| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, September 27, 2024
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Newsom Authorizes PCH Speed Cams  As the one-year anniversary of a fatal crash involving four Pepperdine University students in Malibu nears, Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday signed legislation authorizing speed cameras to be installed at five locations along Pacific Coast Highway. Newsom signed Senate Bill 1297, authored by Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, and co-authored by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, […]
  
LA Port Inaccessible After Semi Overturned  Much of the Port of Los Angeles remained inaccessible Friday following a fire in an overturned big rig that was hauling large lithium batteries, but fire crews were planning to move the truck and its cargo to an “open lot” on Terminal Island in hopes of allowing traffic to resume flowing. The rig overturned shortly […]
LA Lights Landmarks for “LA is for Everyone” Anti-Hate Campaign  City landmarks will be illuminated in various colors for several nights, beginning Friday evening, to commemorate the third anniversary of the “L.A. is For Everyone” campaign, which promotes community, diversity and anti-hate. Starting this evening and continuing through Sunday, Los Angeles City Hall, LAX Pylons, Union Station, the L.A. Zoo, the Port of Los Angeles […]
School Bus Accident Leaves One Dead  A motorist was killed Friday in a collision in the Lancaster area that involved an SUV and a school bus with no children aboard, authorities said. Deputies were sent to Avenue M near 15th Street West about 7 a.m. on a call regarding a traffic crash, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster […]
Shot Passenger ID’d in Bus Hijack Aftermath  Authorities Friday released the identity of a passenger who was fatally shot aboard a hijacked Metro bus earlier this week, which intensified concerns about safety across the transit system. The hijacking occurred about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday near Manchester Avenue and Figueroa Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The bus was pursued by authorities […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Long Beach Crash  A man riding a motorcycle was killed in a collision involving another motorcycle in Long Beach, police said Friday. The crash occurred about 11:55 p.m. Thursday on Artesia Boulevard near Long Beach Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured man, who died […]
Cyclist Dies in Car Accident A woman on a bicycle was killed Friday when she was hit by a car that had just collided with a school bus in the Lakewood area, authorities said. The woman died at the scene of the collision, which occurred about 8:30 a.m. at Del Amo and Norwalk boulevards, according to the Los Angeles County […]
City of LA Secures $11M For Future Jordan Downs Central Park in Watts A park project in Watts has secured $11 million in federal funding, which is expected to increase green space for residents by 80%, Mayor Karen Bass’ office announced Friday. The project, known as the Jordan Downs Central Park, will provide a soccer field, two basketball courts, walking paths, lighting, a community pool, among other amenities. […]
Three Pharmacies Burglarized in San Fernando Valley; Suspects Sought Three pharmacies were burglarized early Friday along a stretch of Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, and authorities sought the public’s help to find the suspects. The first burglary was reported about 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 20000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. One male […]
Van Nuys Restaurant Employees Injured At least two employees were injured Friday in the kitchen of a restaurant in Van Nuys. Paramedics sent to the 14000 block of Sherman Way about 10:10 a.m. transported the patients to a hospital in unknown condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The injured employees may have suffered burns from a cleaning solvent […]
Judge Rules Parents, PERK Can Proceed With Case vs. The Willows School A lawsuit brought by against The Willows school by two sets of parents and the nonprofit group Protection for the Educational Rights of Kids concerning the school’s former coronavirus vaccine mandate can move forward for now, a judge has ruled. Plaintiffs Paul and Dee Barshon, as well as Yotam Shochat and Shira Aflalo, along with […]
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