| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Horvath, Solis Take Supervisor Oaths of Office Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis took their oaths of office for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Monday — Horvath debuting on the county’s governing body as its youngest-ever elected woman, while the political veteran Solis begins her third and final term. Solis got the spotlight first during a 10 a.m. ceremony in the […]
LA County Reports 10,000+ COVID-19 Infections Los Angeles County reported more than 10,000 new COVID-19 infections from a three-day period ending Monday, continuing an upward trend in cases that has also pushed up virus-related hospitalizations. The county Department of Public Health logged 5,106 new cases on Saturday, 3,270 on Sunday and 1,713 on Monday. Sunday and Monday figures tend to be […]
LA’s SPCA Needs Food Donations to Fill Shortage at Shelters The Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued a plea to the public Monday for donations of food for the dogs and cats in its care — saying its reserve levels are “dangerously low.” “If you are out shopping for your family, please think of shelter pets and grab a can […]
Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years Federal Prison for Tax, Wire Fraud Suspended attorney Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in her litigation against former President Donald Trump, was sentenced in Orange County Monday to 14 years in federal prison for tax and wire fraud. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna said Avenatti’s sentence will run consecutively — or on top of […]
Authorities Seek Public’s Help Identifying Sexual Assault Suspect Police Monday stepped up their search for the man who sexually assaulted a woman on an Encino-area hiking trail, urging anyone who may have information to contact detectives. The assault occurred around noon on Nov. 21 in the 17000 block of Mulholland Drive, where the victim was hiking on the trail, according to the Los […]
Judge: Deputy Must Answer Questions About Alleged Banditos On-Duty Crime A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who sued the county — alleging he was pressured to quit his job or leave the East Los Angeles Station by members of a clique of mostly Latino deputies known as the Banditos — must answer deposition questions from county lawyers about an on-duty crime he alleges he saw […]
Fire Damages Commercial Building In Hollywood Fire damaged a commercial building in Hollywood Monday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 1300 block of North Highland Avenue at 9:37 a.m. extinguished the flames in 33 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The fire started in a single-story commercial structure that is attached, via a division wall, to a […]
Vice President Harris Tabbed to Swear In Bass as Mayor Vice President Kamala Harris will administer the oath of office to Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass during her inauguration ceremony, the White House announced Monday. The ceremony for Bass will be Sunday at the Spring Street entrance to City Hall. Bass will be sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles, becoming the first […]
Jeff Bridges to Receive Critics Choice Association Lifetime Achievement Award “The Dude” will collect yet another honor next year, with the Critics Choice Association announcing Monday that Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges will receive the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his storied career. “From his debut with his dad on `Sea Hunt,’ to his iconic performance as The Dude in `The Big Lebowski,’ to […]
Gunman Pleads No Contest in Shooting of Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker A man who shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker during the theft of two of the singer’s French bulldogs pleaded no contest Monday to an attempted murder charge and was immediately sentenced to 21 years in prison. James Howard Jackson, 20, pleaded no contest to the single count of attempted murder with great bodily injury, while […]
Body Found in Malibu Area ID’d by Family as Transgender Woman A body found at the side of a roadway in the Malibu area was identified by family members as a transgender woman, and the investigation was continuing Monday into the death. The body was found Thursday morning in the 33000 block of Mulholland Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A cause of […]
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