| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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Angels Ex-PR Director Charged In Drug Death Disaster Of Star Pitcher Tyler Skaggs: Overdose In Texas Hotel Former Angels public relations director Eric Kay has been indicted on two federal counts stemming from the 2019 overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to court papers obtained Friday. Kay, 45, is charged with distributing the fentanyl that resulted in Skaggs’ death. The indictment returned in Texas also alleges Kay and others who are […]
Death On The Tracks: Metrolink Train Kills Person In Northridge A person was fatally struck by a Metrolink train Friday afternoon in Northridge. Metrolink Ventura County line train 116 was traveling to Los Angeles and struck the unidentified victim near the 9000 block of Tampa Avenue shortly before 3 p.m., according to Metrolink officials and Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. No one […]
No Fun At 50s Diner Chain Johnny Rockets? Longtime Worker’s Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Retaliation A longtime Johnny Rockets employee who was hired by the company’s founder in 1991 and promoted often over his career is suing the restaurant chain, alleging he was fired earlier this year because he took time off for an on-the-job injury and made complaints about workplace discrimination related to his sexual orientation. David Rodriguez’s Los […]
Man Pleads Not Guilty To Trying To Kill Two Officers At LAPD’s Harbor Station A Los Angeles man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he tried to kill two officers at the LAPD’s Harbor Station in San Pedro, including one who was pistol-whipped and another with whom he allegedly exchanged gunfire. Jose Cerpa Guzman, 29, is charged with two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a […]
L.A. City Attorney: `Concerned’ About Potential Voter Intimidation Calling it an “extraordinary election,” Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer urged law enforcement and prosecutors nationwide Friday to ensure that voters are not harassed or intimidated when they go to the polls next month. “Here in Los Angeles, we need to be vigilant and ensure that every single person feels free to vote the […]
Two Teens Fatally Shot in South Los Angeles Two teenage boys were found with fatal gunshot wounds in a vehicle that crashed into a parked car in the South Los Angeles area, and the shooter or shooters were at large Friday. The victims were found about 11 p.m. Thursday in the 12200 block of Maple Avenue, said Deputy James Nagao of the Los […]
Man Charged With Attacks on Two Transgender Women A 24-year-old man was charged Friday with trying to kill two transgender women — one of them twice — in separate attacks in MacArthur Park. Donoban Fonseca is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on three counts each of attempted murder, conspiracy to dissuade a witness and attempting to dissuade […]
Register: Trump to Visit Orange County Sunday President Donald Trump is scheduled to come to Orange County Sunday for a private fundraiser at tech mogul Palmer Luckey’s estate, it was reported Friday. The news came Thursday, just as latest fundraising numbers showed the president falling behind former Vice President Joe Biden in campaign cash, The Orange County Register reported. Biden reportedly raised […]
Rapper Arrested in L.A. in COVID-19 Jobless Relief Fraud Case A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich from committing unemployment benefits fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles on federal charges of carrying out that very scheme by fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million in jobless benefits, including by using stolen identities, federal prosecutors announced. Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, […]
Orange County Reports 10 More Deaths, 151 New COVID-19 Cases Orange County health officials Friday reported 10 coronavirus-related fatalities, hiking the death toll over 1,400, and 151 new diagnoses of COVID-19. The county’s death toll stands at 1,401 and the cumulative case count is 56,587. The county has reported 61 COVID-19-related deaths since Sunday. Last week, 54 coronavirus deaths were reported, down from 72 the […]
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