| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Kanye West Escorted from Skechers Headquarters in Manhattan Beach Add Skechers to the list of companies not interested in doing business with Kanye West. A day after Adidas cut ties with the rapper, West was escorted out of the Skechers headquarters in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday after he showed up unannounced with a film crew. Adidas is one of the many brands and partners […]
Mountain Lion Creates Stir in Brentwood, Prompts School Lockdown A mountain lion wandered into the Brentwood area Thursday, prompting a precautionary lockdown of an elementary school. Police responded to the area of Gretna Green Way and San Vicente Boulevard shortly after 10 a.m. The lion was initially hiding amid some trees in an alleyway near the Brentwood Country Club. State Department of Fish and […]
What to Do in LA Halloweekend It’s Halloweekend and there’s endless parties, trick-or-treating and Día de Los Muertos celebrations to take advantage of. Malibu, South Pasadena, Brentwood, Redondo Beach and more will have family friendly events, while Haunted Little Tokyo and the Roosevelt Hotel will have 21+ parties. In terms of film, Dawn of the Dead will screen in 3D, Scream […]
Two Fatally Stabbed in Palmdale; Investigation Underway A man and a woman were fatally stabbed in Palmdale Thursday, and an investigation was underway. Paramedics sent to the 39800 block of 10th Street West just after 11:50 a.m. on a report of the stabbing found the woman dead at the scene and the man suffering from at least one stab wound in the […]
Local Political Legend Roz Wyman, Who Helped Lure Dodgers to LA, Dies at 92 Funeral services were pending Thursday for Rosalind “Roz” Wiener Wyman, who was the youngest person ever elected to the Los Angeles City Council and is credited with playing a key role in luring the Dodgers to Los Angeles from Brooklyn. “I’m heartbroken at the passing of Roz Wyman, one of my friends and someone who […]
Sheriff’s Awards Ceremony Held in Downtown L.A. About two dozen Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department personnel and a private citizen were honored Thursday for acts of heroism. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn were among those on hand for the Thursday afternoon ceremony at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles. “I know […]
BH Real Estate Developer Linked to College Admissions Scandal Dies of Suicide A Beverly Hills real estate developer who pleaded guilty three years ago to federal charges stemming from a nationwide college-admissions cheating scandal died by suicide in his Malibu home, officials confirmed Thursday. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, Robert Flaxman, 66, was found dead in his residence in the 3200 block of Serra […]
Traffic Crash in Torrance Leaves Pedestrian Dead; Police Seeking Motorist A traffic crash in Torrance Thursday left a pedestrian dead, and police sought the public’s help to find a motorist who ran from the scene. The crash was reported about 7:35 a.m. in the 2700 block of Artesia Boulevard, according to Torrance police Sgt. Ron Salary. “The preliminary investigation revealed that a white 2005 Ford […]
Judge Denies Request for Diversion for Man Charged in Dave Chappelle Attack A judge Thursday rejected the defense’s request for a diversion program that could have eventually resulted in the dismissal of charges against the man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in May. Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian cited a string of prior arrests of Isaiah Lee and his […]
LA’s Project Roomkey Demobilization is On Schedule, According to LAHSA Two of the three remaining sites for Project Roomkey — a housing program in Los Angeles created during the pandemic — have exited all participants as the program winds down, officials with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority told the City Council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee Thursday. The remaining residents at Highland Gardens in Hollywood […]
New Center at USC to Develop Implantable Devices for Nervous System A new USC-led center supported by the National Institutes of Health will work to develop implantable devices that send stimulating pulses to the nervous system to treat a vast range of conditions such as diabetes, heart failure and potentially Alzheimer’s, it was announced Thursday. The $11.7 million Center for Autonomic Nerve Recording and Stimulation Systems […]
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