| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, September 13, 2021 |
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Jury: Mom Who Dropped Son to Death from Parking Garage Was Sane At the Time A woman who dropped her 7-month-old son to his death from a Children’s Hospital of Orange County parking structure a decade ago was legally sane at the time of the crime, a jury found Monday. Sonia Hermosillo, 41, was convicted Aug. 11 of first-degree murder and child assault causing death. She had pleaded not guilty […]
Suspect Arrested For Hit-And-Run That Killed Former Knights Football Player A 41-year-old man was behind bars Monday on suspicion of killing a 23-year-old former high school football player in a hit-and-run crash in Desert Hot Springs. Jose Roberto Tafoya-Flores, was arrested at the intersection of Two Bunch Palms Trail and Palm Drive at approximately 1:30 a.m. Saturday, about an hour after allegedly killing Isaiah Ortega-Dage, […]
South Bay Man Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case A South Bay man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for producing thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of nearly three dozen children and developing a relationship with at least one boy in the Philippines who performed sex acts online in exchange for money. Billy Frederick, 51, of Redondo Beach, pleaded guilty to […]
Mexican National Sentenced to Over Five Years in Meth Distribution Case A Mexican national was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to 63 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine that was dropped in the desert by an airplane that had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Juan Carlos Iturriaga-Centeno, 34, a one-time resident of Mecca in Riverside County, pleaded guilty in April […]
Biden Set to Visit Long Beach in Support of Newsom Ahead of Recall Election President Joe Biden will make a long-touted visit to California Monday in support of Gov. Gavin Newsom, with the pair set to speak in Long Beach one day ahead of the deadline to return ballots and vote in the gubernatorial recall election. Biden and Newsom’s appearance at Long Beach City College will be the final […]
USC Ousts Head Football Coach Clay Helton USC head football coach Clay Helton was fired Monday, with university Athletic Director Mike Bohn calling him “one of the finest human beings I have met in the industry” but saying he believes the team will have a greater chance of success this season under new leadership. The firing comes two days after the 15th-ranked […]
British Actress Reported Missing Has Been Found, Police Say British actor and comedian Tanya Fear, reported missing by friends and family, was found Monday, police said. The actress who appeared in “Doctor Who” last had been seen at her apartment near the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, and the Los Angeles Police Department reported that she had been found on Monday. About noon Monday, […]
State Fire Prevention Grants Awarded for Projects in LA and Orange Counties More than a half dozen five-, six- and seven-figure state grants intended to reduce fire hazards and increase education about wildfire dangers are earmarked for entities in Los Angeles and Orange counties, it was announced Monday. The monetary outlays, part of nearly $138 million in funding for 105 local fire-safety projects across California, will enable […]
Judge Allows Trial Over Long Beach Woman Fatally Struck By Train A consolidated lawsuit brought against a security guard service by parents whose 24-year-old daughter was killed after falling onto tracks and being hit by a train at the Sylmar Metrolink station can proceed to trial, a judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Audra Mori finalized a tentative ruling she issued Friday in which […]
UCLA Tops US News’ Annual Rankings for Public Universities UCLA was named the top public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report Monday for the fifth consecutive year, while UC San Diego and UC Irvine landed in the top 10. “UCLA’s ranking as the top public university in the country five years running reaffirms what we already know: that this is […]
Man Who Survived Drug Overdoses Sues Ed Buck A man who survived two overdoses from drugs allegedly supplied by Ed Buck is suing the former Democratic donor, who was convicted in July of the overdose deaths of two other Black men in his West Hollywood apartment. Dane Brown’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges sexual battery, assault, hate violence, negligence, intentional infliction of […]
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