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Community mourns shop owner allegedly gunned down over Pride flag

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the name of a school.The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has identified the man accused of fatally shooting a clothing store owner in Cedar Glen for allegedly flying a Pride flag at the business.Officials say Travis Ikeguchi, 27, a Cedar Glen resident, shot and killed 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton Friday night at her business, Mag.Pi.After the shooting, authorities say Ikeguchi fled the scene on foot but was shot and killed by deputies following a confrontation. He was carrying an unregistered 9mm Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun but had no personal identification, the Sheriff's Department said.The motive for the killing is believed to be linked to Carleton flying a Pride flag outside of her business, officials said. Ikeguchi is alleged to have made “several disparaging remarks" about the flag before shooting Carleton.Laura Ann Carleton"Prior to the shooting, Ikeguchi tore down a Pride or rainbow flag that wa...

Map shows eviction hotspots popping up in Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

With the end of eviction protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, many in Southern California are finding themselves at risk of being booted from their homes.On Monday, Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia's office released an interactive map showing where those evictions are occurring. "Evictions have been filed all across the city in recent months, but the data shows some areas receiving particularly high filing volumes," David Wagner explained for LAist. "ZIP codes in Hollywood (90028), Fairfax (90036) and Downtown L.A. (90015) have received the highest number of evictions."The map shows that Koreatown, Canoga Park and the North Hollywood Arts District are additional eviction hotspots.North Hollywood is also where the stars of HGTV's “The Flipping El Moussas" — Tarek El Moussa and his wife Heather Rae El Moussa of Netflix's "Selling Sunset" — are allegedly evicting tenants whose previous landlord tried to force them to leave by hiring someone to set fire to vac...

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome baby No. 2: Report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of children the couple have.Baby makes four for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.The power couple quietly welcomed their second child earlier this month, according to TMZ and People magazine.According to TMZ, the "Diamonds" singer welcomed a baby boy on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles and the child's name starts with an "R."Fans remember when Rihanna first revealed her second pregnancy during her halftime performance at the Super Bowl this past February. The Fenty Beauty founder caressed her baby bump right at the start of the performance, which set off speculation on the internet from the start. The singer later officially confirmed her pregnancy. Rihanna, left, and A$AP Rocky attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their first child, RZA Athelsto...

Several Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Vermont Square [South Los Angeles, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Car Collision Near 51st Street Bus Stop Left 3 HospitalizedSOUTH LOS ANGELES, CA (August 22, 2023) – Wednesday evening, a two-vehicle crash near a metro bus stop in Vermont Square left seven people hurt.Police responded to the incident around 7:05 p.m. at the 450 block of 51st Street near Flower Street.The circumstances surrounding the collision between the two vehicle remains unknown. However, reports indicated that a vehicle struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk, pushing the pedestrian under a nearby bus.According to the investigators, the bus was unoccupied and the bus driver did not sustain any injuries from the incident.In the end, paramedics transported a total of three people to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Meanwhile, the four other patients declined any further medical evaluation.No further details regarding the Vermont Square two-vehicle crash have been released to the public. Los Angeles Officials will provide more information once available.One small d...

One Killed after Bus-Motorcycle Crash on State Route 7 [Eatonville, WA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Deadly Motorcycle vs. Bus Collision on SR-7 Left One FatalityEATONVILLE, WA (August 22, 2023) – Saturday morning, a motorcyclist died following a motorcycle accident on State Route 7.According to Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo, it occurred just after 10:00 p.m., August 12th, near Alder Cutoff Road East.Furthermore, Trooper Dattilo added that the vehicle involved was a bus driven by a man, and a motorcycle occupied by two people.Unfortunately, one of the occupants of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other occupant was hospitalized.In addition, the bus driver did not obtain any injuries, and he remained at the scene to cooperate.A portion of the roadway was temporarily shut down to allow cleanup and preliminary duties.Moreover, the circumstances that led to the fatal collision were not yet released by the investigators. An active investigation is still being held.Sweet James sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of t...

