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Suspect arrested in Valley Glen double fatal shooting; 2nd victim identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

A man was arrested in connection with a dispute that resulted in a double fatal shooting in Valley Glen earlier this week, police said Thursday.The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Monday in the 12900 block of Victory Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Three men became involved in some kind of altercation when two of them took out guns and shot at each other.All three men suffered numerous gunshot wounds, police said.Arkadi Simonyan, 44, and Mesrop Malkhasyan, 38, both of North Hollywood, eventually succumbed to their injuries.The third man, 23-year-old Vahan Simonyan, was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.Detectives discovered that the shooting stemmed from an earlier business dispute, police said.Vahan Simonyan was booked on suspicion of murder despite still being hospitalized.The relationship between the two Simonyans was not immediately released and police did not provide any additional details about the shooting or arrest.

Meet the candidates vying for Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

KTLA’s political series, Inside California Politics, will air a special program on California’s 2024 Senate race on Thursday at 7 p.m. on KTLA and Nexstar Media Group’s local stations around the state.The special, “Inside California Politics: The Race for the Senate,” will feature the three leading candidates running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein after she retires in 2025: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank).The special will be hosted by KTLA's Frank Buckley and Inside California Politics co-host Nikki Laurenzo.

White, Asian population grew in U.S. last year thanks to immigration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year.Immigration also propelled the expansion of the Asian population, which was the fastest-growing race or ethnic group last year in the U.S., while births outpacing deaths helped propel growth in Hispanic, Black, tribal and Hawaiian populations.Population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show what drove changes in different race, ethnic and age groups last year, as well as since the start of COVID-19's spread in the U.S. in April 2020. The country had grown to 333.2 million people by the middle of last year, a 0.4% increase over the previous year, according to the 2022 population estimates.For white residents in the U.S., immigration drove the expansion. Without it, the white population, including those who identify as more than one race, would have dropped last year by more than 85,000 people instead of growing meagerly by more than 388,000 residents, or 0.1%. Migrant enco...

Levain Bakery Lands In LA and Rosé Day Los Angeles – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

The  popular New York-based Levain Bakery  opens in Larchmont Village on Saturday, June 24 and to celebrate, the first 100 people in line at 8 a.m. will receive a  Levain Bakery Larchmont Village tote with bakery swag. Throughout opening day, there will be balloon twisting and face painting. Proceeds from the grand opening  will be donated to Alexandria House,  a transitional home for women and children located in Wilshire Center.Rosé Day Los Angeles takes place on Saturday, June 24 at a  new location,  King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas, with  first-time headlining music act Guy Gerber, a Rosé Beer Garden and Frozé Zone. Champagne, wine and spirits include Perrier-Jouët, G.H. Mumm et Cie, Château Sainte Marguerite, Rumor, La Fête du Rosé, Absolut Elyx, and Código 1530 Tequila as well as celebrity brands, like  Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston’s Dos Hombres Mezcal, Brody Jenner’s Mamitas, and JOYO from Jay Shetty. Gourmet food trucks, selected by Iron Chef Marc Forgione, will feature his...

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

By JESSICA GRESKO | Associated PressWASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.States that draw water from the river — Arizona, Nevada and Colorado — and water districts in California that are also involved in the case had urged the court to decide for them, which the justices did in a 5-4 ruling. Colorado had argued that siding with the Navajo Nation would undermine existing agreements and disrupt the management of the river.The Biden administration had said that if the court were to come down in favor of the Navajo Nation, the federal government could face lawsuits from many other tribes.Lawyers for the Navajo Nation had characterized the tribe’s request as modest, saying they simply were seeking an assessment of the tribe’s water needs and a plan to meet them.The facts of the case go back to treaties that the tribe and the federal government signed in 1849 and 1868. The second t...

