| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
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Two Men Plead Guilty in LA for Roles in Mac Miller’s Fatal Overdose Two of three men charged with supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that led to rapper Mac Miller’s fatal overdose pleaded guilty Tuesday in Los Angeles to a federal drug distribution charge. Stephen Walter, 48, of Westwood, and Ryan Reavis, 38, formerly of West Los Angeles, entered their pleas during separate Zoom hearings to a count of […]
LACo Preps for Omicron COVID Variant, But No New Health Orders Expected Yet Los Angeles County continued preparing Tuesday for the anticipated appearance of the newly identified Omicron variant of COVID-19, circulating information to health care providers about risks of international travel and protocols for submitting samples to be tested for the new mutation. But the county’s public health director said despite the appearance of the newly designated […]
Los Angeles City Council Bans Possession, Purchase, Sale of Ghost Guns The City Council Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to prohibit the possession, purchase, sale, receipt and transportation of “ghost guns” in Los Angeles. The ordinance was requested by a motion from Councilmen Paul Koretz and Paul Krekorian, which also passed through the council unanimously. It will next go to Mayor Eric Garcetti for his signature. […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Climb Orange County saw a jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to data released Tuesday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of hospitalized patients ticked up from 181 Monday to 196 on Tuesday, with the number of intensive care patients climbing from 43 to 52. The county had 24.7% of its ICU beds available […]
Man Killed in North Hollywood Shooting Police Tuesday were investigating the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man in North Hollywood. Police responded to a call of shots fired about 7:05 p.m. Monday in the 11000 block Huston Street and found Michael Roskowick of Van Nuys sitting in the driver’s seat of a Ford SUV, suffering from gunshot wounds and being treated […]
Report: Food Insecurity a `Serious Health Problem’ in LA County Food insecurity remains a significant public health concern in Los Angeles County and appears to have gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, with communities of color being hit hardest, according to a report released Tuesday from the county health department. The report – titled “Food Insecurity in Los Angeles County/Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic” […]
Man Charged With Killing His Four Children, Their Grandmother A Lancaster man was charged Tuesday with murdering his four children — who were between 1 and 11 years old — and their 51-year-old grandmother. Germarcus Lamar David, 29, was set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Lancaster courtroom on five counts of murder and three counts of assault on a child causing death in […]
LA City Council Urges State To Make Food Code More Inclusive Of Street Vendors The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday unanimously called on the state to change the California Retail Food Code to be more inclusive of sidewalk vendors and to create a more practical system to regulate their operations. The resolution was introduced by Councilwoman Nithya Raman. “L.A. decriminalized sidewalk vending in 2017 and we started our permitting […]
Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony to be Held at Beverly Hills City Hall The second menorah lighting ceremony at Beverly Hills City Hall in recent years will be held Tuesday to mark the third night of Hanukkah. Mayor Bob Wunderlich will provide a brief overview of Hanukkah traditions and extend holiday well wishes at the 4:30 p.m. ceremony. “As we reflect during this special time of year, we […]
Fishing Resumes Along Stretch of Orange County Coast Near Oil Spill Fishing resumes Tuesday along the Orange County coast where an oil spill forced a shutdown of fisheries for nearly two months. The closure of the fisheries was set to be lifted at noon and fishing can resume midday, state officials said Monday. Fishing was prohibited starting Oct. 3 from Huntington Beach to Dana Point following […]
Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Use County Testing Provider A Temple City-based COVID-19 testing firm that contracts with Los Angeles County vehemently denied allegations Tuesday by Sheriff Alex Villanueva that the company shares patient DNA data with the Chinese government, a concern that prompted the sheriff to announce his department will no longer use the county’s chosen testing provider. “Fulgent is an American company, […]
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