Man Fatally Injured in Bicycle-Truck Collision on Cedar Avenue [Fresno, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Big Rig Hit and Killed a Man Near Jensen AvenueFRESNO, CA (August 22, 2023) – Monday afternoon, a man died in a bicycle-truck collision on Cedar Avenue, south of Fresno.Reports of the incident arrived around 12:30 p.m. on Cedar Avenue, near Jesen Avenue and Calwa Elementary School.According to the police, a man on a mountain bike turned left from the sidewalk into the path of a 2017 Kenworth truck. The cyclist then collided with the trailer’s rear axles, leading the truck’s right side tires to run over them.Unfortunately, the man on a bicycle sustained heavy injuries and died at the scene. The California Highway Patrol only identified the bicyclist as a 35-year-old man.Meanwhile, the big rig driver stayed at the site of the incident and cooperated with the investigators. Officers also notified the nearby school about the crash and made sure no students were exposed to the incident.In the end, authorities closed down Cedar Avenue, between Jesend and Kaviland avenues...

Bass Criticizes Texas For Transporting Migrants Amid Storm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass criticized the Texas Governor’s decision to send a bus full of migrants to Los Angeles in the midst of threats from Hurricane Hilary.The bus arrived at Los Angeles Union Station at approximately 6:45 p.m. Monday. The city projects the bus made its way from Brownsville, Texas Sunday, as Southern California was given a tropical storm warning.Bass accused Governor Greg Abbott of putting the asylum seeker’s lives in danger and called the act “despicable.”“It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning,” Bass said in a statement. “As I stood with state and local leaders warning Angelenos to stay safe and brace themselves for the worst of the coming storm, the Governor of Texas sent families and toddlers straight for us on a path through extreme weather conditions. If anybody understan...

Jennifer Aniston reveals who keeps her company at night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

Jennifer Aniston explains in a new interview that she was never eager to get married and, at 54, has gained an understanding of why her two marriages to such famously desirable men as Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux didn’t work out.The “Friends” star also talks about how she’s happy being on her own and offers a straightforward, though perhaps unexpected answer, when asked who keeps her company at night.“My dog. That’s who I’m sleeping with,” Aniston said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, which covers broad aspects of her career and personal life, including her romantic relationships, according to the Daily Mail.Aniston said her parents’ troubled marriage and their bitter divorce had a negative impact on her ability to form a long-lasting relationship with anyone. She was married first to Brad Pitt from 2000 until 2005, and then to Justin Theroux from 2015 until 2018.“It was always a little bit difficult for me in ...

Michigan man suing Olive Garden for rat leg in soup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

An Oakland County, Michigan man is suing a popular Italian restaurant chain due to what he says was a unsettling discovery in a dish served at its Warren location.Thomas Howie of Madison Heights is seeking damages of more than $75,000 in the incident, in a lawsuit filed Aug. 18 against the Olive Garden restaurant, located at 30600 Van Dyke Avenue.In a release from his attorneys, Howie said he was dining with two other people on March 11. As he ate from a bowl of minestrone soup, he felt something “sharp” stab his cheek. He spat the item into a napkin only to realize it was the fur-covered foot of a rat, complete with claws.“It was so gross and disgusting I couldn’t control myself. My stomach just heaved; I threw up right in the restaurant. I was mortified. Until this happened, this was my favorite restaurant. I still can’t believe it,” he said.The release goes on to say restaurant employees were dismissive of the claim.“That’s funny, we don’t put meat in minestrone,” he said was one...

In plea deal, Pittsburg man gets 22 years for killing Oakley teen in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:10 GMT

OAKLAND — Months after he was partially acquitted, a Pittsburg man has accepted a manslaughter plea deal and 22-year prison term in the 2016 shooting death of a teen girl, court records show.Darion Brown, 29, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Alexis Leann Ervin. The Oakley girl was shot a half-dozen times a little before 7 a.m. on June 8, 2016, behind the Rainbow Recreation Center, 5800 International Blvd. in East Oakland. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped a murder charge against him.Brown went on trial last April, where he was acquitted of first-degree murder. But jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on the lesser offenses, including second-degree murder and manslaughter.The plea deal was finalized at an Aug. 17 court hearing, records show. Brown has not yet been transferred to state prison. The plea deal gives him credit for the time he’s been behind bars since his arrest, which happened on the same day of the shooting.His case...