| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, August 16, 2024 |
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Bruno Mars Will Return for Second Show at Intuit Dome After Opening Issues Bruno Mars will perform again Friday evening at the $2 billion Intuit Dome after his opening-night concert got off to a delayed start because the app required for entry at the ticketless venue was completely down. Mars’ concert marked the official opening of the brand-new indoor arena in Inglewood, a venue that will be home […]
Comedian Perry Kurtz Dies in Hit-And-Run Comedian Perry Kurtz, who appeared on “America’s Got Talent” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” and numerous other venues over a decadeslong career, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Tarzana, and a suspect in his death was arrested early today at his home in Reseda. The collision was reported at 11:20 p.m. […]
LACo Unemployment Increases to 5.5% Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.5% in July, up from a revised 5.3% in June, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 5.5% rate was above the rate of 4.9% from July 2023. Meanwhile, the July unemployment rate in Orange County was 4.4%, up from a […]
LAPD Searches for Hit and Run Suspect in Van Nuys Police sought the public’s assistance Friday in locating a hit-and-run suspect who severely injured a 76-year-old woman in Van Nuys. The crash occurred Wednesday at about 9:05 p.m., when a dark-colored SUV traveling westbound on Saticoy Street from Van Nuys Boulevard struck the woman who was crossing the street at Saticoy, according to the Los […]
Young Man’s Body Discovered on Montebello Train Tracks A 27-year-old man was found dead Friday on train tracks in Montebello. Officers responded near the intersection of South Vail Avenue and Ferguson Drive around 2:10 a.m. regarding an unresponsive man on the tracks, according to the Montebello Police Department. He was later identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as Eric […]
LA Council Approves $3.34 in Settlement for LAX People Mover The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to increase the total cost of LAX’s significant delayed Automated People Mover from $2.9 billion to $3.34 billion to settle legal claims and set a date of operation for January 2026. Council members voted 12-0 to allocate an additional $400 million for the project — a recommendation forwarded […]
LA Council Seeks to Restrict Tour Buses near Marilyn Monroe’s Former Home The city of Los Angeles Friday advanced an effort aimed at restricting tour buses from operating or traveling on streets near the former home of Marilyn Monroe in Brentwood after designating the property historic cultural monument in June. In a 13-0 vote, council members approved a motion introduced by Councilwoman Traci Park and seconded by […]
Fire Damages Brentwood Home Under Construction Firefighters Friday quickly extinguished a fire in a two-story home under construction in the Brentwood area, and no one was hurt. The fire was reported shortly after noon in the 2500 block of North Banyan Drive, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The flames were extinguished in 19 minutes. The cause of the fire […]
Crash in Long Beach Leaves One Woman Dead, Five Injured A two-vehicle crash in Long Beach early Friday left a woman dead and five other people injured. The crash occurred about 12:15 a.m. at Pacific Coast Highway and Atlantic Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Maria Concepcion Martinez, 53, of Long Beach died at the scene, according to police, who said she was […]
Endangered Missing Advisory for LA Family in LA, Riverside Authorities Friday sought the public’s help to find two children and two adults who went missing from the south Los Angeles area. An “endangered missing advisory” for Los Angeles and Riverside counties was activated by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. The children — 2-year-old Wyman Bryant and 4-year-old […]
LAPD Investigating Death of Man Injured in Koreatown Authorities Friday sought the public’s help in their investigation into the death of a 19-year-old man who was brought to a hospital from Koreatown with a head injury. Joon Hee Han died on July 25 at a hospital in Whittier, where he was being treated for an injury he apparently suffered in a fall, according […]
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