Family searches for man who disappeared in Los Angeles County
KTLA » Lynwood
by Vivian Chow
5d ago
Loved ones are searching for a missing man who disappeared in Los Angeles County.  The missing man was identified as Davondre Smith, 20, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Smith was last seen on March 18 on the 3200 block of Magnolia Avenue in Lynwood at around 10 a.m. He's described as a black male standing 6 feet tall and weighing 140 pounds. He has short black hair and brown eyes.  He was last seen wearing a black hat, black hoodie, black pants and white/red Nike Jordan-style shoes. Smith’s family has not heard from him since his disappearance and is concern ..read more
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Thieves steal copper statue from Lynwood high school
KTLA » Lynwood
by Cameron Kiszla
2M ago
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in tracking down a copper statue stolen from a Lynwood high school and apprehending the thieves. The statue at Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School, 5246 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., was taken between 2 p.m. Saturday and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, the LASD said in a news release. This was at least the second attempt at taking this statue; would-be thieves in a black truck tried to take it at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 17 as well ..read more
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Healthcare workers sue L.A. County hospital for alleged firing over protesting safety issues
KTLA » Lynwood
by Vivian Chow, Kareen Wynter
2M ago
A group of healthcare workers filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles County hospital, claiming they were fired over protesting unsafe staffing conditions. Nine workers from St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood are being represented by attorney Gloria Allred. The workers said they were wrongfully fired after speaking up about what they claimed were concerning practices involving patient care and other safety issues at the hospital. A press conference was held Friday where Allred and the plaintiffs spoke about the lawsuit. “The heart of St. Francis is the people who work there,” said Scott Bying ..read more
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L.A. County hospital seeks family of unknown patient
KTLA » Lynwood
by Vivian Chow
3M ago
An L.A. County hospital is searching for the family of a patient who was found in Bell Gardens last week. The woman is currently at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood and has been there since Dec. 14. She was found at John Anson Ford Park located at 8000 Park Lane, hospital staff said. She is described as a woman in her mid to late 30s. She stands around 5 feet three inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. She has black hair and dark brown eyes. She speaks both English and Spanish with possibly a Portuguese or Island accent. No personal information or belongings were found to help identif ..read more
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St. Francis workers' strike to be joined by allies, mariachi band
KTLA » Lynwood
by Cameron Kiszla, Carlos Herrera
6M ago
The strike by hundreds of nurses and health care workers against Lynwood's St. Francis Medical Center continued Tuesday, the second day of a planned five-day work stoppage. On Tuesday, a mariachi band and union members were expected to gather with the picketers in front of the hospital as they continue to call for better wages and an end to what they describe as short staffing. On Monday, hospital officials issued a statement saying they continue "to bargain in good faith with union leadership with the goal of reaching agreements in the best interests of the hospital, its employees, and most i ..read more
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Nurses protest 'short staffing' at Lynwood hospital in latest iteration of 'hot labor summer'
KTLA » Lynwood
by Cameron Kiszla, Ellina Abovian
7M ago
Temperatures are increasing in the Southland, and so too is hot labor summer. On Tuesday, nurses became the latest to picket their employer, following similar labor actions by writers and actors, hotel workers, UPS drivers and Los Angeles city employees, among others. Hundreds of nurses and supporters of the St. Francis Registered Nurses Association picketed St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood Tuesday morning to protest what they describe in a press release as short staffing at "one of the busiest hospitals in Los Angeles County." They also joined writers and actors on picket lines as a show ..read more
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Body found at Lynwood Metro station
KTLA » Lynwood
by Marc Sternfield
7M ago
Authorities are investigating a “suspicious death” at the L.A. Metro station in Lynwood Friday morning. The victim’s body was found on a stairway at C Line’s Long Beach Boulevard station around 7 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Video showed crime scene tape surrounding the light rail station’s entrance underneath the tracks and the 105 Freeway. No further information was immediately released. The victim’s body was found at C Line’s Long Beach Boulevard station around 7:00 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Aug. 25, 2023. (KTLA) Buses were replacing ..read more
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L.A. County teen girl missing for weeks as search continues
KTLA » Lynwood
by Vivian Chow
9M ago
Authorities are continuing to search for a teenager who disappeared in Lynwood in early June. The missing girl, Maria Fernanda Deniz, 17, was last seen on June 8 on the 12200 block of Long Beach Boulevard around 7 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deniz is described as a Hispanic female standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds with brown eyes, long black hair, and a pierced nose.  She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, gray pants, and black and red Nike shoes. Authorities believe she may be headed to the Cypress Park area of Northeast L.A. The gi ..read more
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Angel City FC shares soccer skills with incarcerated women in Lynwood
KTLA » Lynwood
by Samantha Cortese, Cameron Kiszla
1y ago
Angel City Football Club, the National Women's Soccer League team in Los Angeles, is already making an impact in the community. Angel City FC joined the United Kingdom-based nonprofit Twinning Project, which works to reduce recidivism by "twinning" or pairing soccer teams with correctional facilities. While the Twinning Project has worked with more than 70 clubs, this is the first time a women's facility in the U.S. was chosen. The only other U.S. facility to participate was Rikers Island in New York. And what better club to start than Angel City FC, the first majority woman-owned major profes ..read more
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Rideshare driver killed, car stolen in Lynwood: LASD
KTLA » Lynwood
by Cameron Kiszla
1y ago
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is looking for two men accused of killing a rideshare driver and taking his vehicle in Lynwood early Friday morning. The driver, a Lynwood resident in his 30s, was shot in the upper torso at around 1:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Imperial Highway, the LASD said in a news release. Footage shows the crime scene was outside of a 7-Eleven. Investigators learned the man had been working as a rideshare driver and had stopped in a parking lot, where he and his two passengers became "involved in a physical altercation," authorities said. One passenger then al ..read more
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