| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, March 16, 2022 |
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Port of LA Has Busiest February On Record Last month was the busiest February in the Port of Los Angeles’ 115-year history, with 7.3% more 20-foot equivalent units compared to the same month last year, the port director said Wednesday. The port moved 857,764 units last month, 424,073 of which were imports, according to Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. The […]
LA Marathon: Street Closures Planned from Dodger Stadium to Century City Rolling closures of streets and freeway ramps from Dodger Stadium to Century City are planned Sunday to accommodate the 37th annual Los Angeles Marathon. Beginning at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, thousands of runners will depart Dodger Stadium and pass through downtown Los Angeles, Echo Park, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood and back […]
LA Projects to Receive $9.5 Million from Federal Government Los Angeles-area projects will receive nearly $9.5 million in federal appropriations during fiscal 2022, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. The funding was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, that President Joe Biden signed on Tuesday to fund the rest of the fiscal year. The funding includes $1.5 million, through Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, […]
LA County Men Charged with Multiple 7-Eleven Store Robberies A federal grand jury Wednesday charged two Los Angeles County men in an indictment alleging they committed multiple armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores and another business during a six-week crime spree. Kyle Richard Williams, 25, of Inglewood, and Colin Powell Lacey, 28, of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, are charged with one count […]
LACo Reports 34 More COVID Deaths, 864 New Infections Los Angeles County reported another 34 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, along with 864 new cases, while again urging people to continue taking precautions against virus spread. “Even though we have transitioned to a post-surge period, there is still substantial virus transmission across the county,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. “While many […]
Safe Deposit Box Company Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Beverly Hills A business that rented safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills to customers who wished to remain anonymous pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering, admitting in federal court that it sought drug traffickers and other criminals as customers who often kept stacks of illegally obtained cash in their personal vaults. U.S. Private Vaults, a Nevada-based company […]
Motorists Sought in Hit-and-Run That Severely Injured Pedestrian Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday to find two hit-and-run motorists responsible for severely injuring a pedestrian earlier this week in downtown Los Angeles. The crash was reported about 8:40 p.m. Monday on Main Street, between Olympic Boulevard and 11th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The man was crossing Main Street when […]
LA to Remove Encampment, Fence Off Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo The city of Los Angeles Thursday will close and fence off a Little Tokyo plaza that has become the site of a large homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic — but the plan has drawn protests from some local homeless advocacy groups. The office of City Councilman Kevin de León, who represents the plaza area, […]
Colburn School Unveils Design Plans for Ambitious Expansion The Colburn School for music and dance in downtown Los Angeles unveiled plans Wednesday for an ambitious 100,000-square-foot campus expansion designed by famed architect Frank Gehry. The Colburn Center will include a 1,000-seat concert hall, four professional-sized dance studios and a 100-seat studio theater in a complex constructed near another Gehry-designed landmark — the Walt […]
Police Looking for Armed Robbery Suspect in Woodland Hills Police were searching for an armed robbery suspect in Woodland Hills Wednesday, prompting some neighborhood street closures as officers scoured the area. Officers sent to the area of Burbank and Topanga Canyon boulevards about noon stopped a vehicle believed to be connected with an armed robbery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver […]
Hollywood Producer Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Scam The former head of a Hollywood production and distribution company pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to swindle the coronavirus-relief Paycheck Protection Program out of about $1.7 million. William Sadleir, 67, pleaded guilty to one count each of bank fraud and money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for July 13 in […]
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