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• LA Takes Major Step Toward Banning New Oil, Gas Drilling In City

  26-01-2022 23:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The City Council took a major step Wednesday toward banning new oil and gas wells in Los Angeles, as well as to begin the amortization process necessary before phasing out existing oil and gas drilling.
  Members unanimously approved a series of recommendations from the council’s Budget and Finance Committee, including:
  — having the Department of City Planning and the City Attorney’s Office draft an ordinance to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and
  
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• Suspected Student Stabbing In Westlake Leads To Lockdown

  26-01-2022 23:26
  
  WESTLAKE (CBSLA) – Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in the Westlake area is on lockdown following the apparent stabbing of a student.
  School police say they have identified a suspect in the assault with a deadly weapon, but the person remains at large.
  It’s unclear if the suspect is also a student.
  The injured student’s condition is unknown at this time.
  Police are searching the campus, and parents are being asked not to come to the school.
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• Student Stabbed At Miguel Contreras Learning Complex In Westlake

  26-01-2022 23:26
  
  WESTLAKE (CBSLA) – A student was stabbed at a Westlake high school Wednesday, prompting a lockdown as police searched for the suspect.
  Los Angeles School Police Department officers responded at about 1:10 p.m. to the stabbing, which was reported at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex located at 322 Lucas Ave., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
  The 17-year-old student was found suffering at least one stab wound at the scene and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
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• Manhattan Beach School Employee, Kevin Bandel, Arrested On Child Pornography Allegation

  26-01-2022 22:43
  
  REDONDO BEACH (CBSLA) – A part-time employee of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District was arrested Wednesday for allegedly possessing child pornography, Redondo Beach police reported.
  Kevin Bandel, 30, of Manhattan Beach was taken into custody Wednesday morning and booked on suspicion of possession of child pornography, according to Lt. Fabian Saucedo of the Redondo Beach Police Department.
  Bail was set at $20,000, and Bandel was released early Wednesday afternoon, according to the L
  
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• 3 Injured After Car Crashes Into Patio Dining Area Of Covell In East Hollywood

  26-01-2022 22:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Two people were struck by a car that ended up crashing into the outdoor dining area of Covell in East Hollywood.
  (credit: CBS)
  A total of three people were injured Wednesday when the Mercedes crashed into the restaurant, in the 4600 block of West Hollywood Boulevard, at about 12:55 p.m. The car went as much as 10 feet into the restaurant’s dining area, but it’s unclear how far it ended up in the building.
  A man and a woman, both 27 years old, who were eati
  
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• Orange County Passes 6,000 Deaths For COVID-19

  26-01-2022 22:19
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Orange County Wednesday sprinted past a grim milestone of 6,000 COVID-19 deaths, while hospitalizations and other data indicated this winter’s Omicron variant-fueled surge is slowing.
  The county logged 28 more fatalities Wednesday, with all but one occurring this month. The other fatality occurred on Christmas Day.
  “We should expect that the death curve is going to fill in,” Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and UC Irvine professor of population health
  
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• Mexican National Sentenced For Rushing Cockpit Of Plane Taxiing At LAX, Assaulting Flight Attendant

  26-01-2022 22:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A Mexican national was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for trying to reach the cockpit of a plane taxiing at LAX and assaulting the flight attendant who tried to stop him.
  Luis Armando Victoria Dominguez, 34, of La Paz, Mexico, was also ordered to pay $20,132 in restitution. He had pleaded guilty in October 2021 to a count of interference with flight crew members and flight attendant.
  According to federal prosecutors, Dominguez was a passenger on United Air
  
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• Reward In Murder Of Compton Teen Tioni Theus Jumps To $110K

  26-01-2022 21:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl, whose body was dumped alongside the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles, has increased to $110,000.
  An undated photo of Tioni Theus, who was found shot to death at the side of the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2022. (Credit: Nafeesah Kincy)
  Tioni Theus’ body was discovered Jan. 8 on the side of the freeway on the Manchester Avenue on
  
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• Police In Standoff With Suspect Driving Allegedly Stolen Van In South LA

  26-01-2022 20:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Police were in a standoff Wednesday with a motorist in an allegedly stolen van who led officers on a brief chase in the South Los Angeles area.
  The chase led to the area of 59th Street and Budlong Avenue, where the vehicle stopped at about 11 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
  No weapons were displayed by the suspect, police said. The standoff was continuing early Wednesday afternoon.
  As a precaution, nearby John Muir Magnet Middle School, Budlong E
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect Driving Allegedly Stolen Van In South LA

