| | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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WGA Picketers Return; Fox CEO says Studio Can Navigate Walkout Striking members of the Writers Guild of America returned to picket lines Tuesday, while yet another studio executive insisted the walkout will not have a major impact on operations or viewers. Speaking in an earnings conference call, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the network’s emphasis on news and sports puts it in a good position […]
Teen Dies of Apparent Overdose in LA County Juvenile Hall A detainee at a Los Angeles County juvenile hall died of an apparent overdose Tuesday. According to the county Probation Department, the unidentified “young adult was found dead this morning at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall” in Sylmar. “Our nursing staff immediately administered emergency services, including the use of (anti-overdose medication) Narcan,” according to a […]
Judge Rejects Motion for New Trial in Rapper Tory Lanez Case A Los Angeles judge Tuesday rejected a bid for a new trial for jailed rapper Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet three years ago in the Hollywood Hills. Lanez current attorney, Jose Baez — who famously won an acquittal for Casey Anthony — argued Monday that […]
Human Remains Found in Santa Monica ID’d as Man Missing Since 2021 Human remains found in Santa Monica have been identified by authorities as those of a sober living advocate who had been reported missing from Los Angeles in 2021. The remains were found on April 25 in the courtyard of an abandoned property in the 2900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, the Santa Monica Police Department […]
L.A. City Council Takes Steps to Expand Street Medicine Services The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve a report calling for the appropriation of funding, staffing and other resources to expand street medicine teams and services at all city-funded interim housing sites. The council directed its city administrative officer to report back within 30 days with recommendations that would increase the teams and […]
Police Search for Suspect in Apparent Road Rage Shooting Police Tuesday were continuing their investigation into an apparent road rage shooting near Marina del Rey that left one man dead. The shooting was reported about 12:15 p.m. Monday at Lincoln Boulevard and Maxella Avenue in Del Rey, near the terminus of the Marina (90) Freeway, and the victim died at the scene, the Los […]
Attorneys Make Closing Arguments in Thanksgiving Shooting Trial A 42-year-old man played “judge, jury and executioner” when he opened fire on a pickup truck full of six friends and cousins in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day, a prosecutor argued to jurors, while the defendant’s attorney made the case that his client was defending himself and should be acquitted of […]
OC Supervisors Approve $7.5 Million Settlement in Homeless Man’s Death Orange County supervisors approved a $7.5 million settlement Tuesday to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the killing of a transient by Orange County sheriff’s deputies in San Clemente nearly three years ago. The family of 42-year-old Kurt Andras Reinhold sued the county in December 2020, and the case was nearing trial before a […]
Motorcyclist Crashes in Police Pursuit in OC A motorcyclist was injured Tuesday in a crash at the end of a police pursuit at the San Diego (405) and Costa Mesa (55) freeways. Santa Ana police were pursuing the motorcyclist on the southbound 405 when the cycle crashed into a white Mercedes about 1:30 p.m. just south of the 55, California Highway Patrol […]
November Trial Date Set for Homelessness Lawsuit vs. LA County A November trial date was set Tuesday for a lawsuit brought against Los Angeles County by a coalition of downtown business owners and housed and unhoused residents alleging local government has not done enough to help remedy the homelessness crisis. In its March 2020 lawsuit, the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights alleged that inaction by […]
Authorities Announce 12 New Federal Cases Targeting Fentanyl Dealers Law enforcement officials Tuesday announced a dozen new federal cases targeting fentanyl dealers who — in all but one case — allegedly sold fentanyl and fake pills containing fentanyl that directly resulted in the death of at least one victim. The 12th case charges a person who allegedly distributed fentanyl to teenage girls who suffered […]
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