Campus assault suspect eludes arrest for 2 years, after “So I raped you” Facebook message

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after a former Gettysburg College student finally saw charges filed over her 2013 campus sexual assault, the man suspected of sending her a Facebook message that said, “ So I raped you,” remains on the run.Shannon Keeler, 28, and her attorneys question how Ian T. Cleary has avoided capture in an age when people are tracked by their cellphones, internet connections, security cameras and credit card purchases. Investigators, led by the U.S. Marshals Service, believe the 30-year-old from Silicon Valley is likely overseas and on the move.“How is he financially supporting himself? How is he able to travel abroad without detection? Has he assumed a false identity?” asked Andrea Levy, legal director of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, who represents Keeler. “Who’s helping him?”Keeler was sexually assaulted on a snowy December night in her dorm room. She texted friends for help even before he fled, and went to police the same day.For years, local officials d...

7 hospitalized, 80 to 90 fans injured by hail while attending Louis Tomlinson concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

Thunderstorms rolled across the state on Wednesday, with some storms producing severe weather and hail.West Metro Fire crews went to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where at least seven people were injured by hail at the Louis Tomlinson concert and hospitalized. Between 80 and 90 other people were injured and treated at Red Rocks, West Metro Fire officials said in a posting on Twitter. The injuries included cuts and broken bones.UPDATE: Red Rocks hail storm- 7 people transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. A total of 80 to 90 people treated on scene. Injuries include cuts and broken bones. Sporadic hail still coming down in Morrison area. @StadiumMedical pic.twitter.com/gM7KKNqocW— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) June 22, 2023WMFR responding to Red Rocks, working with Stadium Medical at this hour. Several people hit by hail and injured at tonight’s concert. The number of potential patients and extent of injuries is not known at this time. pic.twitter.com/Owrgu...

Peninsula man fatally shot near Oakland’s Uptown area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

OAKLAND — A 27-year-old Daly City Man was fatally shot Wednesday evening near the Uptown district, authorities said.His name has not yet been released.The man was shot about 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of 26th Street, a mixture of homes and businesses, which runs between Broadway and Telegraph Avenue.The man was shot after getting into a dispute of some kind with another person, authorities said.  He was taken to a hospital where he later died.Police have not yet said why the man was in Oakland or what the dispute was about.  No suspect information has been released.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Former 49ers, Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski owes $15 million in unpaid taxes, court filing says Crime and Public Safety | ‘We’re very gratified’: Oakland rapper Philthy Rich avoids jail time in gun case as judge rejects prosecution’s request for 30-month prison term Crime and Public Safety | Man slain wh...

New acting Antioch city manager to be announced Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

Antioch will announce its pick to replace outgoing Acting City Manager Forrest Ebbs following a special meeting on Friday.The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with a closed-door session followed by a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. to discuss items that council members have not gotten to due to packed agendas and long meetings.Ebbs announced in an email last week that he has accepted a position as one of two Modesto deputy city managers.Ebbs worked for the city of Antioch for more than eight years as community development director, and most recently as acting city manager, a title he held since March 17. He was tapped to fill in after City Manager Cornelius Johnson was placed on leave for reasons that are still unclear.The interim city manager confirmed that his official last day will be July 14. But because of previously scheduled vacations, his last day at work will be this Friday.Earlier this week, Mayor Lamar Thorpe said while he supported a national search for a new city manager, “w...

Warrant reveals violent new details in death of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:20 GMT

A New Hampshire arrest warrant unsealed Tuesday alleges that Adam Montgomery killed his daughter Harmony, 5, by striking her in the head repeatedly “with a closed fist” when she had bathroom accidents while the family was living in a Chrysler Sebring they’d park outside a Manchester apartment building.According to the arrest warrant, based on an interview with Kayla Montgomery, Adam Montgomery turned from the driver’s seat, striking his daughter Harmony “with sets of three to four blows with a closed fist to Harmony’s head/face on three separate occasions over the course of a few minutes.”RELATED: Adam Montgomery killed his 5-year-old daughter Harmony by hitting her in the head, stored the girl’s dead body at work: Arrest warrantThe date of the alleged assault inside the car was December 7, 2019, according to the arrest warrant.After the third flurry of blows, Kayla Montgomery told police that Adam Montgomery told her, “I think I really hurt her this time. I think I did something,” ...