| | Afternoon headlines for Friday, March 18, 2022 |
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Meryl Streep, Adam McKay Join Youth Climate Strike Rally Adam McKay, director of “Don’t Look Up,” and actress Meryl Streep will join an indigenous and youth-led coalition at Pershing Square at noon Friday in downtown Los Angeles to support the Youth Climate Strike Los Angeles. The Youth Climate Los Angeles movement has targeted the California Teachers Association union, calling for it to divest its […]
LA Water Supplier Urges Conservation As State Water Project Allocation Reduced The Metropolitan Water District, which supplies some of Los Angeles’ water, reiterated the need for customers to conserve water Friday after the California Department of Water Resources announced that allocations from the State Water Project will be reduced to just 5%. The reduction to 5% from the previously announced 15% comes after a historically dry […]
SCLC, Seeking Ridley-Thomas Reinstatement, Files Papers to Continue Lawsuit An attorney for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California said Friday the group is seeking permission from the state Attorney General to continue its lawsuit to stop former L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson from returning to the council in place of suspended Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas. On Thursday, L.A. Superior Court Judge Mary […]
LA County Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Bomb SBA Offices A Los Angeles County man pleaded guilty Friday to threatening to bomb Small Business Administration offices and assault employees in response to his inability to obtain COVID-19 emergency business loans. Christopher Antoun, 30, pleaded guilty to a single count of making threats by interstate communication, a felony carrying a prison sentence of up to five […]
WWII Vet Who Got Thousands of Birthday Cards for 105th Birthday Dies at 106 A World War II veteran who appealed for birthday cards after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of a big party for his 105th birthday and wound up receiving thousands, including a letter and photo from then-President Donald Trump, has died just over a month short of turning 107, the city of Lakewood announced Friday. […]
LA City Primary Election Field Finalized By City Clerk’s Office The field of Los Angeles elected office candidates who will appear on the June primary ballot was finalized by the Los Angeles City Clerk Friday. Candidates seeking elected office in Los Angeles had to submit nominating petitions with a sufficient number of signatures in order to appear on the ballot. Each candidate for mayor, city […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Infections, Hospitalizations Inch Down Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates inched down as the county also logged eight more fatalities, according to data released Friday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospital patient numbers decreased from 137 Wednesday to 129 Thursday, according to data released Friday. The number of intensive care unit patients ticked down 29 to […]
Two Arrested in Woodland Hills Killing A man and woman were in custody Friday for allegedly killing a man who was found in Woodland Hills with his hands and feet bound. Anthony Ostroff, 70, and Calene Brudek, 52, were arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of murder, Los Angeles Police Department Detective Steve Castro said. They were being held on $2 […]
Man Fatally Shot in Aliso Viejo Neighborhood; Investigation Underway A man was fatally shot outside a condominium complex in an Aliso Viejo that has had recent gang activity, authorities said Friday. Deputies sent to Via Jacinto and Via San Miguel found the mortally wounded man, and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene about 12:15 a.m., said Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff’s […]
Man Allegedly Shot to Death by Stepfather During Confrontation in Compton Authorities Friday identified a 29-year-old man allegedly shot and killed in Compton by his stepfather. Deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station were called at 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the 14900 block of South Clymar Avenue, where they found a man with gunshot wounds in the street in front of a home, said Deputy Miguel Meza […]
DTLA Residents Arrested in Suspected COVID-19 Loans Scam Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested Friday on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 — and attempted to obtain an additional $1 million — in coronavirus relief loans for several companies they claimed to own and operate. Sean Schoepflin, 42, also known as Sean Fitzgerald, and Erika Leon, 44, […]
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