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Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

LACo Allocates $3M for Altadena Recovery

altadena debrisAfter tests found elevated levels of lead in soil near the Eaton Fire burn area, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to allocate $3 million to help affected property owners conduct more detailed testing. The county Department of Public Health released test results last week that showed levels of lead […]
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LA Officially Recognizes Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

armenian genocide rally in los angeles 2011The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a motion to recognize April 24 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day within the county. The Armenian Genocide took place between 1915 and 1916, when millions of Christians in the Ottoman Empire were displaced. As many as 1.2 million people were killed, according to the Holocaust Encyclopedia. […]
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Son Testifies in OC Judge’s Murder Trial

courtroom / testifyThe son of an Orange County Superior Court judge charged with fatally shooting his wife in their Anaheim Hills home testified Tuesday that his father learned in 2019 that his son from a previous marriage was not biologically his. Phillip Ferguson testified that his mother, Sheryl, would become frustrated whenever her husband — Orange County […]
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Ice Cube Cements Legacy with Foot, Handprints in Chinese Theatre Forecourt

ice cubeIce Cube added to his list of honors Tuesday when he placed his hand- and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre. Ice Cube, whose birth name is O’Shea Jackson, was joined at the ceremony by his oldest son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., who portrayed his father in the 2015 N.W.A biopic […]
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Gardena Strip Mall Shooting Leaves One Dead, Critically Injured

crime sceneOne person was fatally shot by police and another person was injured at the end of a pursuit in a Gardena strip mall. The shooting involving officers from the Gardena Police Department was reported at 1:40 a.m. in a strip mall parking lot at the intersection of Rosecrans and Van Ness avenues. The suspects, both […]
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Hit and Run Kills Senior in Rancho Park

pedestrian hitPolice Tuesday were investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a 70-year-old man in the Rancho Park neighborhood of West Los Angeles. Officers responded at 10:46 p.m. Monday to Westwood and Exposition boulevards regarding a collision with a pedestrian, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was crossing Westwood Boulevard, just north of Exposition […]
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Dodger Stadium, Long Beach Sands to Host ‘28 Olympic Games

Dodger stadiumLA28 unveiled its updated venue plan for the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Tuesday, adding Dodger Stadium to the list and moving beach volleyball to Long Beach. LA28, the organizing committee for the Games, announced the venue plan for most events after it was approved last week by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board. […]
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Port of Long Beach Touts Busy First Quarter Ahead of Potential Tariffs

As a result of anticipated tariffs, the Port of Long Beach experienced a surge of cargo volume in March and marked its best first quarter on record, officials announced Tuesday. Dock workers and terminal operators moved 817,457 twenty-foot equivalent units in March, a 25% increase from the same month in 2024. Imports grew by 25.8% […]
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Teen Boy Missing in South Los Angeles

detectiveDetectives Tuesday were seeking the public’s help in finding a 17-year-old boy with a mental disorder who was last seen in South Los Angeles. Miguel Jaramillo was last seen Thursday in the 1500 block of 120th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Jaramillo was described as a 5-feet-6-inch tall Latino weighing 130 […]
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Menendez Family Complains About Graphic Photo Shown in Brothers’ Hearing

jury / lawyer / closing argumentsFamily members of Erik and Lyle Menendez have filed court papers alleging that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office needlessly showed a bloody crime scene photo without any advance notice during a court hearing last week. In a motion released Tuesday, an attorney representing nearly 20 family members wrote that the “entire District Attorney’s […]
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Two Young San Dimas Boys Missing

amber alertThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday circulated photos of two boys who went missing in San Dimas. Daley Blue, 12, and Jace King, 10, were last seen at 6:20 p.m Monday in the 700 block of West Cypress Street, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Daley was described as a 5-foot, 3-inch tall Latino […]
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