Los Angeles, Ca
Caitlin Clark makes her first SoCal appearance in the WNBA
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark will make her first appearance in the Southland, when the Indiana Fever roll into town against the Sparks on May 24, relocating from the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach.
She’ll face the No. 2 overall pick Cameron Brink and a rebuilding Sparks team looking to make their first postseason appearance since 2021.
Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, scored 21 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals in her preseason debut against the Dallas Wings in front of a sellout crowd in a preseason game.
Since the night she was drafted, her jersey has shattered WNBA jersey sales, selling out within the first day and doubled ticket sales. Since then, she’s been the face of the WNBA in anticipation for the WNBA season opener on May 14.
Earlier this month, Clark’s interaction with a reporter went viral, leading to the media member’s ban from Fever games for two weeks.
The Indiana Fever are looking for their first playoff appearance since 2016, winning their only WNBA title in 2012. Indiana will open their season against the Connecticut Sun on May 14.
College basketball’s all-time points leader took the University of Iowa to their first women’s national championship appearance in the school’s history, losing to South Carolina 87-75 and culminating one the greatest college basketball career’s ever.
Season-ticket holders can purchase their tickets early, with tickets releasing to the public on Thursday at 8 a.m.
Los Angeles, Ca
Suspect steals police SUV, causes pileup in downtown L.A.
A chaotic situation unfolded in downtown Los Angeles early Sunday morning when witnesses say a man stole a Los Angeles police SUV and slammed into other vehicles before crashing into a pole.
Preliminary information is extremely limited.
The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the area of 8th Street and Figueroa where two minivans were badly damaged in the collision.
Video from the scene also showed debris scattered along the roads and sidewalks. Less than a block away, the LAPD vehicle was also badly damaged after the driver crashed into a pole.
Footage from RMG Media showed a man being handcuffed and taken away in a police cruiser.
The extent of injuries was not immediately known.
This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA 5 News for updates.
Los Angeles, Ca
Suspect dead after hours-long SWAT standoff in Tarzana
A shooting suspect is dead after an hours-long SWAT standoff in Tarzana Saturday.
Police responded to reports of a man firing shots near Victory Boulevard and Sylvia Avenue at around 2 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The armed suspect later barricaded himself inside a home on the 19200 block of Victory Boulevard, prompting police to evacuate nearby residents in the area.
SWAT Team members and police created a perimeter around the house as the man remained barricaded inside.
Negotiators spoke with the suspect on the phone, attempting to convince him to come outside. However, after several conversations, police said the man hung up the phone and refused to cooperate.
At one point, the suspect’s partner reportedly called police to tell them he was armed with a gun and had fired shots inside their home.
After around five hours barricaded inside, SWAT members forcefully entered the house and found the suspect dead inside.
Neighbors in the area were concerned as they watched the situation unfold amid a large police presence in the area.
“It’s very scary,” said Laurence Brown, a Tarzana resident. “It was hard to evacuate the area because they established such a large perimeter. A lot of spectators want to know what is going on. They’re concerned about the events that have transpired.”
The circumstances surrounding the suspect’s death were not released. His identity and official cause of death will be determined by the coroner’s office.
The fatal incident remains under investigation.
Los Angeles, Ca
2 men from L.A., 2 from Las Vegas arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl, cocaine, on dark web
The United States Department of Justice announced four men have been arrested for selling fentanyl pills and cocaine on the dark web.
Authorities say Southern California natives, 21-year-old Alejandro Soto, and 21-year-old Austin Blanco, both from Burbank, and Las Vegas residents, 23-year-old Craig Rushton, and 20-year-old Christian McKibben have all been charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, two counts of distribution of fentanyl, and one count of distribution of cocaine.
The investigation began in April of 2021. The DOJ says the four men conspired with 23-year-old Van Nuys native Brian McDonald, and 23-year-old Ciara Clutario, of Burbank, to traffic fentanyl and cocaine.
McDonald and Clutario allegedly created vendor profiles on darknet marketplaces to sell fentanyl, cocaine, and other illegal narcotics in exchange for cryptocurrency.
The pair maintained online dark web profiles and arranged drug listings and shipment options, tracking drug orders received through the profiles, and offloading cryptocurrency received on the darknet marketplaces into cryptocurrency wallets that the co-conspirators controlled.
Both McDonald and Clutario were charged last year, their trials will begin on Aug. 6.
The DOJ says Soto, Blacano, McKibben, and Rushton were directed by McDonald and others to package and ship the drugs sold on the darknet. The defendants allegedly took care of the packaging of the narcotics at McKibben and Rushton’s home in Burbank.
The defendants allegedly sold and shipped hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of narcotics, including fentanyl and cocaine, to drug purchasers across the country.
If the four men are convicted, they face the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison.
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