| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, November 15, 2024 |
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One Killed, Two Injured in Boyle Heights Traffic Crash Authorities Friday identified a 77-year-old man who was killed in a two-car collision in Boyle Heights that involved a vehicle allegedly being driven at a high speed.. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were called at 9:06 p.m. Thursday to 3066 E. Fourth St. and South Fresno Street, where they found three injured people who were […]
Ex-Customs and Border Protection Worker Gets 40 Years in Wife’s Death A Covina man who worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection was sentenced Friday to 40 years behind bars for kidnapping his wife in an attack that resulted in her death. Eddy Reyes, 39, who lived with his wife in Santa Ana before she vanished eight years ago, pleaded guilty in April in downtown Los […]
Ex-City Hall Fundraiser Sentenced to Probation on Huizar-Related Charge A former City Hall fundraiser was sentenced Friday to a year of home detention for arranging a $500,000 bribe for now-imprisoned ex-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar to “grease the wheels” for a proposed downtown condominium project. Justin Kim was the first of four defendants to plead guilty in the “pay-to-play” federal public corruption probe […]
LA and Long Beach Mayors Back Efforts for Zero Emissions Infrastructure Plan The mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach Friday voiced their support for a regional regulatory authority’s efforts to develop a plan aimed at reducing emissions at the twin ports of San Pedro Bay. The South Coast Air Quality Management District, an air pollution agency overseeing Southern California, is in the process of creating preliminary […]
Police Seek Help Locating 80-Year-Man With Dementia Police sought the public’s assistance Friday in locating an 80-year-old man diagnosed with dementia who was last seen in North Hollywood. Gideon Green was last seen around 5 p.m. Thursday in a silver 2013 Chevrolet Cruise with California license plate 8JAJ190 as he left home to head to a grocery store, according to the Los […]
Conan O’Brien to Host Oscars for First Time Emmy-winning television host, writer and producer Conan O’Brien will make his debut hosting the Academy Awards ceremony next year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday. O’Brien will helm the 97th Oscars ceremony scheduled for March 2 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The show will be televised on ABC. “America […]
Man Suspected of Fatal Long Beach Shooting Taken Into Custody A man suspected of fatally shooting a 72-year-old man in Long Beach earlier this month was behind bars Friday. William Altpeter, 38, of Idyllwild, was arrested Thursday by Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics personnel, according to the Long Beach Police Department. He is suspected in the fatal shooting that was reported around […]
Relatives of Actress Reported Missing Concede She’s Been Found Relatives of an actress who appeared in several episodes of “Gossip Girl” and on “Blue Bloods” and was reported missing a week ago conceded Friday that she has been found and said they would return donations made to a GoFundMe page created to help bankroll a search effort. The admission by the family came after […]
Guitars from the Collection of Jeff Beck to be Displayed in Beverly Hills Fans, guitarists and collectors will be able to view instruments owned and played by the late guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck next month at Christie’s in Beverly Hills, the auction house announced Friday. Christie’s said it will sell more than 130 guitars, amps and “tools of the trade,” which Beck used throughout his almost six-decade career, […]
Ex-VA Affairs Police Officer at West LA Campus Sentenced to Prison for Assault A former officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department was sentenced Friday to 12 months in federal prison for violating a man’s civil rights by using a department-issued baton to illegally strike him about 45 times in 41 seconds at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Juan Anthony Carrillo, 46, of Alhambra was sentenced […]
Regional Candidate Filings Open for LA Neighborhood Council Elections The filing period for candidates interested in representing their local Neighborhood Council for Region 11 has opened, the Los Angeles City Clerk announced Friday. There are 99 neighborhood councils in Los Angeles, covering 12 regions. Established in 1999, neighborhood councils serve as advisory bodies who advocate for their communities with City Hall on issues such […]
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