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Dangerous Fireworks Fiasco: Nine Hurt, Cars Bashed As LAPD Cops ‘Safely’ Detonate 5,000 Pounds Of Illegal South LA Fireworks Nine people were injured and several cars were damaged when police attempted to safely detonate illegal fireworks that were seized in South Los Angeles. Police attempted to dispose of some of the approximately 5,000 pounds of fireworks they discovered earlier Wednesday by detonating them in an armored container, CBS2 reported at about 7:40 p.m. However, […]
Reagan Foundation Sues Political Consultants Over Use of Ex-President’s Image The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is suing a Republican political consulting group and political action committee, alleging the former president’s name and image are being used without authorization to market and sell @trumpreagan email addresses and solicit donations. The Simi Valley-based foundation contends that Political Media Inc. and the Constitutional Rights PAC are […]
Sex Attacks By Registered Nurse In Mission Viejo? Sexual Elder Abuse, Sexual Battery A registered nurse was in custody Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting three women on separate occasions while he was working in the emergency room of Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. Paul Alden Miller, 56, of San Clemente was arrested Wednesday morning at his residence, said Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton. Miller was […]
COVID Cases, Test-Positivity Continue ‘Concerning’ Increases In LA County Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 numbers continue moving in the wrong direction, with the daily number of new cases and the rate of people testing positive for the virus doubling from their levels of two weeks ago. While the county Department of Public Health insisted Wednesday that the rates are still well below the levels seen […]
LA City Council to Consider New Law to Prohibit Encampments in Certain Areas During its last meeting before a scheduled summer recess, the Los Angeles City Council Thursday will consider an ordinance quickly drafted by the City Attorney at council members’ request Tuesday to restrict sleeping and homeless encampments in certain areas of the city. The motion to request the ordinance was introduced as a substitute motion to […]
Fire Reported Under Bridge Near 110 Freeway A fire broke out Thursday morning under a bridge near the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway. Officers received a call at 4:30 a.m. about smoke coming from underneath the freeway and possibly near a homeless encampment at the northbound Eighth Street on-ramp and South Bixel Street, said Officer Patrick Kimball of the California Highway Patrol. The […]
Average LA County Gas Price Unchanged After Rising 15 Times in 16 Days A run of 15 increases in 16 days to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County ended Thursday when it was unchanged, remaining at $4.308. The average price rose 6.2 cents over the previous 16 days, including four-tenths of a cent Wednesday, to its highest amount since May […]
Woman Arrested in Norwalk on Arson Charge for Igniting Mattress A woman was under arrest Thursday in Norwalk for lighting a mattress on fire, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call at 12:20 a.m. at the intersection of Clarkdale Avenue and Sproul Street regarding a structure fire, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk station. But once on scene, deputies determined that only […]
Court Appearance Due for Torrance Nun Accused of Gambling With School Funds The retired principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance, who as a nun took a vow of poverty, is expected to make her initial court appearance Thursday after confessing to the theft of more than $835,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenses, including gambling trips. Mary M. Kreuper, 79, of Los Angeles, […]
July 4th Travel Season Intensifies; Roads, LAX Expected to Be Busy The Fourth of July holiday travel crush will begin peaking Thursday, as millions of California residents embark on weekend trips — meaning potential freeway delays and long waits in airport security lines. The Automobile Club of Southern California estimates that 3.3 million Southern California residents will travel over the weekend — with the holiday travel […]
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