| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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Grim Death Record For LA County: 318 COVID-19 Fatalities In A Single Day Amid Post-Holiday Virus Surge Hitting the grimmest of milestones, Los Angeles County reported more than 300 COVID-19-related deaths Friday, and a top health official said the area is just beginning to see a post-holiday surge of cases that will inevitably lead to more hospitalizations and fatalities. The 318 deaths were the highest ever reported by the county in a […]
Eternal Dodger Tommy Lasorda Dead At 93: Boys In Blue Manager Was Oldest Hall Of Fame Member Tommy Lasorda, the eternally optimistic Hall of Famer who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for 20 seasons and led them to two World Series titles, has died at the age of 93, the team announced Friday. Lasorda, long hailed as one of the most colorful figures in baseball, suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his […]
Carol Burnett Gets Judge OK For Grandson Guardianship: Famed Comic’s Daughter – Grandson’s Mom – Faced Drug Problems A judge Friday extended until the fall a temporary guardianship that Carol Burnett and her husband have over the comedian’s teenage grandson, while saying said she was pleased with the way the boy is doing and the progress his drug-plagued mother is making. “Everything seems to be going along swimmingly,” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge […]
Black Girl Sexually Abused More Than 50 Times By Other Students? Walnut Valley District Responds to Lawsuit Walnut Valley Unified, responding Friday to a negligence and racial discrimination lawsuit filed this week on behalf of a Black girl who was allegedly sexually abused more than 50 times at school by fellow students, did not directly address the claims but said the safety of everyone is the district’s top concern. The now 11-year-old […]
Sex Offender Accused of Crime Spree in HB A 28-year-old registered sex offender is facing a host of charges for allegedly going on a sexual assault crime spree on his birthday in downtown Huntington Beach this week. Justin Wayne Goodgame was charged Thursday with one count felony each of kidnapping to commit rape, attempted forcible rape and sexual battery, as well as two […]
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge Dies at 67 Former colleagues and associates shared fond memories Friday of longtime Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, whose enthusiasm for the city and seemingly endless knowledge of its history earned him the nickname “Mr. Los Angeles.” LaBonge died Thursday at age 67. He represented the council’s Fourth District from 2001-15, overseeing an area that includes Koreatown, […]
Man Barricaded in Palmdale Residence Found Dead A man who barricaded himself in a residence in the Palmdale area Friday was found dead in the garage, authorities said. Deputies and a Special Weapons Team went to the 37700 block of Highland Street about 6:30 a.m. on a report of a domestic dispute and tried to get the suspect to surrender, but he […]
Norwalk Man Charged in Deadly Anaheim Collision Gross vehicular manslaughter and other charges were filed Friday against a 38-year-old Norwalk man accused in an alcohol-fueled collision that killed a pedestrian. Moises Lopez Santiago was also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level exceeding .08% or more causing injury, both felonies, […]
L.A. Man Charged With Killing His Mother, 6-Year-Old Nephew Due in Court A man who allegedly killed his mother and his 6-year-old nephew and also attacked his brother four days before Christmas is set to be arraigned Friday. David Cordoba, 26, is charged with murdering 60-year-old Maria Rodas-Lemus and Alan Cordova-Robles during a family dispute Dec. 21. He is also charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing […]
Tuskegee Airman from L.A. Dies from COVID-19 Los Angeles native and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Theodore Lumpkin Jr., who made history when he joined the Tuskegee Airmen, has died days before his 101st birthday, it was announced Friday. The social worker and realtor died from COVID-19 complications on Dec. 26, according to Los Angeles City College. Born and raised in L.A., Lumpkin […]
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