| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, March 28, 2022 |
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Motion Picture Academy Condemns Will Smith Slap of Chris Rock; Review Coming The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Monday condemned the actions of Will Smith — who smacked comedian Chris Rock on stage during the Oscar telecast in response to a joke about Smith’s wife — and said it will explore possible “consequences” for the best-actor winner. “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith […]
Patricia Guerrero Sworn In as 1st Latina CA Supreme Court Justice Patricia Guerrero was sworn in Monday to become the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court. Formerly an appellate judge in San Diego, Guerrero was confirmed to serve on the state’s highest court through a unanimous vote last week by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. She will fill the vacancy left by Associate […]
Rain Douses Much of Southland, Prompts Evacuation Order in OC After a week of generally above-average temperatures, rain fell on much of the Southland Monday, making for a wet morning drive and prompting concerns of possible flooding in Orange County hillsides. The flooding fears prompted Orange County to issue a mandatory evacuation order for the Silverado, Modjeska and Williams canyon areas. The National Weather Service […]
OC Federal Judge: Trump `More Likely Than Not’ Conspired to Obstruct Congress A federal judge in Santa Ana ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump “more likely than not” attempted to illegally block Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election, and he likely conspired with a former Chapman University law professor to do it. In a 44-page ruling, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered […]
Three Killed in Fiery Crash in Anaheim Three people were killed early Monday in a fiery crash in Anaheim. Patrol officers were at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and La Palma Avenue at 1:58 a.m. when a 2021 Mercedes Benz rocketed past them, turning east on La Palma to southbound Harbor when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, Anaheim police […]
COVID Hospitalizations Continue Decline in Los Angeles County The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued its downward slide Monday. According to state figures, there were 329 such patients in county hospitals as of Monday, down from 341 on Sunday. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 60 as of Monday, up one from the previous […]
Bell Gardens Police Arrest Man Suspected of Raping Girl at Knifepoint A transient suspected of raping a 14-year-old girl at knifepoint was arrested Monday, Bell Gardens police said. The alleged kidnapping and rape occurred early Thursday morning at an undisclosed location, according to Lt. Dano Neslen of the Bell Gardens Police Department, who described the crime as “horrific.” The girl told police she was coerced into […]
Person Hit by Vehicle, Killed in Fullerton A person was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing a street Monday in Fullerton. The pedestrian was struck about 5:15 a.m. at Chapman and Annin avenues, according to the Fullerton Police Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person, described only as a male, who died at the […]
Walt Disney Co. Denounces Florida’s `Don’t Say Gay’ Bill, Now a Law On the day that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that restricts instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades in his state, the Burbank-based Walt Disney Company Monday denounced the legislation and called for its repeal. “Florida’s HB 1557, also known as the `Don’t Say Gay’ bill, should never […]
LA Man Convicted in $27M PPP Attempted Fraud Scheme An Encino man was found guilty Monday of attempting to bilk the federal coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program out of $27 million by submitting more than two dozen bogus applications for loans. Robert Benlevi, 53, delivered the applications to four banks between April and June 2020 on behalf of eight purported companies he owned, although none […]
Terrorist Gets Nearly 16 Years for Drug Dealing A convicted terrorist was sentenced Monday to nearly 16 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine to an undercover agent while he was out of custody. Ahmed Binyamin Alasiri, 45, of Garden Grove, pleaded guilty in October to a count of distribution of methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney sentenced Alasiri, also known as Kevin […]
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