| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, November 12, 2020 |
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Flaming Plane Crash Kills Pilot Desperately Trying To Land At Pomona’s Whiteman Airport One person was killed Thursday when a single-engine plane crashed and caught fire near Whiteman Airport in Pacoima. Firefighters were sent to the 10600 block of North Sutter Avenue at 11:44 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The Cessna 172 crashed just short of the runway on the west side of the airport. […]
Outraged Mom Of YouTube Teen Sensation Drops Lawsuit: Fake Child Porn ‘Hate’ Instagram Posts? The mother of a teen YouTube sensation with 5 million followers has dropped the lawsuit she filed against an unnamed woman who allegedly defamed the plaintiff on Instagram with claims of child pornography. Tiffany Smith’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed April 20 and identified the alleged author of the damaging comments only as […]
San Pedro Man to be Arraigned in Extortion Case A San Pedro man is expected to be arraigned Thursday on federal charges that he pulled off a “virtual kidnapping” scam in which dozens of victims in Southern California and elsewhere were duped by phone into paying thousands of dollars in ransom to free their family members, who in reality hadn’t been kidnapped at all. […]
Study: Exercise Classes Decrease Loneliness, Social Isolation in Older People Older adults who joined group exercise classes before the coronavirus pandemic began experienced decreased loneliness and social isolation, with early results suggesting that subsequent online versions are also effective, researchers at Cedars-Sinai said Thursday. Researchers tracked 382 people ages 52 to 104 — with a mean age of 76.8 — during a recruitment period that […]
Probationer Accused of Killing His Children’s Mother Charged With Murder Murder and other felony charges were filed Thursday against a probationer suspected of gunning down the 24-year-old mother of his children in Desert Hot Springs. Jesse Rico Valenzuela, 28, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Sunday, a day after officers were called to 66789 Eighth St. and found Amina Duro of Desert Hot Springs fatally […]
Irwindale Maker of Popular Hot Sauce Hit With Labor Suit A former employee of an Irwindale company that produces a well-known hot sauce is suing the firm on behalf of herself and other current and former workers, alleging they were not paid for all hours worked. Anna Valdez further alleges in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, filed Monday against Huy Fong Foods Inc. under […]
L.A. County Coronavirus Surge Could Lead To More Restrictions The continuing surge in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County will inevitably lead to more hospitalizations and potentially deaths, health officials warned Thursday, adding that if numbers persist upward, the county may be forced to impose more restrictions on public activity. “If collectively we fail to stop the acceleration of new cases, we will have […]
Man Arrested in Hate Crime at Beverly Hills Restaurant; Other Suspects Sought A man was arrested Thursday in connection with a hate crime in which several suspects assaulted employees of a restaurant in Beverly Hills and damaged the business. The crime occurred at the Cafe Istanbul, in the 300 block of South Beverly Drive, about 8 p.m. on Nov. 4, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. […]
Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash in Baldwin Park A woman was killed Thursday morning in a hit-and-run crash in Baldwin Park, and the suspect was being sought. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred on Puente Avenue between Francisquito Avenue and the San Bernardino (10) Freeway about 1:30 a.m., according to Baldwin Park police. Information on her […]
Orange County Reports 295 New Cases of COVID-19, Six Deaths With nearly 300 more diagnoses of coronavirus reported in Orange County Thursday, there is growing concern about the county slipping down to the most restrictive, purple tier. The county on Thursday reported six more COVID-19 fatalities, hiking the death toll to 1,520, and 295 more diagnoses of coronavirus, raising the cumulative to 63,460. The rate […]
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