| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, February 11, 2020 |
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OCDA Drops Murder Charge in Deadly Stabbing Prosecutors concluded that a woman acted in self-defense when she fatally stabbed a 32-year-old man who assaulted her in his Costa Mesa apartment and dropped the murder case against her, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Amber Angelovic could have faced 26 years to life in prison if convicted of murder with a […]
Man Found Fatally Shot in Bell A man who was found suffering from gunshot wounds in a vehicle in Bell died at a hospital and his killer was on the loose Tuesday. Bell police officers responded to a shots fired call in the 6900 block of Crafton Avenue, near Florence Avenue, about 6:50 p.m. Monday and, upon arrival, discovered the victim […]
Suspect Sought in Deadly Hit-and-Run in Palmdale Authorities sought public help Tuesday to find a hit-and-run driver who fled after a crash in Palmdale that killed a motorcyclist. Michael Davis, 37, was traveling southbound on 15th Street West when a green Honda Civic going west on Rancho Vista Boulevard ran the red light and slammed into his motorcycle about 12:35 a.m. Saturday, […]
L.A. County to Rethink Structure, Function of Lead Homeless Services Agency The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to rethink the structure and responsibility of a lead agency responsible for battling homelessness. Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Hilda Solis co-authored the motion recommending a review of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. “I believe something has to change,” Barger said. “If not … my […]
L.A. County Approves Rewards in Deadly Shootings in Compton, Lynwood The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved or renewed rewards Tuesday in hopes of tracking down the assailants in a 2018 fatal shooting in Compton and a 2016 gang attack in Lynwood in which a teenage girl was killed by a stray bullet. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended a $10,000 reward in the killing of […]
More High Winds Buffet Southland Cold Santa Ana winds blew across the Southland Tuesday and, though not as strong as Monday’s, they generated gusts as strong as 65 miles per hour in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to the National Weather Service. A high wind warning, the most serious of the wind advisories in effect Tuesday, was issued for the […]
Black Lives Matter Leader Sues Over Arrest at L.A. Police Commission Meeting A local Black Lives Matter leader is suing the city of Los Angeles and its former police chief in federal court, alleging that the woman’s 2018 arrest at a meeting of the Police Commission violated her civil rights. Dr. Melina Abdullah, a Cal State Los Angeles professor and Black Lives Matter organizer, alleges that during […]
L.B. Lawmaker Announces Anti-HIV Discrimination Bill Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, announced Tuesday the introduction of what she calls the Equal Insurance HIV Act, saying it would prevent insurance companies from denying life and disability income insurance coverage based solely on a person’s HIV status. Gonzalez joined state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and LGBTQ-advocacy group Equality California to announce the bill, […]
Authorities ID Man Killed in East L.A. Shooting Authorities Tuesday identified a man who was killed in an apparent gang-related shooting in East Los Angeles by an unidentified assailant who remains at large. Anthony Rodriguez, 39, was wounded about 10:20 p.m. Saturday in the 6000 block of Southside Drive and died the following day at a hospital, according to the coroner’s office and […]
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