| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Charges One day after Hunter Biden’s appearance on Capitol Hill at a committee meeting over whether to hold him in contempt of Congress, President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday in Los Angeles federal court to unrelated tax charges. Hunter Biden was charged in an indictment returned Dec. 7 on nine federal tax charges for […]
Pursuit Ends with Violent Head-On Crash in Pomona Area A motorist in a pickup was chased by authorities Thursday through the Pomona area, where he veered into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into an approaching vehicle. The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday at Mission Boulevard and Brea Place. The motorist in the other vehicle walked away from the crash and did not […]
One Dead, One Hurt in Cypress Fire One person was killed and a woman was injured in a two-alarm blaze in an apartment building in Cypress Thursday. The blaze broke out about 9:20 a.m. Thursday in the 5700 block of Playa Way and was knocked down in about 30 minutes, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Thanh Nguyen said. Firefighters contained the blaze […]
Milelong Stretch of Adams Boulevard to Honor Civil Rights Leader A celebration of the co-naming of a milelong stretch of Adams Boulevard in South Los Angeles as the Reverend James Lawson Mile will be held Thursday at Holman United Methodist Church. The 4 p.m. unveiling of the sign at the church where Lawson was the pastor from 1974 to his retirement in 1999 will be […]
Arraignment Delayed Again for Man Charged with 4 Murders in 4 Days Arraignment was postponed again Thursday for a felon charged in the shooting deaths of three homeless men in Los Angeles, along with the follow-home robbery and slaying of an L.A. County employee in San Dimas — all within a four-day period in late November. Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, of Los Angeles, whose arraignment was originally […]
Powerful Winds; Light Snow Falls in Northern LA County Powerful winds lashed much of the Southland overnight, combining with dropping temperatures and even some light snow in the northern reaches of Los Angeles County. Caltrans reported that the Grapevine section of the Golden State (5) Freeway remained open Thursday morning, despite some “light snow,” with traffic “flowing smoothly in windy conditions.” The winds, however, […]
L.A. City Planning Commission Moves Forward with Boyle Heights Community Plan A city commission Thursday moved forward an update to the Boyle Heights Community Plan, which is intended to guide community growth and development in the coming years for the historic working-class neighborhood. The Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved the plan 8-0 with commissioner Elizabeth Zamora absent during the meeting. Key points of the plan […]
Man Accused of Sex Assaults and Robberies of Four Women A 36-year-old man made his first appearance in court Thursday in Santa Ana on charges of robbing or attempting to rob four women while sexually assaulting the victims at gunpoint. Sione Mounga Vea was charged Jan. 3 with 20 felony counts that include forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration, robbery, sodomy by force, kidnapping to commit […]
`Nimona’ Tops Nominees for 51st Annie Awards Honoring Animation Netflix’s sci-fi adventure “Nimona” scored a leading nine nominations Thursday for the 51st annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation from the past year. The film was nominated in the top category of best animated feature film, along with “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” “Suzume” and “The Boy and […]
LAPD Announces `Hate Incident’ as New Category for Online Community Reporting The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday that its Community Online Reporting Service system has been expanded to include the category of “hate incidents” in an effort to combat the “under-reporting of bias-motivated incidents” that fall short of being considered crimes. LAPD Chief Michel Moore announced the expansion to the CORS program at a news […]
Robbie, Bassett, Fraser Among Critics Choice Award presenters Angela Bassett, Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy Quan, Abigail Spencer and Oprah Winfrey are among the notable names who will serve as presenters during Sunday’s 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, organizers announced Thursday. Margot Robbie, meanwhile, will present the SeeHer Award during the ceremony to America Ferrera, while James Mangold will present a Career Achievement Award […]
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