  26-01-2022 20:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) –A motorist in an allegedly stolen van who led officers on a brief chase in the South Los Angeles area was taken into custody following a standoff with police.
  The chase led to the area of 59th Street and Budlong Avenue, where the vehicle stopped at about 11 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
  No weapons were displayed by the suspect, police said. The standoff was continuing early Wednesday afternoon.
  As a precaution, nearby John Muir Magnet Middle Sch
  
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• John Muir Magnet Middle School On Lockdown During Police Pursuit

  26-01-2022 20:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – John Muir Magnet Middle School, in the 5900 block of South Vermont Avenue, and Budlong Elementary School, in the 5900 block of South Budlong Avenue, are on lockdown, along with Parks Huerta Early Education Center, due to a standoff involving Los Angeles police and a suspect who led officers on a pursuit in an allegedly stolen vehicle in the south Los Angeles area.
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• LA City Council Votes To Ban Future Oil Drilling

  26-01-2022 20:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously voted to request an ordinance banning future oil drilling in the city, as well as to conduct an amortization study as a prerequisite to phasing out existing oil drilling.
  (This is a developing story. Check back for updates.) 
  
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• Firefighters Battling Blaze At Abandoned Hawthorne Mall

  26-01-2022 19:43
  
  HAWTHORNE (CBSLA) — Firefighters are battling a second-alarm fire at the abandoned Hawthorne mall.
  The fire was first reported at about 10 a.m. at the mall, in the 12100 block of South Hawthorne Boulevard.
  The mall, which has been abandoned since the late 1990s, has been seen in films such as “Gone Girl” and TV shows like “Westworld.”
  This is a breaking news story. More information will be added as it comes in.
  
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• Community Group Calls For Whiteman Airport In Pacoima To Be Shut Down

  26-01-2022 19:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Community groups and local leaders are calling for the closure of Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, where there’s been a number of recent small plane crashes.
  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
  The non-profit group Pacoima Beautiful is calling on Los Angeles County make safety a priority, and shut down Whiteman Airport, where there have been a number of plane crashes recently.
  “We cannot remain silent and idle while Pacoima residents live next to an airp
  
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• Standoff Forces Lockdown Of Hollywood High School

  26-01-2022 18:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A standoff with a suspect believed to be armed forced the lockdown of Hollywood High School Wednesday morning.
  Jan. 26, 2022. (CBSLA)
  The standoff involving a homeless person in a tent began sometime around 8 a.m. in the area of Selma Avenue and McCadden Place, according to Los Angeles police. The suspect was possibly armed with a gun. No shots were fired.
  Nearby Hollywood High and Larchmont Charter School, which is located on the campus of Selma Elementary School, we
  
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• Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire

  26-01-2022 18:21
  
  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, giving President Joe Biden a chance to nominate to the bench, a well-placed source familiar with the matter told CNN.
  Stephen Breyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during an interview on The David Rubenstein Show in New York on Sept. 13, 2021. (Getty Images)
  Breyer, 83, a consistent liberal vote on the Supreme Court with an unflappable belief in the US system of government and a pragmatic view of
  
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• Following Rams-49ers Ticket Fiasco, Third-Party Sellers See Massive Numbers

  26-01-2022 18:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The decision by the Los Angeles Rams to temporarily ban Northern California residents from buying tickets to see the San Francisco 49ers play in the NFC title game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood generated plenty of controversy, and now may have backfired.
  49er fans cheer during the game between the 49ers and the Rams on Jan. 9, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Getty Images)
  On Sunday, immediately after the Rams defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisio
  
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• Glendale Tightens Outdoor Watering Restrictions, Enacts Drought Charge On Water Bills

  26-01-2022 17:53
  
  GLENDALE (CBSLA) — Water usage restrictions are about tighten again in Glendale, where the City Council approved another phase of mandatory conservation due to the ongoing drought.
  Glendale’s Phase III of its Mandatory Water Conservation Ordinance limits outside watering to Tuesdays and Saturdays for no more than 10 minutes each at a water station.
  Phase III also carries a drought charge of about 60 cents for every 1,000 gallons of water in order to recover the portion of fixed expen
  
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• San Jose Becomes First US City To Require Liability Insurance For Gun Owners

  26-01-2022 16:10
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose City Council voted Tuesday night to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what’s believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States.
  The San Jose City Council overwhelmingly approved the measure despite opposition from gun owners who said it would violate their Second Amendment rights and promised to sue.
  The Silicon Valley city of about 1 million followed a trend of other Democratic-led cities that have sought to rein
  
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• Actress Kathryn Kates, Known For ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Orange Is The New Black,’ Dies At 73

