| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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Trump Set to Make Rare Visit to Los Angeles Area President Donald Trump will travel to the Democrat-heavy Los Angeles ara Tuesday for an approximately four-hour visit to meet with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games and attend fundraising events in Beverly Hills. Trump will fly to Los Angeles International Airport from Washington and take his traditional helicopter ride to Santa Monica before traveling by […]
  
Trump Pardons Former Junk Bond King Michael Milken Ahead of his visit to the Los Angeles area, President Donald Trump Tuesday pardoned former junk-bond king Michael Milken, founder of the Santa Monica-based Milken Institute. The financier rose to prominence in the 1980s for his work in the high-yield bond market at the Wall Street bank Drexel Burnham Lambert. He was indicted in 1989 […]
L.A. Homeless Services Authority Debuts Method of Tracking Available Housing The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which oversees the region’s efforts to combat homelessness but has faced some questions over the speed and scope of its work, unveiled an operational strategy Tuesday that it says will mirror responses to natural disasters. LAHSA interim executive director Heidi Marston said the Housing Central Command is an effort […]
Los Angeles City Council Bans Use of Wild, Exotic Animals for Entertainment The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban the use of exotic animals for entertainment purposes, effectively putting an end to traditional circuses and similar ventures within the city. “The issue of wild, exotic animals being abused came to my doorstep four years ago, when a baby giraffe and elephant were being marched up […]
Ex-Con Sentenced for Westlake Carjack Murder An ex-con convicted of first-degree murder and carjacking for running over a 54-year-old man with the victim’s pickup truck in the Westlake area of Los Angeles was sentenced Tuesday to 85 years to life in state prison. “The conduct was a callous disregard for humanity,” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mildred Escobedo said shortly before […]
23-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot While Sitting in Parked Car in Long Beach A 23-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car in Long Beach early Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, police had not identified any suspects or established a motive for the killing of Tyree Latrell Coleman, who was wounded while sitting with another man in a parked car about 2:10 a.m. in the […]
`Good Times’ Actress Ja’net Dubois Dies at 74 Actress/singer Ja’net Dubois, best known for her role as outspoken neighbor Willona Woods on the classic sitcom “Good Times” but also as the singer who belted out the iconic theme song “Movin’ On Up” for “The Jeffersons,” died Tuesday at age 74, according to an online report. Citing her family, TMZ.com reported that Dubois died […]
LAPD Seeking Victims of Rental Sub-Leasing Scam Police Tuesday urged people to contact detectives if they believe they were victimized by a woman accused of trying to use someone else’s Social Security number to rent an apartment in the Hollywood area. Courtney Lane Joseph, 22, of Inglewood was arrested Feb. 12 on suspicion of identity theft, according to the Los Angeles Police […]
Voter Registration Deadline Is Tuesday evening For March 3 Presidential Primary Tuesday evening at one minute to midnight is the deadline to register to vote for the March 3 presidential primary election. Would-be voters can register online at lavote.net or mail in a voter registration form, which can be found at libraries, post offices and most government agencies. However, if eligible voters miss the deadline, they […]
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