| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, November 19, 2021 |
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LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Acquitted of Manslaughter for On-Duty Shooting A jury Friday acquitted a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy of voluntary manslaughter for the fatal, on-duty shooting of man at a Norwalk gas station nearly six years ago. The downtown Los Angeles panel spent just under a day before returning its verdict in the trial of Luke Liu, whose attorneys jubilantly hugged him. “Mr. […]
Santa Ana Winds Set to Return; Red Flag Warnings Issued for Sunday, Monday Friday’s mild temperatures and fog will give way to gusty dry conditions over the weekend, prompting forecasters to issue a red flag warning of heightened wildfire danger for parts of the Southland on Sunday and Monday. The warning will be in effect from 9 a.m. Sunday to 3 p.m. Monday in the Santa Monica Mountains […]
Vegans Promote Cruelty-Free Thanksgiving Amid the countless turkey giveaways held this Thanksgiving, the Southland’s vegan community is promoting a cruelty-free alternative to celebrating the holiday. For those wanting to help turkeys instead of eating them, Farm Sanctuary sponsors an “Adopt a Turkey” campaign every November. For a one-time donation of $35, people can symbolically adopt a rescued turkey, or […]
Man Found Dead in San Marino; Investigation Underway A man was found dead Friday in San Marino, and authorities said the death was not being investigated as a homicide “at this time.” Detectives were sent to the 1300 block of Virginia Road about 5:50 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the […]
Dad Accused of Abducting Son Booked on Suspicion of Assaulting Underage Girl A 35-year-old man from Kentucky, who was arrested for allegedly abducting a 3-year-old boy and his 16-year-old cousin, has also been booked on suspicion of sexually assaulting an underage teen girl. Jacob Clare was booked Thursday night of sexually assaulting a juvenile female and was being held on $150,000 bail, according to Orange County sheriff’s […]
Pursuit of Stolen Car Ends in Standoff in Lakewood Authorities Friday chased a stolen car from the downtown Los Angeles area into and all over Orange County and then to Lakewood, where the motorist stopped their vehicle and engaged in a standoff with police. The chase began about 12:45 p.m., when Los Angeles Police Department officers tried to stop the car, which had been […]
Children Abducted in Sylmar; Mother Sought Authorities Friday were searching for two girls who were allegedly abducted by their mother in the Sylmar area. Angela Doroteo, 42, and an unknown male suspect allegedly took the 4-year-old and 7-year-old by force from their foster mother as she was taking them to a doctor’s appointment at Olive View Medical Center, at 14445 Olive […]
LA City Council To Consider Ballot Measure Process For Strict Encampment Ban The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday will consider a motion from Councilman Joe Buscaino to initiate a ballot measure process for a law that would require the city to prioritize emergency temporary shelter production over permanent housing and would prohibit encampments across the city if enough shelter is available and offered. The City Council […]
Investigators ID Another Ship Possibly Connected to OC Oil Leak U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigators Friday identified a cargo ship named “Beijing” as a vessel involved in an “anchor-dragging incident” in January that may have contributed to the October oil leak off the coast of Huntington Beach. Investigators boarded the vessel Thursday at the Port of Long Beach. According to the […]
Halle Berry to Receive People’s Icon Award Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry will receive the People’s Icon Award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards for her contributions in TV and film, it was announced Friday. Grammy Award-winning artist Cardi B will present the award to Berry at the ceremony, which will air simultaneously on both NBC and E! on Dec. 7 from […]
Metro Encourages Low-Income Riders to Enroll in Discounted Fare Program Ahead of bus fare collection resuming on Jan. 10, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding a series of pop-up events across the county to enroll low-income transit riders into its discounted fare program. Pop-up enrollment events will be held at: — the Norwalk C (Green) Line Station, 12901 Hoxie Ave. in Norwalk, […]
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