LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Monday’s drawing is expected to be $179 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number was sold in Kansas and is worth $2 million, because the player utilized the Power Play option, where for an additional $1 per play, a ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, is worth $2 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 17, 23, 32, 38, 63 and the Powerball number was 23. The jackpot…
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SANTA ANA – A 25-year-old gang member with previous felony convictions was sentenced Friday life in prison without parole for gunning down a 20-year-old man in a mid-afternoon drive-by shooting in Santa Ana. Edgar Macias Martinez was convicted April 26 of first-degree murder with special circumstances of a drive-by shooting and murder for the benefit of a gang. He was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm with a sentencing enhancement for discharge of a firearm causing death. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer tacked on 29 years to life at Friday’s sentencing. Martinez was…
SANTA ANA – A 28-year-old man has been convicted of robbing a man on his way to work and forcing him to commit a sex act on the defendant in a Santa Ana park, according to court records obtained Friday. Alec Sean Blake was convicted Wednesday of kidnapping, kidnapping to commit a robbery or sex offense, forcible copulation, robbery and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, all felonies. The victim was going to work about 4:35 a.m. Sept. 6 when he was approached at Raitt and Adams streets by the defendant, who was riding on a beach…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club and its former athletic director have tentatively settled the director’s lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2017 in retaliation for his assistance in a sexual harassment investigation into a club board member. Attorneys for plaintiff Danny Roman filed court papers on Tuesday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Armen Tamzarian stating that a ” conditional” accord had been reached that was dependent upon the “completion of the settlement agreement and terms” with an expectation of finishing by June 25. Roman sued in December 2018 and maintained he had…
LOS ANGELES – A man is in custody after allegedly killing two people while speeding, then fleeing the scene of the crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to 3998 S. Normandie Ave. reported two people dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The suspect, a man his 30s, was driving a white Jeep Wrangler Rubicon that struck a white BMW that was exiting a drive-thru restaurant at the corner of Normandie and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, officials said. The two occupants inside the BMW,…
ORANGE – Orange County Transportation Authority drivers for disabled commuters voted Thursday to accept a new contract and full service is expected to resume Monday. The strike by paratransit drivers, represented by the Teamsters union, began May 3. It came several months after maintenance workers in the same local went on strike in a contract dispute. The agency contracts its OC ACCESS service for disabled riders to a third-party provider, First Transit/Transdev, which negotiated the new contract. “We are very pleased that the two sides have reached a resolution and that full service will return for the paratransit riders who…
LOS ANGELES – One person was detained and another was rendered unconscious during a brawl outside the center field entrance of Dodger Stadium involving multiple people, according to a report published Thursday. The fight, which was captured on cellphone video, took place just after 10 p.m. Tuesday following the Dodgers 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins, the Los Angeles Times reported. The video shows a crowd watching the brawlers as they exchanged punches. Police said none of those involved in the melee are cooperating with law enforcement. Los Angeles Police Department Cmdr. German Hurtado confirmed that one man was detained…
LOS ANGELES – Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to return to Los Angeles Friday to discuss Biden administration efforts to bolster maternal health. According to her office, Harris will be touring a maternal health nonprofit and touting efforts “to support maternal health outcomes and maternal mental health.” No additional details were immediately provided. It was unclear how long Harris will remain in the area, although she lives in Brentwood and will often spend time at home while in Los Angeles. Harris was in Los Angeles in mid-April, when she spent five days in the area. During that visit, she…
LOS ANGELES – The average prices of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles and Orange counties both recorded their largest increases since April 7 Friday. The Los Angeles County average price rose 1.7 cents to $4.845, ending a run of six decreases in seven days totaling 2.4 cents that dropped the average price to its lowest amount since Feb. 22. It is two-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, 10.4 cents lower than one month ago and $1.252 below what it was one year ago. The Los Angeles County average price has dropped $1.649 since…
TORRANCE – A motorcyclist who was injured in a crash in Torrance died at a hospital, police said Friday. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near Sepulveda Boulevard and Anza Avenue, according to the Torrance Police Department. “The preliminary investigation revealed that a blue 2005 Suzuki motorcycle driven by an unknown male was traveling westbound Sepulveda near Anza when it collided with a white 1997 Mercury vehicle driven by an 83-year- old female,” Torrance police said in a statement. ” It appears the accident did not involve alcohol or drugs,” police said. The man’s identity is not known, police…