LOS ANGELES (CNS) - “Battered, but OK,” actor Harrison Ford was hospitalized today with injuries he suffered when the World War II-era single-engine plane he was piloting lost power and crashed on a Venice golf course shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Airport. The single-engine plane, identified by the National Transportation Safety Board as a […]
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Skid row robbery suspect shot dead in LAPD scuffle
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Amid expressions of anger from the black community, an investigation was underway today into the shooting death on skid row of a robbery suspect who allegedly grabbed a patrolman’s weapon during a scuffle with several Los Angeles police officers. Three officers, including a sergeant fired their guns in the noon-hour struggle […]
Death investigation shuts SM 10 Fwy west and north PCH
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - All westbound lanes of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in Santa Monica and northbound lanes of Pacific Coast Highway were temporarily closed this morning for a death investigation. The California Highway Patrol said the body of a man was found in the 1200 block of Pacific Coast Highway around 3 a.m., […]
Actress reports $150K pearl-covered Oscar dress stolen
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - An investigation was continuing today into the theft of a pearl-covered $150,000 gown worn by Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o at the Academy Awards ceremony, during which she served as a presenter. Investigators were notified of the theft of the pearl-adorned dress about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nicole Nishida of the Sheriff’s Information […]
CHP captain sues over woman’s altercation on 10 Fwy
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A California Highway Patrol captain filed a lawsuit today alleging he was punished for resisting pressure from his employer to find that an officer acted improperly in an altercation with a woman alongside the Santa Monica (10) Freeway last summer that a bystander captured on video. Capt. Gregory Hammond, whose Los […]
