| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Former LA Councilman Koretz Fined by Ethics Commission Former City Councilman Paul Koretz was fined $2,500 this week by the Ethics Commission for asking a city commissioner to host a fundraising event for him when he was running for city controller last year. Koretz, who was termed out of the Los Angeles City Council and ended up losing the city controller race to […]
Bruce Willis Has Dementia, According to Family Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, the actor’s family said in a statement released Thursday. “Bruce always believed in using his voice in the world to help others, and to raise awareness about important issues both publicly and privately,” the family said in a statement posted on the website of the Association for […]
LAC-USC Hospital Seek Help Identifying Patient Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center officials sought the public’s help Thursday identifying a patient. The man was picked up by an ambulance at 653 S. Hope St. and brought to the medical facility on Tuesday, officials said in a statement. He is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 218 pounds, with a shaved head […]
Fatal Collision During Police Chase in Northridge; Suspect Arrested A man was killed in a two-vehicle collision during a police pursuit Thursday in Northridge, and the driver of the vehicle being chased was arrested after running from the scene. Los Angeles Police Department officers were chasing armed robbery suspects in a dark-colored SUV just before 1 a.m. after they attempted to make a traffic […]
LA Residents Sue OC Company Over Oil Recall Used in IVF Treatments A Los Angeles couple filed a lawsuit Thursday in Orange County Superior Court alleging that a Santa Ana-based company used toxic oil during in vitro fertilization, or IVF, treatments that destroyed their embryos. The plaintiffs, who were not named in the lawsuit, sued Fujifilm Irvine Scientific Inc. alleging manufacturing defect, design defect, failing to warn, […]
Physician Killed in OC Attack Hailed as Loving Husband, Dedicated Doctor Friends, colleagues and family gathered in Laguna Beach Thursday for a memorial service honoring Dr. Michael John Mammone, who was run down while riding his bicycle in Dana Point then stabbed. Colleagues hailed him as a physician committed to providing caring treatment to all of his patients, regardless of background or financial standing. Family members […]
SoCal Home Sales Strong in January Southern California home sales edged up in January for the second straight month, as interest rates continued to take a breather, but still remained below the sales pace of a year ago, the California Association of Realtors reported Thursday. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in the state totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized […]
Man Sentenced in Fatal Arson Attack A transient who pleaded no contest to murder and arson charges for throwing a flammable substance into a vehicle in which a man was sitting in Long Beach was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in state prison. Raymond Sean Clark, now 48, pleaded no contest in January 2022 to one count each of […]
Judge to Hear From Victim in Harvey Weinstein Case The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s trial said Thursday she will only hear a victim impact statement from a model/actress whom the former film producer was convicted of sexually assaulting. Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench told attorneys she thinks it would be “wholly inappropriate” to hear at next Thursday’s sentencing hearing from two other women […]
Police Say Man May Have Tried to Abduct Boys Near Lindberg Park Culver City police warned the public Thursday about a man who may have tried to abduct boys near a park, and urged people to call detectives if they have information to help find him. Authorities received two reports regarding “a suspicious subject in the Lindberg Park area” on Wednesday between 6:30 and 7:20 p.m., the […]
Port of LA Expects `Significant Volume Decline’ Citing ongoing labor negotiations and other factors, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka projected a “significant volume decline” in February after a soft month of January at a briefing Thursday. The port moved 726,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in January, a 16% drop from last year. Imports declined by 13% compared to last January, […]
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