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Afternoon headlines for Monday, December 13, 2021

`Powerful’ Storm Set to Douse Southland Through Tuesday

A winter storm stronger than first predicted is expected to roll into the Southland. Mandatory evacuation order were issued by authorities in some areas of the region. Photo from Pixabay.A strong storm system is expected to drench much of Southern California with rain and cover mountaintops with snow beginning late Monday evening and peaking Tuesday, raising fears of flooding and potential debris flows. National Weather Service forecasters previously dubbed it “the most significant storm of the season.” Coastal areas and the valleys could get […]
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Golden Globes, Tarnished This Year, Announce 2022 Nominations

With Snoop Dogg taking the stage to read some of the nominees during an early-morning livestream, the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association Monday announced its nominees for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards — with “Belfast” and “The Power of the Dog” garnering a leading seven nods apiece in film, and HBO’s “Succession” getting five noms […]
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Barricaded Man Who Held Woman Hostage Taken Into Custody in Culver City

Photo from Pixabay.A man who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and held her hostage was taken into custody by Culver City police Monday. Culver City Police Department officers responded just after 7:30 a.m. to the 4000 block of Lincoln Avenue to conduct a welfare check and were contacted by a woman who said her ex-boyfriend forced […]
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Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Remain Stable

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remained relatively stable as nine more fatalities have been logged since Friday, according to data released Monday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The county logged 1,169 new infections since Friday, raising the cumulative count to 317,553. The newly logged fatalities increase the overall death toll to 5,823. The agency […]
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Former IE Investment Counselor Who Conned Clients Gets 14 Years

A one-time Inland Empire financial adviser with a history of violating securities laws was sentenced Monday to 14 years behind bars and ordered to pay more than $12.5 million in restitution for running a real estate fraud scheme that conned victims into investing in his businesses and then spending their money on himself. Paul Ricky […]
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`Belfast,’ `West Side Story’ Lead Critics Choice Award Film Nominees

Kenneth Branagh’s coming-of-age tale “Belfast” and Steven Spielberg’s re-envisioning of the musical “West Side Story” scored a leading 11 nominations each Monday, including nods for best picture, for the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards. “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” both collected 10 nods, also including best picture, for the awards, which are bestowed […]
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LAPD Arrests Suspected Shooter at Hollywood Memorial for Vicente Fernandez

A man was in custody Monday for allegedly firing at a crowd near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where fans had gathered to remember 81-year-old performer Vicente Fernandez, who died Sunday morning in Mexico. The shots were fired from an apartment building across the street from the memorial in the 6200 block of Hollywood Boulevard […]
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Police Commission to Consider Policy to Exempt Media From Protest Dispersals

The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday will consider an updated department policy to comply with Senate Bill 98, which exempted media professionals from having to comply with police dispersal orders while covering protests, marches and other types of demonstrations. The legislation states that “law enforcement shall not intentionally assault, interfere with, or obstruct journalists” covering […]
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Man Sentenced for Good Samaritan’s Killing in Long Beach

A Signal Hill man was sentenced Monday to 20 years to life in state prison for fatally stabbing a good Samaritan in Long Beach during a confrontation about the defendant violating a restraining order. Superior Court Judge Richard M. Goul rejected the defense’s bid for a new trial for Edson Eduardo Rufino, along with a […]
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Ingo Rademacher Sues ABC Over Firing From `General Hospital’ Cast

“General Hospital” actor Ingo Rademacher, fired in November after 25 years with the show for opposing ABC’s directive to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, filed court papers Monday arguing that the network mandate is unconstitutional. Rademacher’s still unofficial Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit states he was denied a religious exemption from getting the vaccine after […]
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Police Release Video of Westwood Hit-And-Run; Seek Suspect

Police sought the public’s help Monday to identity a hit-and-run driver who left a woman seriously injured in the Westwood area. The woman was walking across South Beverly Glen Boulevard near Wentworth Avenue about 1:55 p.m. Oct. 30 when a gray Hyundai Elantra being driven south on South Beverly Glen Boulevard struck her and fled […]
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