| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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`Oppenheimer’ Leads the Way in Oscar Nominations “Oppenheimer” continued its roll through the Hollywood awards season Tuesday, snagging a leading 13 Academy Award nominations, including for best picture, best actor, best director and best supporting actor and actress — while “Poor Things” was next with 11 nods, followed by “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10 and “Barbie” with eight. Joining “Oppenheimer” […]
Dry Conditions Move into Southland After Series of Storms Dry weather moved into Southern California Tuesday after a series of storms drenched the area and created slippery conditions on freeways. Dense fog greeted many motorists in parts of the Southland Tuesday morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a dense fog advisory for parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. Forecasters […]
LA County OKs Settlement of Lawsuit by Election Software Company CEO The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement with a Michigan software company owner who was charged with mishandling personal information of county poll workers, but had the charges dropped amid allegations they were prompted by election conspiracy theorists. Eugene Yu, the CEO of Konnech Corp., sued the county and […]
County Renews Reward Offer in 1967 Killing of Huntington Park Police Officer The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors re-established a $20,000 reward Tuesday for information leading to the person who fatally shot a Huntington Park police officer during a break-in at a clothing store more than 50 years ago. Officer Robert Keller — who was just 25 at the time and had only been with the […]
OC Judge Finds Man Was Insane During Beating Death in Anaheim An Orange County Superior Court judge Tuesday found that a 33-year-old man was insane at the time he fatally beat a 70-year-old man in Anaheim on Memorial Day 2021, and the man is now expected to be committed to a mental health facility indefinitely. David Steven Abbott had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity […]
US Approves $2.5B for High-Speed Rail Line Connecting SoCal, Las Vegas A high-speed rail line connecting Southern California with Las Vegas got a major boost Tuesday with the approval of $2.5 billion in bonds. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the funding, via private activity bonds authority allocated for the Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail project. The 218-mile rail line will primarily run along the […]
2 LA City Council Members Seek to Combat Copper Wire Thefts Two Los Angeles City Council members Tuesday raised the alarm about a surge in copper wire thefts, and announced actions they hope will curb such crimes. In a joint news conference on the Sixth Street Bridge, council members Kevin de León and Traci Park announced their commitment to combating what they described as a “brazen” […]
U.S. Exceeded Scope of Warrant in Search of BH Safety Deposit Boxes A federal appeals court in Pasadena Tuesday reversed dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that the FBI’s search and seizure of property from a Beverly Hills safe deposit box company was unconstitutional. The contents of about 700 safe deposit boxes at U.S. Private Vaults were “inventoried” by the FBI during a raid on March 22, 2021, […]
James Harden Files Cross Complaint vs. HOA in Damaged Mansion Suit James Harden, sued over a contractual dispute related to property damage at a leased Beverly Hills mansion, has filed a cross-complaint against the homeowners association where the residence is located, alleging negligence and seeking indemnity. The Clippers guard brought the legal action in Los Angeles Superior Court against both the Beverly Park North Homeowners Association […]
Workers Fall Ill at Water Treatment Facility in Granada Hills Two workers at a water treatment facility in Granada Hills became ill Tuesday after apparently being accidentally exposed to a “corrosion inhibiting product,” authorities said. Firefighters were sent to the Metropolitan Water District facility in the 13100 block of North Balboa Boulevard at 12:22 p.m., said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “The […]
Big Rig Crashes on Northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach A big rig crashed on the northbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach Tuesday, blocking lanes and backing up traffic. The crash was reported at about 10:30 a.m. near Ninth Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported. Two northbound lanes were blocked while crews worked to clear the scene, a […]
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