| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Lakers To Welcome Back Fans At Staples Center Thursday  When the Lakers host the Boston Celtics Thursday night at Staples Center, they’ll be greeted by something they haven’t seen for more than a year — fans in the stands. The state and Los Angeles County have both eased COVID-19 restrictions to again allow spectators at indoor events, beginning Thursday. The Lakers will be the […]
  
LA County Successfully Reschedules Bulk Of Appointments For J&J COVID Shots Following a sudden halt to the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, Los Angeles County has rescheduled the vast majority of appointments for that medication or replaced the vaccination with a Pfizer or Moderna dose, but the county’s public health director Wednesday stressed the safety of the shots. Federal health officials recommended a pause […]
Orange County Officials Prepare for Expansion of Vaccine Eligibility  Orange County officials Wednesday were ramping up for Thursday’s first day of full access to COVID-19 vaccines for anyone aged 16 and older who wants one. For now, county officials will not have to boost staffing at its vaccination sites, Orange County CEO Frank Kim said. “We don’t have to go too much higher because […]
Covina Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Harassing Teen Girls Online A Covina man who carried out a “cruel and sadistic” online harassment campaign against two teenage girls who rejected his sexual advances was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison with the recommendation that he serve the time in a mental health facility. Carl Bennington, 34, pleaded guilty in December to two federal cyberstalking […]
Man Charged with Killing Woman in Presence of Their Two Children A man accused of killing a woman in the presence of their two children during a struggle over a handgun amid a domestic dispute was ordered Wednesday to remain jailed in lieu of $3.2 million bail. Joseph Pinedo, 30, of Pomona, is due back in a Pomona courtroom April 26 for arraignment on one count […]
Wildfire Debris Cleared From Nearly 90% of Eligible Properties in LA County Contractors have cleared debris generated by last year’s Bobcat and Lake wildfires from nearly 90% of the properties in Los Angeles County participating in the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, it was announced Wednesday. Under the state program, administered by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the state Office of Emergency Services […]
Daughter, Estate of Holocaust Survivor Sue City, Airline Over Woman’s Death The daughter and the estate of a Holocaust survivor who died in 2019 at age 102 after suffering injuries in an unusual accident at Los Angeles International Airport while on her way to a White House Hanukkah party are suing the city of Los Angeles and United Airlines Inc. Lillian Glass and the estate of […]
LA City Council President Urges Equitable Allocation of COVID Relief Funds Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez introduced a motion Wednesday calling for the city to consider using the $1.35 billion it’s getting from the federal American Rescue Plan to help women, families, children and underserved communities. “We cannot simply balance the budget and return to business as usual,” she said in a statement. “This […]
Police Seek Help Finding Suspects in Fatal Hit-and-Run The Los Angeles Police Department sought the public’s help Wednesday to identify suspects and witnesses involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in which a man was struck by two vehicles. The victim was standing in the southbound lanes of Main Street and W. 70th Street just north of 71st Street at about 1:20 a.m. Monday […]
San Pedro Man Charged in 1996 Disappearance of Cal Poly SLO Classmate A San Pedro resident was charged Wednesday with murdering former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo classmate Kristin Smart during the commission of a rape or attempted rape, with the county’s top prosecutor there saying there may be other sexual assault victims in Southern California. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow told reporters that […]
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