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Armed man tries to kidnap girl near school in South Los Angeles
A man tried to abduct a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint Tuesday near a school in South Los Angeles, police say.The girl fought off her attacker and managed to get away.The girl and her mother spoke to Eyewitness News to recount the terrifying ordeal.She was outside near Figueroa Street elementary school Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. Suddenly a man came up to her and put his hand around her neck.She fought back by hitting him with her cellphone and she ran away.Police say the suspect had a gun and they are treating the incident as an attempted kidnapping.The teen's mother, who also didn't want to be identified, says she thanks God her youngest daughter was able to defend herself and get away.
Bob Newhart Lost His Wife to an Illness After 60 Years of Marriage
Comedian Bob Newhart, dubbed the "Dean of the Deadpan Delivery," died on July 18, 2024, due to a series of short illnesses, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. At 94, Bob passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home, his publicist announced. Bob was beloved for both his stand-up comedy and acting, having starred in both The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart. He also voiced Bernard in the Disney animated franchise The Rescuers.Aside from the love he received from critics and audiences, Bob was also well-loved by his family — most of all, his wife. Bob and Ginnie Newhart were...
One dead, one injured in two-vehicle crash in L.A. area
LOS ANGELES – A two-vehicle crash in the Tujunga area of Los Angeles Thursday left one person dead and another person seriously injured. The crash was reported at about 12:50 p.m. Thursday in the 8400 block of West La Tuna Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Woman attacked, seriously injured while walking newborn in Brentwood, police say
A woman was walking her 1-month-old daughter in Brentwood when a man approached her and grabbed her body, allegedly making sexually suggestive gestures before hitting her in the face multiple times, according to police.Abraham Shily, a 26-year-old Los Angeles man, was arrested Thursday as the suspect in the assault reported earlier this week, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. He came up to the victim as she pushed her baby in a stroller near Gretna Green Way and Mayfield Avenue around 4:40 p.m., police said, allegedly attacking her and leaving her seriously wounded."The suspect approached the...
Two Hospitalized After Shooting During Apparent Robbery in Encino Under 101 Freeway Overpass
Early Thursday morning in Encino, two men were hospitalized following a shooting that transpired during what appeared to be a robbery, as reported by KTLA. The Los Angeles Police Department indicated that the incident happened shortly after 2 a.m. on Hayvenhurst Avenue, beneath the 101 Freeway overpass, where the victims had stopped to check their vehicle's tire pressure.
Lakers Urged to Sign Free Agent Bruising Big Man as Anthony Davis Backup
New Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick made it known his wish is to add a “big bruising” center to back up Anthony Davis. Their best bet, according to Bleacher Report’s Zack Buckley, is free agent center Bismack Biyombo. “He’s a 6’8”, 255-pounder who’s more than...
Racial Battleground: 21 States Close to Boiling Point
In a nation marked by increasing diversity, pinpointing where racial tensions are escalating is more relevant than ever. Are we ready to address and understand these conflicts?. 1. Minnesota. Minnesota’s racial tensions were globally highlighted after the death of George Floyd in May 2020, leading to worldwide protests. Minneapolis continues...
Michael Jackson Estate Wins Tentative Ruling to End $600 Million Catalog War with Katherine Jackson
An appellate panel in Los Angeles says Katherine Jackson should remember the time she first objected to the $600 million sale of her son’s catalog to Sony more than a year ago. Because she failed to argue then that the asset sale allegedly violated the terms of Michael Jackson’s will, she can’t do it now on appeal, the three-judge panel says.'Rust' Armorer Wants Conviction Tossed After Alec Baldwin Case Dismissed In a new tentative opinion expected to be adopted over the next 90 days, the appellate panel sided with Michael Jackson’s estate executors and said Katherine Jackson “forfeited” the core...
Clutch Performance of the Year 2024: Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly & Ryann Bennett, St. Anthony
No one was surprised when local basketball stars Jovani Ruff and Ryann Bennett took over CIF postseason games and carried their teams to victory. That’s because they’d been doing it all year. It didn’t look like Bennett had brought her A-game when St. Anthony took on Moreno Valley...
Jury Finds Casino Security's Negligence Didn’t Cause Patron’s Death, Watch Gavel-to-Gavel via CVN
CVN screenshot of defense attorney Joshua Bordin-Wosk delivering his closing argument. Long Beach, CA - A California state court jury has spared a casino's private security staff from having to pay any damages in a wrongful death trial over a restraint hold used on an intoxicated patron, and the full trial was recorded gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
Armed Robbery Suspect Livestreams High-Speed Police Chase With Baby In Car
An armed robbery suspect livestreamed a high-speed chase with police in Los Angeles, California, as he fled with his infant daughter in the car. On Wednesday (July 17) afternoon, police in Hawthorne began chasing a vehicle connected to an armed robbery earlier in the day in Beverly Hills. As the...
Thunderstorms possible as another heat wave scorches Southern California
Temperatures are expected to reach dangerous highs in the greater Los Angeles area this Friday through Saturday as another heat wave grips the Southland. Southern California valleys, mountains and deserts will experience the highest extremes with temperatures in the triple digits in the lower mountains and interior and between 95 and 105 in coastal valleys, […]
Baldwin Park softball team wins championship after beloved coach suffers series of strokes
A Southern California softball team recently celebrated a championship after facing challenges that go far beyond the diamond.After months of hard work, the Baldwin Park 14-and-under softball team won the Southern California's Junior League state championship."They did not lay down. They had it in their heart that they were going to do this. Not only for themselves but for the coach, the manager that we have," coach Alberto Velazquez said.Their coach, Amador Ortega, is in a convalescent home after he suffered a series of strokes last October. Players visited him after they won the championship.Most of the girls were very...
The intricacies of rental assistance and why it sometimes backfires
A Bakersfield woman was allegedly refused an apartment after she said that her rental payment would come from housing assistance. Now the state’s Civil Rights Department is taking the matter to court.
Governor Newsom announces appointments 7.18.24
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:. Marc LeForestier, of Sacramento, has been appointed General Counsel at the Department of Cannabis Control. LeForestier has been General Counsel at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office since 2017. He was a Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the Government Law Section at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General from 2013 to 2017 and served in several roles there from 2000 to 2013, including Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Director of Legislative Affairs and Deputy Attorney General. He is a member of the California State Bar, Public Law Section. LeForestier earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto and a Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $204,996. LeForestier is registered without party preference.
California delegate who witnessed assassination attempt says Trump recognized him at RNC
MILWAUKEE — A California delegate who witnessed theattempted assassination of Donald Trump said the former president recognized him at the Republican National Convention. "He saw me and came over, shook my hand and he looked me right in the eye and he said, 'That was a helluva day, wasn't it?'" Blake Marnell recounted.
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