LOS ANGELES – “Black Adam” remained spot atop the box office charts for the third straight weekend, taking in $18.5 million at theaters in the United States and Canada, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The DC Comics adaptation starring Dwayne Johnson beat out “One Piece Film Red,” an anime musical that opened with $9.4 million for second place, Comscore reported. The Julia Roberts-George Clooney romantic comedy “Ticket to Paradise” was third, grossing $8.5 million Friday through Sunday in its third week in theaters. Horror films took the next two spots, with “Smile” taking in $4 million in its sixth…
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LOS ANGELES – Fire Sunday damaged one unit on the second floor of a two-story apartment building in the Mid-City community of Los Angeles, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 7:08 a.m. to 1426 S. Orange Grove Ave. had the blaze out within 13 minutes of their arrival, containing the fire to the unit of origin, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “A search of the unit did not locate any occupants and there were no injuries reported,” Stewart said. A cause of the fire was under investigation.
LOS ANGELES – Assemblywoman Tina Simone McKinnor was set for a Tuesday rematch with Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles in her bid to retain her 61st Assembly District seat after the two finished at the top of a June special election, but he has stopped campaigning and instead endorsed his would- be opponent. “I’m extremely honored for the outpouring (of) support I received during my Assembly race,” Pullen-Miles tweeted recently. “It was such a pleasure meeting so many wonderful folks during the campaign trail. However, I wanted to let you know that I am not actively campaigning for State Assembly.” His…
LOS ANGELES – No winning tickets sold in Saturday’s draw of the lottery which brings Monday’s jackpot to $1.9 billion. The numbers in Saturday evening’s draw of the multi-state Powerball lottery are 28, 45, 53, 56, 69, and the Powerball number is 20. The estimated jackpot has grown to $1.9 billion, the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The drawing was the 40th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in about 293 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts…
LOS ANGELES – David Davis, a key creative force behind the classic television shows “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Rhoda” and “Taxi,” has died at the age of 86. Davis died Friday in Los Angeles, his daughter Samantha Davis-Friedman told multiple trade publications. No cause of death was given. Davis produced many episodes of CBS’ seminal situation comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which aired from 1970-77. He co-created “The Bob Newhart Show” with Lorenzo Music in 1972. The iconic sitcom aired on CBS until 1978. He and Music developed “Rhoda” as a spinoff of “The…
WILLOWBROOK, Calif. – A female pedestrian was killed when she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in an unincorporated area of Willowbrook, authorities said Saturday. The crash was reported at 11:51 p.m. Friday and officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to East El Segundo Boulevard and South Willowbrook Avenue, where they found the woman. It was unclear where on the roadway the woman was when she was struck. Elise Kelley, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the coroner’s office. She was possibly homeless. The vehicle’s driver did not stop, Kimball said. A description of the vehicle…
CLAREMONT, Calif. – An undercover operation by Claremont police netted 15 men for offering to pay officers posing as prostitutes for sex, along with an alleged pimp, who offered to teach them the trade, authorities said Saturday. The operation was undertaken Friday in the area of Indian Hill Boulevard and the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, according to Claremont police Sgt. Jeff Ting. The department has received multiple complaints from residents, business owners and passersby about prostitution in the area. Three officers posed as prostitutes and solicited so-called “Johns” with offers to perform sex acts for money, Ting said. Other undercover…
COVINA, Calif. – Two of the three suspects wanted in connection with a house party shooting in Covina that killed two men turned themselves in to authorities Saturday. Homicide Investigators coordinated with the attorneys for 19-year-old Brian Thomas Ramos and 18-year-old Adrian Joseph Robles, and they turned themselves in, according to sheriff’s officials. Robles turned himself in at 10:15 a.m. at the Industry Sheriff’s Station and was held on $2 million bail, according to the sheriff’s online inmate locator. Information on Ramos was not immediately available. A third suspect, 19-year-old Joel Daniel Garcia, remained at large, officials said. He should…
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. – A man was killed Saturday morning when he was struck by a truck on a roadway next to the Foothill (210) Freeway in La Canada Flintridge, authorities said. The death was reported at 10:14 a.m. when a witness told the California Highway Patrol that a person was lying in the slow lane of southbound Ocean View Boulevard next to the freeway off-ramp. The man reportedly ran into the street into the path of the truck, CHP Officer Stephan Brandt said. The truck driver remained at the scene. The type of truck was not available, Brandt…
LANCASTER, Calif. – Singer, rapper and former teenage heartthrob Aaron Carter was found dead at his home in Lancaster Saturday at age 34, according to multiple media reports. Andrew Villanueva Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 11 a.m. to a home in the area of Valley Vista Drive and Avenue L-6 regarding a drowning, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher. A watch commander at the sheriff’s Lancaster station told CNS that deputies were dispatched at 10:58 a.m. to a home at 42502 Valley Vista Drive. “We went there for a person not breathing and he was pronounced…
IRVINE, Calif. – A 76-year-old woman was struck and killed by a truck in Irvine, authorities said Saturday. The fatal injury occurred at about 6:15 p.m. Friday on East Yale Loop, just before the intersection at Witherspoon, according to Sgt. Karie Davies of the Irvine Police Department. A white Chevrolet Silverado was going southbound on East Yale Loop, toward Witherspoon, when it struck the woman, who was crossing over East Yale Loop before the intersection, Davies said. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. “The driver of the truck remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation,” she said.…
TUJUNGA, Calif. – A motorcyclist was killed Saturday during a fiery crash with a vehicle on the Angeles Forest Highway near the Clearcreek Truck Trail in Tujunga, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9:05 a.m. at Mile Marker 22.82, the California Highway Patrol reported. The CHP said the motorcycle caught fire during the crash. A Sigalert was issued at 9:55 a.m. closing the northbound and southbound lanes of Angeles Forest Highway for an unknown duration. No further information was immediately available.
LOS ANGELES – A Torrance police captain has tentatively settled his lawsuit against the city in which he alleged he suffered a backlash when he complained that a former department chief created a hostile work environment by sexually harassing women and making offensive comments. Lawyers for Captain Martin Vukotic filed court papers on Oct. 12 with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana stating that a “conditional” accord had been reached in the plaintiff’s case and that a request for dismissal will be filed by Dec. 1. No terms were divulged. In their court papers, lawyers for the city…
LAWNDALE, Calif. – A man was shot and killed in Lawndale Friday evening. Deputies responded at 6:51 p.m. to the14800 block of Avis Avenue, between Rosecrans and Marine avenues, near Prairie Avenue and the border with Hawthorne, where they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323 890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
WILLOWBROOK, Calif. – One person was killed in a traffic collision in an unincorporated area of Willowbrook, authorities said Saturday. The crash was reported at 11:51 p.m. Friday and officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to East El Segundo Boulevard and South Willowbrook Avenue where they found the victim. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no further details available.