LOS ANGELES – Powerful winds battered much of the Southland early Wednesday as the front end of a cold winter storm system moved into the area, giving the region a taste of the chilly temperatures, high winds, rain and snow to come — prompting a rare blizzard warning for the Los Angeles County mountains. Winds began blasting large swaths of the area Tuesday night, rattling windows while knocking down trees and power lines in parts of the South Bay. A tree even fell onto some cars and an apartment building in Manhattan Beach. High surf, meanwhile, pounded the coast, prompting…
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez invoked the memory of slain Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell Wednesday during his Ash Wednesday homily — ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal through prayer, discipline and good works. “Today, once again, we enter the beautiful and holy season of Lent,” Gomez said during the Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. “And our hearts are heavy today. It has been a very sad time for the family of God here in Los…
By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH LOS ANGELES – The man who murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle outside the musician’s South Los Angeles clothing store was sentenced to 60 years to life in state prison Wednesday. Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke rejected the defense’s request for the lower term of 25 years to life in state prison for Eric Ronald Holder Jr., saying he believed the sentence balances what he was told about the 33-year-old defendant’s history and the “devastation” that was caused by the hooting. Holder was convicted July 6 of first-degree murder for the March 31, 2019, killing of the…
LONG BEACH – Long Beach Airport’s historic terminal will temporarily close beginning this week for a year-long renovation that includes a seismic retrofit and restoration of many of its classic 1941 design elements. Preliminary renovation efforts began while the terminal was partially open to the public, but a full closure is necessary to complete the renovation, city officials said. The project will also include improvements to the restrooms and building infrastructure, and restoration of covered mosaic tiles and other Art Deco design elements, including the iconic west entrance, which has been closed for decades. “The historic terminal is one of…
STUDIO CITY – A man has been exposing himself in the Fryman Canyon Park area near Studio City, and authorities Wednesday urged anyone knowing his identity to call police. Images of the man have been posted on the FrymanCanyonOfficial Instagram page, and one person reported seeing the man “touching himself” near a hiking trail. The Los Angeles Police Department said it was increasing patrols in the area. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FrymanCanyonOfficial (@frymancanyon) “It was shocking, definitely, I don’t want to see that … when I’m hiking,” one hiker told Fox11. “I just looked at…
LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey want a judge to order three Black Lives Matter demonstrators confronted at gunpoint by Lacey’s late husband in 2020 to undergo independent mental evaluations given that they claim they suffered psychological issues from the incident at the Laceys’ San Fernando Valley home. “Despite seeking solely emotional distress damages in this lawsuit and refusing to provide their medical records for treatment obtained as a result of the incident at issue, plaintiffs refuse to allow Independent medical examinations of their mental condition,” Lacey’s lawyers state in their court papers…
By BILL HETHERMAN LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and other counts stemming from a high-speed, off-duty crash in South Gate that left a 12-year-old boy dead. Ricardo Castro, 28, pleaded not guilty in downtown Los Angeles to one count each of murder, vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving causing great bodily injury in connection with the Nov. 3, 2021, crash. The boy, Isaiah Suarez Rodriguez, died as a result of the collision. The boy’s older sister, Alexa, was injured, along with Castro and his passenger, according to the District Attorney’s Office.…
NORTH HOLLYWOOD – A man riding a scooter was hit by a vehicle and killed in the North Hollywood area Wednesday. The man, in his 20s, was injured about 12:50 a.m. on Vineland Avenue near Riverside Drive, and he died at the scene, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Information on his identity was not immediately available. According to police, the man was southbound on Vineland Avenue in the bike lane when he was hit from behind by a southbound vehicle. The motorist remained at the scene, and the crash was under investigation.
LOS ANGELES – Sentencing is set Wednesday for the man convicted of murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle outside the musician’s South Los Angeles clothing store. Eric Holder Jr., 33, is facing a potential life prison term with the possibility of parole. He was convicted July 6 of one count each of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, along with two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm involving two other men who were injured in the March 31, 2019, shooting. Jurors also found true allegations that he personally and intentionally discharged a handgun and…
ENCINO – A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday evening in a crash with an SUV on the eastbound Ventura Freeway in Encino. The motorcyclist was trapped fully beneath the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The crash occurred around 7:55 p.m. near the Haskell Avenue off-ramp, Stewart said. The motorcyclist’s name was not released. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.