| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, December 6, 2021 |
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Student at Santa Monica High School Removed from Campus After Alleged Threat Santa Monica police stepped up their presence at local schools Monday following an alleged social media threat targeting Santa Monica High School by a student who district officials say made a threatening post on Snapchat. “The student has been removed from campus and the appropriate discipline measures have been taken,” Santa Monica High School Principal […]
Mayor Garcetti Signs Directive To Improve Access To Los Angeles Parks Mayor Eric Garcetti Monday signed an executive directive, titled “Achieving Park Equity,” aimed at improving access to parks for neighborhoods that lack open public spaces. Garcetti signed the executive directive, his 31st since taking office in 2013, on a Zoom joined by officials in the Department of Recreation and Parks, commissioners from the Board of […]
LA County Reports 2nd Case of Omicron COVID-19 Variant A college student who traveled to the East Coast for the Thanksgiving holiday was confirmed Monday as Los Angeles County’s second known case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, prompting a renewed call for people who traveled internationally or to areas with high virus transmission rates to get tested. The latest Omicron variant patient is […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Remain Stable Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations remained relatively flat since last week as 15 more fatalities were logged, according to data released Monday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 declined from 176 on Friday to 169 on Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care inching up from […]
HBO’s `Succession’ Leads Critics Choice TV Awards Nominations with 8 HBO’s “Succession” garnered eight nominations to lead the field Monday as the Critics Choice Association announced its TV category nominees for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Winners across 20 categories will be announced Jan. 9 during a broadcast that will air on The CW network and TBS. “Succession,” a comedy-drama about the four grown […]
No-Burn Order Extended for Much of Southland Through Tuesday The South Coast Air Quality Management District Monday extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Tuesday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban was extended for the 11th consecutive day, and will be in effect through at […]
Assault Suspect in Custody After Barricade in Building Damaged by Fire An assault suspect barricaded himself in a Van Nuys apartment for several hours Monday, but was taken into custody when he suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out in the unit where he was holed up. Officers went to the 14300 block of West Sherman Way about 7:15 a.m. to investigate a report […]
Fashion District Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Customs, Tax Violations A Fashion District clothing company owner was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison for running a scheme to undervalue imported garments and avoid paying millions of dollars in duties and taxes to the United States. Ambiance Apparel owner Sang Bum “Ed” Noh agreed to forfeit $81.5 million as part of his plea deal, […]
Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Dies During Workout at Santa Anita Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby-winning horse that failed a drug test afterward and cast a cloud over the victory, died Monday during a workout at Santa Anita race track. “Following the completion of a routine morning workout, Medina Spirit collapsed on the track at Santa Anita Park and died suddenly of a probable cardiac event […]
Man Charged With Killing Music Executive’s Wife A Los Angeles man was charged Monday with murder and other counts stemming from the shooting of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music executive Clarence Avant, during a robbery at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills. Aariel Maynor, 29, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at the Airport Branch courthouse on one count […]
New Effort Planned to Try to Recall LA County DA George Gascón A new effort was announced Monday to try to oust Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón from office within months of a similar recall campaign falling short. Supporters of the recall could begin collecting signatures in January or February, according to Karen Roseberry, a spokeswoman for Recall Gascón Now. “The people are frustrated. Crime […]
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