| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, May 13, 2021
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Sex, Sadomasochism, Young Girl Porn: Fifth-Grade Burbank, Hollywood Teacher Gets 30 Years For Preying On Ex-Student  A former elementary school teacher who taught in Burbank and Hollywood was sentenced Thursday to 30 years behind bars for making pornographic images and videos of two of his ex-students. Sean D. Sigler, 56, of Burbank, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who described Sigler’s conduct as “inexcusable,” adding that “ruining the […]
  
Tragic Big Rig Crash Kills Two, Injures Two In Coachella  Two people were killed and two others were injured Thursday when a big rig collided with a vehicle on state Route 86 in Coachella. The fatal crash was reported about 10:50 a.m. on southbound SR 86, south of Avenue 50, according to the California Highway Patrol. Firefighters freed at least one person from the wreckage. […]
Fully Vaccinated Against COVID? CDC Says You Can Mostly Drop The Mask  People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can largely stop wearing a mask in most indoor and outdoor situations, according to revised guidance released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical […]
Woman Alleges Bosses Urged Her to Abort Fetus After Marital Separation A former employee of a Van Nuys auto dealership owned by onetime UCLA basketball guard Russell Westbrook is suing for gender and pregnancy discrimination, alleging she was urged by management to get an abortion after her bosses found out she was expecting while separated from her husband. Jocelyn Oajaca’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was […]
Should You Be Scared Of Driving On The 91 Freeway? Hunt For BB or Pellet Gun Shooter Targeting Vehicle Windows Authorities Thursday were investigating a recent series of BB or pellet gun shootings that damaged several vehicles on various Southland freeways, including one that occurred Thursday morning in the Cerritos area. The latest shooting happened at 6:53 a.m. Thursday on the westbound Artesia (91) Freeway near Norwalk Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Another […]
Man Accused of Perpetrating 10 Holdups in Riverside County Arraigned A 47-year-old man who allegedly committed nearly a dozen armed robberies in southwest Riverside County pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges. Christopher Eric May of Murrieta was arrested in January following a monthslong joint investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Murrieta Police Department. May is charged with 10 counts of armed robbery, […]
21-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed on Compton Street, Shooter on the Loose A 21-year-old man was gunned down on a street in Compton, and the killer remained on the loose Thursday. Deputies responded to the 700 block of Van Ness Avenue, near Elm Street, about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday on reports of shots fired and found the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a Los Angeles […]
LA Launches Bilingual Campaign to Urge Vaccinations in Latino Communities In an effort to encourage Los Angeles’ Latino residents to get inoculated, Mayor Eric Garcetti Thursday launched a bilingual vaccination campaign featuring Angélica María, Danny Trejo, Pepe Aguilar, Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar. The campaign comes as Latino residents in Los Angeles County continue to have one of the lowest vaccination rates. According to L.A. […]
COVID Vaccination Effort Expands To 500,000 Younger Teens In LA County Southland health agencies and other providers — with the exception of the city of Los Angeles — began vaccinating youth aged 12 to 15 against COVID-19 Thursday, with federal authorities giving final approval for use of the Pfizer vaccine on that age group. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said city-run vaccination sites, including Dodger Stadium, […]
Dead Opioid Users Prompt Feds To File Criminal Charges Against Alleged Killer Drug Dealers Federal authorities in Los Angeles Thursday announced 11 criminal cases against alleged drug dealers who sold or provided narcotics to users who suffered fatal overdoses from opioids such as fentanyl or fentanyl analogues. As a result of the Drug Enforcement Administration-led operation, each of the 12 defendants named in the 11 cases is charged with […]
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