| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, November 25, 2021 |
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Santa Ana Winds Continue Battering Southland, Raising Fire Danger Gusting Santa Ana winds battered parts of the Southland again Thursday, combining with dry conditions that dramatically raised the risk of wildfires, prompting precautionary power cuts that affected thousands of people on the Thanksgiving holiday. A red flag warning of critical fire danger took effect at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will continue to 6 p.m. […]
Mother of Man Fatally Shot in Back in Willowbrook Sues LA County The mother of a Black man who was shot to death in the back by a sheriff’s deputy while running through a backyard in Willowbrook in 2020 is suing Los Angeles County. Kenyata Lott, the mother of 25-year-old Fred Williams III, filed the suit Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging civil rights violations, assault […]
Swift, West Earn Last-Minute Grammy Award Nominations Taylor Swift and Kanye West wound up being last-minute additions to some suddenly expanded lists of Grammy nominees this week, thanks to an 11th-hour change made by the Recording Academy. Abba and Lil Nas X were also last-minute additions to the Grammy nominations following a Recording Academy meeting 24 hours before the nominations were announced […]
Man, 61, Goes Missing Near Outskirts of Los Angeles The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Thursday circulated a photo of a 61-year-old man suffering from epilepsy and diabetes. Raul Enrique Rivas was last seen about 12:30 p.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Marengo Street, near Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported. Rivas was described as 5 feet, 4 inches […]
Fire Ignites in Commercial Structure Firefighters Thursday put out a fire at a detached structure — possibly a garage — at the alley of a row of one-story commercial units in the Gramercy Park community of Los Angeles. Firefighters dispatched at 12:32 p.m. to 8929 S. Western Ave. had the blaze out at 12:52 p.m., said Margaret Stewart of the […]
Man, 24, Struck and Killed By Vehicle in Costa Mesa A 24-year-old man walking in lanes of traffic in Costa Mesa was fatally struck by a vehicle in the early morning Thursday. The pedestrian was walking on Newport Boulevard, south of 17th Street, when he was hit by a northbound vehicle on Newport Boulevard, the Costa Mesa Police Department reported. Officers were dispatched to the […]
Firefighters Quell Half-Acre Brush Near Fire Lopez Canyon Landfill Firefighters from the Angeles National Forest and the Los Angeles Fire Department Thursday knocked down a half-acre brush fire near the Lopez Canyon Landfill in Sylmar. Firefighters dispatched at 12:03 p.m. to 11950 N. Lopez Canyon Road had the fire out at 12:39 p.m., said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. No structures […]
Chapman Economics Expert Predicts Cheery Holiday Shopping Season Orange County retailers have a lot to look forward to as the holiday shopping season kicks off with Black Friday, but there are some red flags, too, according to Chapman University professor. “COVID is still keeping us busy in one way or another,” said Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic […]
Coroner Identifies Third Person Killed in Manhattan Beach Crash The Coroner’s Office Thursday released the name of the third person killed in a four-vehicle crash in Manhattan Beach that also left three other people injured. The third person killed in the crash was identified as Gabriel Stauring, 55, of Redondo Beach, according to the coroner’s office. The crash was reported at 9:46 p.m. Tuesday […]
Coroner Identifies Third Person Killed in Manhattan Beach Crash The Coroner’s Office Thursday released the name of the third person killed in a four-vehicle crash in Manhattan Beach that also left three other people injured. The third person killed in the crash was identified as Gabriel Stauring, 55, of Redondo Beach, according to the coroner’s office. The crash was reported at 9:46 p.m. Tuesday […]
Turkey Dinners for the Homeless, Distance Runs to Again Mark Thanksgiving Following a year’s absence because of coronavirus-related restrictions in effect at the time, Thanksgiving in Los Angeles County will again be marked with events feeding the poor and homeless and distance runs, including several benefiting charitable causes. The Midnight Mission will serve Thanksgiving brunch to nearly 2,000 homeless and near-homeless individuals and families, according to […]
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