| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
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2 Teens Arrested in Probe of Drug Overdoses at Bernstein High School A 15-year-old boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of manslaughter for allegedly selling a fentanyl-laced drug to a pair of Bernstein High School students — one of whom died — while a 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly peddling drugs to a third student in nearby Lexington Park. Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore […]
Mexican Independence Day, End of Summer Concerts and More: What to Do in LA This Weekend Celebrate Mexican Independence Day this weekend at Benny Boy Brewing, Casa Vega, or the East LA parade, or attend one of the many big music festivals or concerts happening in LA. You can see everyone from Kendrick Lamar, to Lorde to Hall & Oates. FRIDAY Junction Marketplace: LA Artbox is hosting this indoor marketplace, showcasing […]
Man Who Ran Down Long Beach Couple, Son on Halloween 2019 Gets 25-to-Life A young man who drove drunk on Halloween night 2019 and ran down a Long Beach couple and their 3-year-old son was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison. Carlo Adrian Navarro, 23, was convicted in July of three counts each of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated stemming from the deaths […]
Hate Crimes, Incidents Up Slightly in Orange County Hate crimes in Orange County dipped last year compared to 2020, but there was a jump in hate “incidents,” according to the OC Human Relations Commission’s annual report issued Thursday. The county recorded 398 hate crimes and incidents in 2021 — 97 hate crimes and 301 incidents, which fall short of the standard for criminal […]
Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Directors Praise Tentative Rail Labor Deal Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka called the tentative rail labor agreement reached Thursday “great news” that will avert a “significant disruption to the U.S. economy” — but noted that challenges remain at the port and nationwide with rail shipments. President Joe Biden announced the tentative deal Thursday morning, averting a potential strike […]
Domestic Violence Investigation Underway in Studio City Area A domestic violence suspect who was thought to be barricaded Thursday in a Studio City apartment was ultimately determined not to be at the location. Officers were sent to the 10900 block of Bluffside Drive about 5 a.m. on a report of an assault involving a domestic violence suspect, according to the Los Angeles Police […]
Shooting in Compton Leaves One Dead, One Wounded; Investigation Underway Two men were shot, one fatally, in a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting in Compton, and authorities Thursday sought the public’s help to solve the crime. Deputies were sent to a hospital about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on a report of a gunshot victim at the location, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. “When deputies arrived, they learned […]
Ex-USC Water Polo Coach Wins New Trial A former USC water polo coach found guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal had his conviction set aside Thursday and will face a new trial. The ruling came after a judge determined that the prosecution misstated during closing arguments what it needed to prove for jurors to find Jovan Vavic guilty of accepting bribes […]
ACLU and LA County Agree on Changes at Jail Inmate Reception Center Representatives of Los Angeles County and the American Civil Liberties Union Thursday agreed on a proposal to quickly address what the civil rights group called “abysmal” conditions at the jail system’s booking center, where mentally ill detainees were said to have been shackled to chairs for days at a time and others were crammed together, […]
Black Employee Settles Race Discrimination Suit Against Forever 21 A Black Forever 21 employee who sued the company alleging she has been unfairly denied promotions to manager because of her race, subjected to racially inappropriate comments by her boss and demoted and transferred to another store when she complained about her work conditions has reached a settlement with the fashion retailer. An attorney for […]
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Names New Interim Executive Director Stephen David Simon, who runs Los Angeles’ Department on Disability, was appointed the interim executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Thursday while the search continues for a permanent executive director. Simon will take over the position from Kristina Dixon and Molly Rysman, who had been serving as acting co-executive directors since April. […]
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