| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, August 6, 2021
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Suspect Arrested In Death Of Prominent Banking Executive In Reseda  A suspect was in custody Friday on suspicion of murder stemming from the death of a prominent banking executive inside her Reseda home. The executive, 48-year-old Michelle Avan, was found dead around 7 a.m. Thursday inside her home in the 19300 block of Covello Street, near Tampa Avenue and Saticoy Street, according to the Los […]
  
Newsom Affirms School Mask Mandate Following OC Education Board Legal Threat  Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he remains firmly behind the state mandate for students and teachers to wear masks as in-person instruction resumes across the state, despite multiple legal challenges, including one planned by the Orange County Board of Education. Newsom, during a visit to a school in San Bernardino County, said the mask-mandate is […]
Spears’ Father Defends Work As Conservator, Raises Mental Health Questions  Britney Spears’ father fired back Friday at accusations that he has mismanaged his daughter’s finances while serving as conservator of her estate, while also claiming that the singer’s personal conservator told him Spears is “mentally sick” and possibly in need of psychiatric evaluation. But Jodi Montgomery, conservator of Spears’ person, quickly issued a statement denouncing […]
Burglary Suspects Steal Two Exotic Birds from Canoga Park Business  Authorities Friday were searching for two suspects who stole a pair of exotic birds from a business in the Canoga Park area. The suspects approached the business in the 21700 block of Sherman Way through an alleyway and removed a rear glass door to enter the building about 2:20 a.m. Sunday, according to a Los […]
Langer’s Deli Requires All Employees, Diners to Show Proof of Vaccination Nearly a week into requiring all customers and staff to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19, the owner of Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant said Friday he has received mostly positive feedback about the requirement. “You’ve got to do the right thing. If people don’t have a place to go eat, they will eventually get vaccinated. I don’t […]
MacArthur Park Property Manager and DOJ Resolve Sexual Harassment Allegations The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that a MacArthur Park apartment building manager violated the federal Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement resolves claims against Filomeno Hernandez — as well as Ramin Akhavan, Bonnie Brae Investments LLC and Westlake […]
Former Trump Associates Sued in L.A. By Qatari Travel Firm Two former associates of former President Donald Trump were sued Friday in Los Angeles by a Qatari travel firm for allegedly “orchestrating a disinformation campaign” against the country on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Elliott Broidy, a former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee who pleaded guilty last year to federal charges of […]
LAX Resumes After `Suspicious Vehicle’ Prompts Traffic Diversion, Evacuation A “suspicious vehicle” Friday morning prompted traffic to be temporarily diverted from the Central Terminal Area at Los Angeles International Airport and Terminal 5 to be briefly evacuated before the area was declared safe. The traffic diversion was lifted just before 7 a.m., and the airport was working to recover from delays caused by the […]
Coronavirus Death Statistics Announced for LAPD, LAFD Authorities Friday gave updated numbers on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ranks of the Los Angeles police and fire departments. According to the city of Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department, eight LAPD sworn employees and two civilian employees have died due to COVID-19 — numbers that had been reported earlier in the week, […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Keep Climbing Orange County medical centers admitted additional 45 COVID-19 patients Friday, with hospitalizations at levels not seen since late February. Hospitalizations due to the virus increased from 409 on Thursday to 454 on Friday, with the number of intensive care unit patients inching up from 69 to 71. The county has 23.2% of its intensive care […]
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