| | | | The news for Thursday, January 28, 2021
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Police Shoot, Kill Person Armed with Knife in South Los Angeles  A man armed with a knife and assaulting his girlfriend was shot and killed by police in the Vermont Square area and an investigation into the shooting was underway Thursday morning, police said. Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a call of a person who said he was assaulted by a man with a […]
  
Big Bucks Babysitter: Warner Bros. Pictures President Sued For $175,000 By Newborn’s Sitter  The president of Warner Bros. Pictures is being sued by a former babysitter for his newborn child who alleges she is owed more than $175,000 after he abruptly fired her in 2020 only two months into her 13-month contract. Maureen Russell’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations against Ryan Kavanaugh include breach of a written […]
Man Killed in Watts-Area Shooting, Suspect At Large A man was killed in a shooting in an unincorporated area near Watts and the suspect was on the loose Thursday morning. Deputies from Century Station responded about 10 p.m. Wednesday to a “shots heard” call in the 8400 block of Lou Dillon Avenue, near 103rd Street, and found the victim, who was suffering from […]
Average L.A. County Gas Price Up for 25th Time in 26 Days The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday for the 25th time in the past 26 days, increasing one cent to $3.436, its highest amount since March 14. The average price has risen 20.5 cents over the past 26 days, according to figures from the AAA and […]
LA Health Officials Urge COVID-19 Vigilance as Businesses Reopen  As businesses begin to reopen despite elevated COVID-19 numbers, Los Angeles County officials are stressing the need for residents and merchants to follow health restrictions — noting that restaurants, which can open on Friday for outdoor dining, will face stepped-up infection-control requirements when they’re permitted to reopen Friday. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer declined to […]
Orange County COVID-19 Death Toll Continues Steep Climb Orange County has logged another 71 COVID-19 fatalities, including 15 that occurred in December, bringing the death toll to 2,839 — a number that could reach 4,000 in three weeks, according to a UC Irvine public health expert’s projections. Andrew Noymer, a UC Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, said that at the […]
Fire Damages Commercial Building in Panorama City, Arson Investigation Started Fire in a reported marijuana grow house scorched one unit of a multi-unit commercial building in Panorama City Thursday morning and caused smoke damage to nearby rooms. Firefighters were called about 3:15 a.m. to the 14700 block of Arminta Street, west of Van Nuys Boulevard, and found moderate smoke coming from the one-story building, according […]
Inquest Into Death of Man Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy Set For Thursday An coroner’s inquest will be conducted Thursday into the death of Fred Williams III, who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in October while running from deputies with a handgun. The inquest will be conducted by retired California Court of Appeals Justice Candace D. Cooper, who also conducted the inquest in November into […]
Flash Flood Watch for Riverside County as Rains Bear Down  A storm system promising “substantial precipitation,” along with a flash flood watch and significant snowfall in the mountains, is expected to land in Riverside County Thursday. The National Weather reported the flash flood watch for the Riverside County valleys and Inland Empire, and for the mountains below 5,500 feet, beginning Thursday afternoon and extending into […]
Santa Monica Man to be Sentenced for Running Online Romance Scam A Santa Monica man faces prison time Thursday for running a romance scam in which the ex-con deceived an actress and three other women into investing in his sham companies, only to take the money and spend it on himself. Antonio Mariot Wilson, 57, who also answers to the names Dr. Tony Mariot and Brice […]
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