CERRITOS, Calif. – Cerritos College once again shattered its own graduation record, having conferred the largest number of degrees and certificates awarded in the campus’ history. During its 65th annual commencement ceremony held on Friday, May 19, the College conferred more than 6,200 degrees and certificates. The Class of 2023 overwhelmingly surpassed last year’s record-breaking number of degrees and certificates by over 1,000 awards. Serving as this year’s student commencement speaker, Ebony Lewis congratulated the Class of 2023 for their accomplishments and encouraged them to journey on to greater success. Ebony returned to school as a single mother in 2020…
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LOS ANGELES – Picket lines went up outside all the major L.A.- area studios yet again Monday as the Writers Guild of America strike continued for a fourth week — with no indication of any movement toward resolution of a walkout that has deeply impacted entertainment production. In a message to its members last week, the WGA announced there would be no picketing outside the studios this Friday as writers were invited instead to take part in a rally in downtown Los Angeles. “We’re switching up the usual L.A. studio picket schedule so writers can turn out for a historic,…
ANAHEIM – Two men who were fatally injured at Anaheim’s GardenWalk shopping district over the weekend were identified Monday, and police sought the public’s help in solving the crime. Officers went to a parking structure in the 300 block of West Katella Avenue just west of Disneyland about 2 a.m. Sunday, said Sgt. Jon McClintock of the Anaheim Police Department. “Officers were dispatched to the structure after a large fight and shooting were reported,” McClintock said in a statement Monday morning. “Officers located 32-year-old Deonte Marquis Lenin of Highland suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Lenin was pronounced dead…
LOS ANGELES – An 85-year-old homeless man was struck and killed while crossing a street in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The crash happened about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The pedestrian was crossing outside of the crosswalk when he was hit by the southbound vehicle, she said. Paramedics took the pedestrian to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, she said. The motorist remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, the dispatcher said. Copyright 2023, City News Service, Inc.
LOS ANGELES – “Fast X” opened with $67.5 million this weekend to lead all films at the North American box office, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The latest edition of the long-running action franchise, which has been criticized by some for encouraging the dangerous trend of street racing, was far ahead of “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,” which grossed $31.9 million in its third week of release, Comscore reported. “Fast X” also took in an additional $251 million globally, for a worldwide total of over $318 million. Third place went to “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which took…
GARDENA – A man was shot to death in Gardena, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at 10:53 p.m. Sunday in the 14800 block of Chadron Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Homicide investigators learned at the scene the victim was driving a white Toyota Corolla northbound on Chadron Avenue when he passed a group of four to five people standing on the west side of the street and they started shooting at him, Lt. Hugo Reynaga said. “The victim sped off and crashed into multiple parked vehicles near the 14700 block of Chadron Avenue,” Reynaga said. He…
LOS ANGELES – A man was killed Monday morning in a multiple- vehicle crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 3:36 a.m. on the southbound San Diego Freeway at Sunset Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Nasir told City News Service. Witnesses reported four vehicles involved in the crash with “a body in the middle of the freeway,” Nasir said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Nasir said. Information on his identity was not immediately available. The CHP issued a SigAlert at about 4 a.m. shutting…
ANAHEIM – Anaheim police were investigating a possible double- homicide at Disneyland’s GardenWalk shopping district early Sunday. The Orange County coroner’s office confirmed to City News Service that an investigation has been launched into at least one death at the shopping area, located outside the Disneyland and California Adventure amusement parks. According to KTLA5, police were dispatched to 400 Disney Way at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, where they located a man believed to be in his 30s inside a parking structure. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, a man in his 20s, was found lying on…
Joint Project Safe Delivery initiative focused on reducing letter carrier robberies and mail theft; preventing change of address fraud; defeating counterfeit postage WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service (Postal Service) and United States Postal Inspection Service (Postal Inspection Service) today announced expanded actions to protect Postal employees and the security of the nation’s mail and packages as threats and attacks on letter carriers and mail fraud incidents have escalated concurrently with a national rise in crime. The Postal Service and Postal Inspection Service held a joint briefing for Congress members and staff on these efforts on May 11, 2023. …
AZUSA – Officials Sunday released the name of a 57-year-old motorist who was killed when his vehicle overturned in the Angeles National Forest north of Azusa. The motorist was identified as Elias Perez Santiago of Pico Rivera, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. The crash was reported at 8:47 p.m. Saturday on East Fork Road, east of the Shoemaker Canyon Road junction, according to the California Highway Patrol. Santiago was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP Officer Stephan Brandt told City News Service. Witnesses reported moderate rain in the area at the time of the crash, Brandt said.…