| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Woman Riding Skateboard Killed in Hit-and-Run in Tarzana  Police Tuesday were looking for a hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a 31-year-old woman riding a skateboard in Tarzana. Paris Camille Banks, who was homeless, was struck by a sedan about 12:30 a.m. at Tampa Avenue and Oxnard Street and died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office and the […]
  
Comedian, `SNL’ Alum Norm Macdonald Dies At 61  Veteran comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald died Tuesday following a nine-year cancer battle that he kept hidden from the public. Macdonald’s management firm Brillstein Entertainment Partners confirmed the comedian’s death to Deadline. He was 61. His friend and producing partner, Lori Jo Hoekstra, released a statement saying Macdonald had been privately battling […]
Northridge Man Who Defrauded COVID-19 Relief Program Sentenced to Prison  A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison for obtaining $655,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans by submitting fake tax documents and false employee information. Steven R. Goldstein, 37, of Northridge, was also ordered to pay restitution in that amount, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. […]
LA City Council Tentatively OKs Law Prohibiting Protests at Private Homes The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance Tuesday that would prohibit protests within 300 feet of the target’s residence, a policy developed after activists protesting the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate showed up at two council members’ homes late last month. The ordinance received 12 yes votes, with Councilwoman Nithya Raman and Councilman Mike […]
OC’s Weekly Coronavirus Averages Continue Trending Down Orange County’s weekly averages for COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates continue trending down, according to state figures released Tuesday. The weekly averages, which are released on Tuesdays, showed that the case rate per 100,000 residents dropped from 16 to 15.3, while the testing positivity rate fell from 5.4% to 4.7%. The county’s Health Equity […]
LA City Council OKs Plan To Deter Street Racing The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Tuesday aimed at curbing illegal street racing by adding deterrents at common locations of races. The motion was introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who noted that street racing typically happens in areas with wide, straight roads that have low levels of traffic and easy access to freeways […]
NFL Kickoff Game Draws Largest Official Audience Since 2016 The NFL Kickoff game drew its largest official audience since 2016, countering the trend of declining viewership for essentially all forms of television programming, according to live-plus-same-day figures released Tuesday by Nielsen. NBC’s coverage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 31-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys averaged 24.813 million viewers, the most for a television program […]
Nonprofit Developing Pilot To Reduce Daily Water Usage in LA A pair of environmental groups are developing a path for Los Angeles residents to conserve water with a goal of using just 13 gallons per day, down from the current California average of 86 gallons, officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles is partnering with the 50 Liter Home Coalition to develop the […]
Man Arrested in Stabbing Death of Woman in Sylmar A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 36-year-old woman who was found dead in her Sylmar home, police said Tuesday. Jaime Alejandro Balsells was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing Virginia Luna at her home in the 14500 block of Lyle Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department […]
Four Seasons Hotel Sues Insurers Over COVID Coverage Denial The owners of the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills are suing members of Chubb and other insurance groups for allegedly breaching a contract by not compensating the plaintiffs for millions of dollars in business losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. Burton Way Hotels LLC brought the lawsuit Friday in Los Angeles Superior […]
COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Slide Countywide The overall number of people hospitalized with coronavirus in Riverside County fell again Tuesday, but an additional 14 virus-related deaths were reported. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID hospitalizations countywide were at 538 as of Tuesday, down three from Monday. The number includes 146 intensive care unit patients, seven more than a day […]
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