| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, January 7, 2022
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One Man Dead in Compton Shooting, Shooter Remains At Large  A man was fatally shot Friday in Compton. Sheriff’s deputies responded at approximately 12:57 a.m. to the intersection of Compton Boulevard and Lime Street, where they found the victim was shot in the chest, said Deputy Miguel Meza of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Detectives discovered the man was transported to a hospital by a private […]
  
LAUSD Begins Distribution of Take-Home COVID Tests  With classes set to begin next week, the Los Angeles Unified School District began distributing thousands of take-home COVID-19 tests to students’ families Friday so they can meet the requirement of logging a negative test before returning to campuses. The LAUSD is requiring all students and staff to be tested ahead of the re-start of […]
Groundbreaking, Oscar-Winning Actor Sidney Poitier Dies at 94  Tributes from Hollywood and around the world poured in Friday in honor of legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke color barriers when he became the first Black performer to win an Oscar for a leading role and paved the way for generations of Black actors who followed. Poitier, 94, died Thursday, according to the Bahamian […]
COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Santa Monica Saturday With 1,920 Capacity A new COVID-19 testing site in Santa Monica with initial capacity to test up to 1,920 people daily will open Saturday morning as Los Angeles County reaches record-high COVID-19 cases. The site — in the former Sears building at 302 Colorado Ave., near Fourth Street — will be open every day starting Saturday from 6 […]
Montebello Man Who Gave Woman Lethal Fentanyl Dose Sentenced to Prison A Montebello man who gave a woman a fatal dose of fentanyl and then videotaped himself performing sex acts on the non-responsive victim was sentenced Friday to 33 years and four months behind bars. Edwin Oliva, 30, pleaded guilty in September to federal charges of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession with intent […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Keep Climbing Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to climb Friday, adding more than 50 patients in a day, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. On Thursday, hospitalizations exceeded the peak of the first COVID infection wave in July 2020, and officials reported a child younger than 5 had died from the disease, the county’s third […]
Cal State Fullerton to Begin Spring Semester Remotely Cal State Fullerton Friday joined the ranks of local universities pivoting back to remote instruction to begin the semester in light of a dramatic increase in COVID-19 infections. University President Fram Virjee classes will be held remotely for two weeks from Jan. 22 to Feb. 6. The campus will remain open and offer student services. […]
LA City Council Delays Vote On Temporary Closure of Historic Beachwood Stairs The Los Angeles City Council Friday delayed its vote on installing a gate to temporarily close the historic Beachwood Stairs in the Hollywood Hills. The City Council will vote on the motion on Wednesday. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who introduced the motion and represents the Hollywood Hills area, was absent from the meeting. She announced […]
Man, 63, Reported Missing in East Hollywood Police sought the public’s help to locate a 63-year-old man who was reported missing Friday in the East Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Gabriel Navarrete was last seen near Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center located at 1300 N. Vermont Ave., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Navarrete is Hispanic, 5 feet, 5 inches tall and […]
LA Officials Remember Councilman Tom LaBonge On One-Year Anniversary Of Death Los Angeles officials Friday remembered former Councilman Tom LaBonge, who was known as Mr. Los Angeles, on the one-year anniversary of his death. “One year ago, L.A. lost a giant in Tom LaBonge — a true public servant who brought so much passion and decency to the task of building a stronger, safer and fairer […]
Former East LA College Dean Pleads Not Guilty in Criminal Case A former dean at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park pleaded not guilty Friday to two felony charges for allegedly overbilling the school by more than $1,500 for trips he took. Paul De La Cerda, 47, was charged last month with one felony count each of misappropriation of government funds and embezzlement of government […]
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