-old USC student was in custody Wednesday for allegedly fatally stabbing a man he apparently witnessed breaking into cars on the university’s Greek Row. Ivan Gallegos was booked on suspicion of murder and was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and jail records. Xavier Cerf, […]
  
Fire at Lafayette Square Extinguished  Firefighters battled and then extinguished an intense fire at a two-story home Wednesday near the Lafayette Square neighborhood of Mid-City. Fire crews were called to 2016 South Rimpau Blvd. near West 21st Street around 12:25 a.m. and they were able to contain the flames and protect nearby homes, said the Los Angeles Fire Department. It […]
Accused Killer Continues Testifying About Fatal Stabbing in Foothill Ranch  The man charged with the hate-crime fatal stabbing of a former gay classmate in Foothill Ranch is expected to continue testifying about the night of the killing when the trial resumes Thursday after the Juneteenth holiday. Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 26, again denied any homosexual or bisexual tendencies during Tuesday’s testimony and began to tell the […]
Concerts at Forum, Hollywood Bowl to Highlight L.A. County Juneteenth Events  Concerts at the Forum in Inglewood and the Hollywood Bowl will top the events set for Wednesday to mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Kendrick Lamar will be the featured performer for “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends.” The concert at the Forum celebrating Juneteenth will […]
Crews Continue Extending Containment Lines Around Post Fire in Gorman  Conditions are expected to improve Wednesday, with cooler temperatures and decreased winds, for fire crews battling a wildfire near Gorman in north Los Angeles County. Firefighters extended containment lines Tuesday around the Post Fire in the Gorman area, and the pace of the blaze’s spread appears to have slowed considerably. As of late Tuesday afternoon, […]
Procession to Bring Firefighter Killed in Blast to His Final Resting Place  Firefighters from the Los Angeles County and city of Los Angeles fire departments, and other public-safety agencies, will form a procession Wednesday to transport a county firefighter to his final resting place after he was killed when part of a burning front-loader exploded at a quarry in Littlerock. Andrew Pontious, 52, a 19-year veteran firefighter, […]
LA’s Vegan Food Bank Provides Healthy Meals to Low-Income Angelenos  Every month outside a church in Los Angeles, hundreds of low-income residents line up for free food. But unlike at other food banks across the city, they won’t find any ham or fried chicken here — just nutritious, plant-based food. Vegans of LA Food Bank is the first such effort in Los Angeles, and the […]
No Tickets Sold with All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers  There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $80 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Wisconsin and is worth $1 million, lottery officials said. The numbers drawn Tuesday […]
Riverside County Government Offices Close, Cities to Host Events on Juneteenth A number of Riverside County cities will celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, and government offices will be closed Wednesday. “Juneteenth is a federal holiday officially celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States,” Palm Springs city officials […]
Law Enforcement to Conduct School Shooter Training in La Quinta The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Thermal station will begin a two-day school shooter training session Wednesday at a La Quinta middle school. Headed by the sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau, the training will begin at 5 a.m. at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School, 43-495 Palm Royale Drive. The Indio Police Department and the Riverside County District […]
One Year Ago Today (June 19, 2023)…Family of Man Who Died After LAPD Tasering Sues City One Year Ago Today (June 19, 2023)…Relatives of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died after being Tasered multiple times in a struggle with Los Angeles police in Venice, announced the filing of a lawsuit against the city. Anderson, the father of a 5-year-old son, had been a teacher for […]
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