  26-01-2022 15:50
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Actress Kathryn Kates, who appeared in episodes of “Seinfeld” and “Orange Is the New Black,” has died at the age of 73.
  Kathryn Kates attends the Broadway Opening Night performance after party for “Significant Other” at the Redeye Grill on March 2, 2017, in New York City. (Getty Images)
  Kates died of cancer on Saturday, her agent, Ben Jordan, told USA Wednesday on Tuesday night, adding a memorial service is being prepared for her in
  
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• Actress Kathryn Kates, Know For ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Orange Is The New Black,’ Dies At 73

  26-01-2022 15:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Actress Kathryn Kates, who appeared in episodes of “Seinfeld” and “Orange Is the New Black,” has died at the age of 73.
  Kathryn Kates attends the Broadway Opening Night performance after party for “Significant Other” at the Redeye Grill on March 2, 2017, in New York City. (Getty Images)
  Kates died of cancer on Saturday, her agent, Ben Jordan, told USA Wednesday on Tuesday night, adding a memorial service is being prepared for her in
  
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• Kobe Bryant Remembered On 2-Year Anniversary Of His Death

  26-01-2022 14:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the tragic helicopter crash which claimed the lives of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others.
  A pedestrian walks past a mural of the late Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna by artist @sloe_motions on Jan. 25, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Getty Images)
  Former Lakers teammate Jordan Farmar spoke to CBSLA this week about his memories of Bryant.
  “When my oldest daughter was born, and I have a pictur
  
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• Laguna Hills High Student Spouts Racial Slurs At Black Player During Basketball Game

  26-01-2022 13:45
  
  LAGUNA HILLS (CBSLA) — A Laguna Hills High School student unleashed a flurry of racial slurs directed at the only Black player on Portola High School’s boy’s basketball team during a game last week.
  A cell phone camera captured the flurry of slurs directed at the player during the game between Portola High and Laguna Hills High on Jan. 21. In the video, the racist taunts go on for about a minute. The unidentified student is heard saying, “Where is his slave owner?”
  
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• Laguna Hills Student Spouts Racial Slurs At Black Player

  26-01-2022 07:38
  
  LAGUNA HILLS (CBSLA) — A Laguna Hills High School student unleashed a flurry of racial slurs directed at the only black player on the opposing team.
  “I was enraged, hurt,” said Sabrina Little-Brown, the mother of the Portola High School player. “To know that a child has that much ignorance, hatred and disdain for someone they do not even know is absolutely hurtful.
  Little-Brown and her husband went to the Irvine City Council meeting to share their outrage after they claim
  
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• Authorities Searching For Missing Teen Girl Allegedly Taken By Her Mother

  26-01-2022 06:59
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBLSA) – On Tuesday, police sought the public’s help to locate a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing in Santa Monica after allegedly being taken by her mother.
  Isabela Belani was last seen about 4 p.m. on Jan. 11 during a planned visitation with her 52-year-old mother Shari Jackowitz, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued a missing persons advisory on behalf of the Santa Monica Police Department.
  Isabela is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 130 p
  
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• Woman Details Encounter With Man Accused Of Killing Brianna Kupfer

  26-01-2022 06:47
  
  HIGHLAND PARK (CBSLA) — Susana Pardo was on her morning jog when she noticed a man seemingly stalking her as she made her way through Highland Park.
  “The look on his face,” she recalled. “His eyes, just looked like he was empty… He was very, very scary.”
  As she continued her jog, she continually spotted the man confirming her suspicions and gut instinct that this man was a predator. When she got to the intersection at Meridian Street and Figueroa Street she d
  
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• Police Getting Additional Funds To Crack Down On Illegal Street Racing

  26-01-2022 06:33
  
  TARZANA (CBSLA) – The Los Angeles Police Department, along with city leaders, said they were going to crack down on street racing who put people lives in danger and disrupt neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley.
  Video captured a car involved in an illegal sideshow swerving dangerously close to spectators. (source: On Scene)
  Authorities have now launched a special enforcement team to breakup this illegal activity.
  The illegal and dangerous sideshows, where drivers engage in 360-degree tu
  
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• Torrance Police Seek Public’s Help In Shooting Death Of A Woman

  26-01-2022 05:45
  
  TORRANCE (CBSLA) – Torrance police on Tuesday sought public help to solve the shooting death of a woman.
  Officers sent to the 1800 block of Del Amo Boulevard, near Western Avenue and the border with Los Angeles, at about 2 a.m. Monday on an “unknown trouble” call found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound at the scene, according to Sgt. Mark Ponegalek of the Torrance Police Department.
  The Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported that the victim was a
  
