| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Jury Asks Questions in Ridley-Thomas Corruption Trial Jurors Wednesday asked several questions in their fourth day of deliberations in the case of suspended L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who faces a slate of federal charges. In notes passed to U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer, the panel expressed confusion over the elements and definition of bribery counts alleged by prosecutors to be at […]
Rain Douses Already-Saturated LA Another storm system pushed into the already saturated Southland Wednesday, leading to a wet morning commute and raising fears of mud and debris flows, and forecasters said another wave of rain will arrive later in the day and continue into Thursday. “Phase one of the storm has moved into L.A. County this morning which is […]
LA Will Receive $157 Million HUD Grant to Address Homelessness The city and county of Los Angeles are set to receive $157 million from a $2.8 billion federal grant for helping homeless people move into permanent housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday. The Continuum of Care Competition Awards provides funding for thousands of local homeless service and housing programs across […]
Man Sought After Fleeing Shooting in Long Beach Authorities are seeking a suspect who fled on foot Wednesday after shooting a victim in Long Beach. Officers responded to the area near Long Beach Boulevard and Willow Street at about 1:25 p.m. Wednesday on reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Long Beach Police Department. They found an adult male […]
Man Killed in El Monte Apartment Blaze Identified A 45-year-old man who was found dead inside an El Monte apartment building that caught fire was identified by authorities Wednesday. The fire was reported at 3:05 a.m. Monday in the 11400 block of Magnolia Street at Musgrove Avenue, according to Dispatch Supervisor Jeremy Stafford of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Chih Lee was […]
Man Fatally Stabbed in Lancaster; Investigation Underway A man was fatally stabbed Wednesday in Lancaster, and an investigation was underway. Detectives were sent to the 43200 block of Sierra Highway about 10:10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man died at the scene, the sheriff’s department reported. Information on his identity was not immediately available. No suspect information […]
Officials ID Woman Killed in Crash During Police Pursuit in Long Beach Authorities Wednesday identified a woman who was killed in a multi-vehicle collision during a police pursuit in Long Beach. The pursuit began when a Seal Beach Police Department officer stopped a couple in a silver 2006 Lexus sedan at 8 p.m. Tuesday for a traffic violation near Marina Drive and Pacific Coast Highway. While the […]
Six CHP Officers, Sergeant and Nurse Charged in Man’s 2020 Death A California Highway Patrol sergeant and six CHP officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault under the color of authority in the death of a Burbank man who was restrained after refusing to have his blood drawn following a traffic stop on the Golden State (5) Freeway, Los Angeles County District Attorney George […]
LA Ocean Water Quality Advisory Extended As More Rain Hits With still more rain pounding the Los Angeles area, the county health department Wednesday extended an ocean water quality advisory for all county beaches. The advisory — now effect until at least Saturday at 9 a.m. — warns that bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash and other hazards from city streets and mountain areas “are likely to […]
State Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Latest Appeal From Double-Murderer The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to hear the latest appeal filed on behalf of one of two men convicted in the November 1998 slayings of two witnesses in West Hills who were expected to testify against him in a burglary case. Kenneth C. Leighton, now 59, and co-defendant Randall B. Williams, now 58, were […]
LAPD Serves Warrant in Beverly Hills in Triple Homicide Case Los Angeles police detectives served a search warrant in Beverly Hills Wednesday in an ongoing investigation into a shooting earlier this year in the Beverly Crest area that killed three women and left two other people wounded. The shooting was reported on Jan. 28 at about 2:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of North Ellison […]
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