| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, August 5, 2021
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Trial Begins for Mom Accused of Killing Baby Son  A woman carried out a plan to kill her 7-month-old son by dropping him from a parking structure at Children’s Hospital of Orange County 10 years ago because he was sick and she resented him, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday, while the defendant’s attorney said her client was a dedicated homemaker who was in a […]
  
Suit Settled After Coroner Allegedly Gave Body to Wrong Family  A lawsuit filed by relatives of a 49-year-old man found dead on a Boyle Heights sidewalk in 2019 alleging negligence by Los Angeles County and the coroner after the decedent’s body was mistakenly given to members of another family was settled, the plaintiffs’ attorney said Thursday. Lawyer Michael Carrillo represents the 11 plaintiffs in the […]
Police Dog Attacks Boy, 5, at City Event in South Pasadena  A police dog has been taken off patrol assignments after attacking a 5-year-old boy earlier this week at a city event intended to build relationships between police and the community, it was reported Thursday. Sebastian Forbes was bitten on the left side of his face, near his eye, and on his ear, and also suffered […]
Spears’ Attorney Looks To Speed Effort To Boot Singer’s Father As Conservator Britney Spears’ lawyer filed court papers Thursday asking a judge to expedite a hearing on the singer’s request to have her father removed as the conservator of her estate. In a 14-page filing, attorney Matt Rosengart argues that every day Jamie Spears remains the conservator is “another day of avoidable harm.” Rosengart last month filed […]
Homicide Investigation Underway in Jurupa Valley A homicide investigation was underway Thursday into the shooting death in Jurupa Valley of a 25-year-old man whose killer remains at large. Daeshunn Duran Dupree of Colton was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, which was reported about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Tatum Court and Shellicia Circle, according to the […]
Arraignment Delayed For Accused Killer Of 2 In Corona Theater Arraignment was delayed again Thursday for a man who claims voices in his head prompted him to fatally shoot two people inside a Corona movie theater. Joseph Jimenez, 20, is accused of shooting Corona residents Anthony Barajas, 19, and Rylee Goodrich, 18, on July 26 inside the Regal Edwards Theater at Corona Crossings. Barajas was […]
FilmLA Announces Filming In Los Angeles Returns To Pre-Pandemic Levels Filming in the Los Angeles area returned to pre-pandemic levels between April and June, with on-location shoots reaching their highest numbers since late 2019, according to figures released Thursday. According to FilmLA, the nonprofit agency that coordinates film permitting in the Los Angeles area, a total of 9,791 shooting days were recorded in 2021’s second […]
Woman, Possibly Drunk, Killed in Traffic Crash in Koreatown Area A woman, possibly drunk, was fatally injured Thursday when the car she was driving crashed into a tree in the Koreatown area near downtown Los Angeles, police said. The crash occurred about 2:45 a.m. on Western Avenue near Eighth Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where […]
Gay Black Customers Allege Cashier Showered Them With Pepper Spray Two gay Black women are suing a Silver Lake 7-Eleven store, alleging their civil rights and those of a 13-year-old girl with them were violated when the cashier showered all three with pepper spray and struck one of the adults with a baton during a confrontation at the counter this spring. The Los Angeles Superior […]
Limited Number of $10 Lottery Tickets to Be Offered for `Hamilton’ at Pantages A digital lottery was announced Thursday for “Hamilton,” which is set to open Aug. 17 at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, with 40 tickets to be made available for every performance for $10 each. The lottery will open Friday at 10 a.m. and will close at noon on Thursday, Aug.12, for tickets to performances Aug.17-22. Subsequent […]
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