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• Kennard Scores 7 In Final 9 Seconds As Clippers Stun Wizards

  26-01-2022 04:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Luke Kennard scored seven points inside the final 9 seconds, including a go-ahead four-point play with 1.9 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 35-point first-half deficit to stun the Washington Wizards 116-115 on Tuesday night.
  Kennard hit a 32-footer out of a timeout and then, after Washington committed a 5-second violation, sank another 3 running to his right while absorbing a foul from Bradley Beal. He finished with 25 points.
  Amir Coffey scored
  
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• James Has 33, Lakers Beat Nets 106-96 In Davis’ Return

  26-01-2022 04:02
  
  LOS ANGELES  (AP) — LeBron James welcomed Anthony Davis back with a lob pass for the game’s first basket, then turned to his own offense to score 33 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 106-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.
  Davis had eight points in 25 minutes after missing 17 games with a sprained left knee and the Lakers got good nights off the bench from Malik Monk and Carmelo Anthony.
  James added seven rebounds and six assists, punctuating his performanc
  
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• Elton John Tests Positive For COVID; Postpones 2 Shows

  26-01-2022 03:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Elton John may not be saying “farewell” to the yellow brick road just yet, but he’s been forced to take a break from it.
  The music legend has tested positive for COVID-19 and has postponed two shows in Dallas.
  He made the announcement just hours before the start of the first show scheduled for today and tomorrow.
  This is his second week on tour after a nearly two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
  He recently played multiple shows at the Toyota Center
  
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• Highly Touted COVID-19 Antiviral Treatments In Short Supply

  26-01-2022 02:43
  
  FULLERTON (CBSLA) – New drugs to treat COVID-19 symptoms have been touted as much needed weapons to help control the pandemic, but some doctors and medical centers are wondering why they haven’t yet received them.
  Jan. 25, 2022 (CBSLA)
  “I have better luck asking my patients to go out there and find Cryptonite than finding these medications at this point,” said. Dr. Thomas Yadegar, a pulmonary critical care physician in Tarzana.
  Dr. Yadegar said he’s tried to get the
  
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• EDD Under Fire As Scammers Target Disability Claims

  26-01-2022 02:31
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Fraudsters are once again targeting EDD but this time, they’re going after disability claims.
  The department is now being accused of moving too slowly while it weeds out the bad claims so it can pay those who have legitimate ones.
  Months without pay is taking a toll on many Californians who are on disability.
  “Today is 56 days since I have been paid,” said one disability recipient. “Fortunately I had a little nest egg but it’s getting dow
  
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• Pasadena To Implement Gunshot Detection System, Considers ‘Ring’ Cameras In High Crime Areas

  26-01-2022 02:15
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — Pasadena will implement new crime-fighting technology, such as a gunshot detection system, as part of an initiative to enhance policing in the city.
  “We are looking at the possibility of installing ‘Ring’ cameras for residences,” said Pasadena Police Department Lt. Bill Grisafe. “We just began looking at that, there may be other ventures that may be helpful.”
  The Pasadena police said that home security video recorded on “Ring&rdq
  
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• ‘She Led With Love, Kindness, And Compassion’: County Establishes Sandra Shells Memorial Fund In Honor Of Slain Nurse

  26-01-2022 00:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — County-USC Medical Center officials have established a memorial fund in honor of nurse Sandra Shells after being overwhelmed with love and support since her death.
  (credit: Los Angeles County)
  Shells, 70, died after being attacked while waiting at a bus stop near Union Station on Jan. 13. She was taken to the very hospital where she worked as an emergency room nurse, County-USC Medical Center.
  A homeless man, Kerry Bell, has been charged with her murder.
  The county sa
  
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• Free Drive-Through COVID Test Site Opens In Whittier

  26-01-2022 00:40
  
  WHITTIER (CBSLA) — The City of Whittier has opened a free drive-through COVID-19 test site to serve the community and the surrounding areas.
  The site, located at Guirado Park at 5760 Pioneer Blvd., will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11  a.m.to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The site was opened in partnership with GUARDaHEART.
  “We are honored to support the city and community of Whittier in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing on-site PCR swa
  
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• NFL, LA County Go On Public Education Blitz To Block COVID From Super Bowl Festivities

  26-01-2022 00:00
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — With less than three weeks to the big game, the NFL and Los Angeles County health officials are embarking on public education blitz to try and block COVID-19 from ruining the Super Bowl.
  HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 18: General view of a billboard near Hollywood & Vine featuring the Vince Lombardi Trophy, promoting Super Bowl 56 (Super Bowl LVI) to be held at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on January 18, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Grif
  
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