GARDENA – One person was killed and two others were injured in a high-speed crash Friday in Gardena. KeyNews TV Officers from the Gardena Police Department responded at 3 a.m. to the intersection of Rosecrans and Vermont avenues where they found the victims, according to KCAL News. KeyNews TV One person died at the scene and the two injured victims were taken to a hospital in an unknown condition. According to witnesses at the scene, one of the vehicles was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran a red light before the crash. The collision closed all southbound…
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PALMS – A 30-year-old man is in police custody and suspected of fatally shooting a man in his 50s in Palms, authorities said Friday. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 8:34 p.m. Thursday to the 3600 block of Military Avenue between Palms and Venice boulevards where witnesses told them the suspect entered the home of the victim and shot him, according to LAPD Officer Annie Moran. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Moran said the victim and the suspect were related. The suspect was arrested by police as he was driving away from the scene.
LOS ANGELES- A lawyer who is suing Elevance Health Inc. — formerly known as Anthem Inc. — alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2021 can proceed to trial with his claims, a judge ruled Thursday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly J. Fujie denied a motion by attorneys for the insurer to compel arbitration of plaintiff Gregory Antoniono’s lawsuit, which also alleges retaliation, both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and violations of the Labor and Business and Professions Codes. Anthem changed its name to Elevance Health last June. In their court papers, Elevance lawyers argued that Antoniono “expressly agreed…
LOS ANGELES – Authorities sought the public’s help Thursday to find the hit-and-run motorist involved in the death of a man in the Palms area of Los Angeles. The man, in his 30s, was injured about 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 26 at Venice and Robertson boulevards and died at a hospital, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Information on his identity was not available. “A compact SUV, possibly blue in color, was traveling westbound on Venice … when it struck a pedestrian lying on the roadway outside a marked crosswalk at Robertson…
LOS ANGELES – A judge Thursday declined to grant former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan’s request to declare a mistrial in his public corruption case without more information about the illness that caused the defendant’s lead attorney to be hospitalized and the trial recessed. U.S. District Judge John Walter told Chan’s legal team to file medical information under seal and return to court Wednesday to discuss the matter further, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Proceedings in the case were placed on hold in the second week of the trial, which began Feb. 21. A defense motion filed this…
TORRANCE – Authorities Thursday identified a man who was killed in a traffic crash in Torrance over the weekend. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. Saturday on Crenshaw Boulevard in the area of 186th Street, according to the Torrance Police Department. Richard Hoskins, 64, was fatally injured, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. His city of residence was not known. The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
LOS ANGELES – A man was in custody Thursday for allegedly robbing a man who was shopping in the Beverly Grove area earlier this week. Marcellus Moore, 25, of Los Angeles, was arrested Tuesday and booked on suspicion of robbery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was being held on $75,000 bail. The crime occurred about 7:10 p.m. Monday near Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, the LAPD reported. “The suspect punched the victim, took the victim’s satchel, and fled on foot,” police said “Wilshire patrol officers responded, and their investigation (led) them…
LOS ANGELES – A former employee for an Encino medical firm that specializes in plastic surgery has been identified with her actual name in an amended complaint after a judge ruled this week she could no longer go by “Jane Doe” in future pleadings in her lawsuit alleging a doctor for the corporation kissed her without permission during a 2020 restaurant visit. The plaintiff is identified as Jasmine Torres in the revised suit brought Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. A day earlier, Judge Michael L. Stern granted a motion by attorneys for Dr. Maxim Benbassat to strike the use…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to $78 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 16, 18, 33, 37, 50 and the Powerball number was 8. The jackpot was $63 million. The drawing was the fifth since a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $42 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold at a water store in Newark and a convenience store in Petaluma. They are each worth $19,731, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 6, 9, 20, 28, 30 and the Mega number was 6. The jackpot was $41 million. The drawing was the 35th since the last time a ticket with all six…