Category: Los Angeles

Top Health Director: 90 Percent of COVID-Positive Patients Weren’t Hospitalized for Virus

The director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) said that about 90 percent of COVID-19-positive patients in DHS hospitals weren’t hospitalized for the virus. During a Los Angeles Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, Kathryn Ann Barger-Leibrich, serving as a Republican member of the board, asked, “What percentage were admitted for COVID, and what percentage…


‘Blue Cloth Bandit’ Arrested in Series of More Than 60 Armed Robberies

LOS ANGELES—A man dubbed the “Blue Cloth Bandit” for his alleged habit of using a cloth to cover a handgun during a string of more than five dozen robberies over a span of nearly two years was in custody Sept. 28, police said. Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence…


Woman, Teen Arrested, Third Suspect Sought in Fatal Shooting of Rapper at LA Restaurant

LOS ANGELES—A woman and a 17-year-old boy were in custody Sept. 28 and a man believed to be the teen’s father was being sought in connection with the killing of rapper PnB Rock during a robbery at a restaurant earlier this month. Shauntel Trone, 32, and a boy “under the age of 18” were arrested…


Homeless Rehousing System in Los Angeles Hampered by Long Shelter Stays: Officials

LOS ANGELES—Around one-fifth of people living in interim housing shelters in Los Angeles moved into permanent housing over the last fiscal year, according to data released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Sept. 26. The data was part of a new set of key performance indicator metrics presented by the agency to measure…


4 Men Arrested for Alleged Attempted Burglary in Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Four men were arrested on suspicion of residential burglary for trying to make their way into a home in Beverly Hills, authorities said Sept. 25. Police received a call at 8:31 p.m. Sept. 24 of four men trying to gain access into a home in the 600 block of North Roxbury Drive, according…


Socialists Poised to Complete Takeover of Los Angeles this November

Commentary After Angelenos failed to gather enough signatures to put the recall of District Attorney George Gascón on the ballot in November, he’s all but assured of at least another two years in office. Also on the ballot are a number of other Gascón-like candidates, and they are also likely to win. Had the Gascón…


LAPD Facing Litigation for Suspending Concealed Carry Weapon Permits

When Guy F. applied for a concealed carry weapon (CCW) license, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told him they are not accepting applications due to a systems update. “They did not have a completion date available,” Guy told The Epoch Times. The San Pedro resident declined to disclose his real name because he is…


Judge: Warrants to Search Homes of LA County Supervisor, Metro Properly Obtained

A Los Angeles judge has ruled the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department properly obtained warrants to search the home of county Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and other locations targeted in a political corruption probe. However, he ordered the agency to turn over any items seized in the searches to the state Attorney General’s Office, which has…


Los Angeles Schools to Provide Overdose Antidote After Recent Teen Death

LOS ANGELES—Responding to recent fentanyl overdoses by students, including the death of a 15-year-old girl in a Hollywood school bathroom, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Sept. 22 the anti-overdose medication Narcan will be available at all of its campuses by mid-October. Doses of Narcan, or naloxone, will also be provided to all…


USC, Crew Members Sued Over Cinematographer’s Desert Death

LOS ANGELES—The parents of a cinematographer killed in an April off-road vehicle crash during a University of Southern California (USC) student film shoot are suing the university for negligence. The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint was brought Sept. 19 by Hualan Wang and Hua Sun, the father and mother, respectively, of the late 29-year-old Peng…