Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 8, 2020- Brought to you by Black365

LA Sentinel (News) 2/7 8:00P alan

The Honorable Marcus Garvey began serving a five-year sentence in federal prison on trumped-up charges, 1925. The post Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 8, 2020- Brought to you by Black365 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel .

Actor Orson Bean Killed In Venice Crash

CBS Los Angeles 2/7 7:17P CBS Los Angeles

VENICE (CBSLA) Actor Orson Bean was struck and killed by a car in Venice Friday night, residents confirmed to CBSLA. Bean, 92, was best known for being a panelist on various versions of To Tell The...

Man Detained For Groping Over A Dozen USC Students Near Campus

CBS Los Angeles 2/7 5:50P CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) A man suspected of sexual battery against more than a dozen University of Southern California students was detained Friday near campus. Police made the arrest about 3 p.m. near Grand Avenue and Adams Boulevard in South Los...

Gang Member Pleads Guilty in 1993 Westlake Apartment Arson That Left 10 Dead

KTLA.com (News) 2/7 4:12P Erika Martin

An 18th Street gang member pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges Friday for his role in a deadly revenge-fueled arson that left 10 people dead in Los Angeles more than a quarter-century ago, prosecutors said. Joseph Monge, 44, pleaded guilty to...

Heart Attack Victim Thanks LAPD Officers For Saving His Life

CBS Los Angeles 2/7 3:52P CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) Surrounded by loved ones, 64-year-old Umberto Felipe walked into LAPD s 77th Station Friday to reunite with the two officers who saved his life almost four months ago. Their story...

Oscar nominee 'Hair Love' stems back to film industry training non-profit focused on diversity

abc7.com (KABC) 2/7 2:52P Miriam Hernandez

The 92nd Academy Awards will feature a slew of actors and filmmakers, including one nominee who got his start thanks to a non-profit program in Los Angeles.

Man Wanted in Violent Purse-Snatching Caught on Video in Las Vegas Arrested in Downtown L.A.

KTLA.com (News) 2/7 2:38P Erika Martin

A man accused of attacking an older woman inside a Las Vegas elevator before running off with her purse was arrested this week in Los Angeles, officials confirmed to KTLA Friday. Authorities had been searching for 43-year-old James Moore since...

Video: Large Tree Falls on Westside House

WestSideToday.com 2/7 2:18P Video

A large tree fell on a West Los Angeles home Friday causing significant damage. Find out more in this video made possible by  Alexander Audiology, Inc. . The post Video: Large Tree Falls on Westside House appeared first on WestsideToday .

Suspect Found Dead After Trading Gunfire With Police, 11-Hour Standoff Identified as Bell Gardens...

KTLA.com (News) 2/7 1:41P bdayktla

Coroner s officials have released the identity of a 17-year-old boy who was found dead in Bell Gardens Thursday after trading gunfire with police, then barricading himself inside a home, authorities said. Andrew Cortez of Bell Gardens was found...

State Assemblywoman Representing Boyle Heights Reprimanded for Unwanted Hug, Kiss

KTLA.com (News) 2/7 1:10P nouransalahiehktla

The leader of California s state Assembly on Friday formally reprimanded an assemblywoman and her chief of staff for inappropriate behavior — an unwanted hug and kiss from the assemblywoman and coarse sexual comments from her top aide. Assembly...

Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges

LA Sentinel (News) 2/7 1:03P allenm

The outcome followed months of remarkable impeachment proceedings, from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s House to Mitch McConnell’s Senate, reflecting the nation’s unrelenting partisan divide three years into the Trump presidency. The post Not guilty:...

Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal

LA Sentinel (News) 2/7 12:45P alan

“Today’s illegitimate acquittal is fitting for a dishonorable, unpatriotic, dangerous, illegitimate, and impeached president. Anyone who lends any credence to the idea that this unlawful outcome serves as a credible exoneration of Donald Trump is...

Culver-Adajcanet Hotel Fire Leaves One Dead

WestSideToday.com 2/7 12:43P Sam Catanzaro

Many displaced by Thursday blaze By Sam Catanzaro One person was killed in a fire that broke out in a hotel that housed many long term residents near Culver City Friday morning. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) the fire broke...

Harris: ‘The Senate Trial of Donald Trump Has Been a Miscarriage of Justice’

LA Sentinel (News) 2/7 12:22P alan

U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Wednesday delivered a speech on the floor of the United States Senate announcing that she will vote to convict President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of...

92-Year-Old Man Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Westlake

KTLA.com (News) 2/7 12:20P bdayktla

Police reached out to the public for help in finding a driver who they say backed into a 92-year-old man in Los Angeles Westlake district early Friday. The hit-and-run took place about 7:50 a.m. in...