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Demonstrators Gather Outside Democratic Donor Ed … Demonstrators gathered outside the West Hollywood home of Democratic donor Ed Buck, demanding answers about the investigation into the deaths of two black men in Buck’s apartment. Activists say Buck is getting a free pass because of his political connections. John Fenoglio reports for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on Feb. 23, 2019.
2nd Man to Die in Political Donor Ed Buck’s WeHo … The second man to die in the West Hollywood home of Democratic donor and activist Ed Buck was unresponsive for at least 15 minutes before anyone called 911, according to the man’s autopsy report. The Los Angeles County coroner’s report, which was obtained by The Times on Friday, says that Timothy Dean, 55, died on […]
2nd Death in Democratic Donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood … A man found dead in democratic donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood home died as a result of an accidental methamphetamine overdose, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Monday. Timothy Dean, 55, was found unresponsive at Buck’s apartment on the 1200 block of Laurel Avenue on January 7 and was pronounced dead at the scene, according […]
Detectives Conducting Interviews After 2nd Death … The second deadly drug overdose within two years at the West Hollywood home of a well-known political donor remained under investigation Tuesday. The death of 55-year-old Timothy Dean at Ed Buck’s apartment on Jan. 7 has been ruled an accidental methamphetamine overdose, county officials announced Monday. Dean’s death marked the second time a black man […]
Rep. Ted Lieu Says He Will Give Contributions From … After the body of a black man was found in longtime Democratic donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood apartment this week, U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu announced he will donate more than $18,000 in campaign contributions he received from Buck to LGBTQ and African American civil rights organizations. Buck’s Laurel Avenue apartment has been the scene of […]
Democratic Donor Ed Buck Sued by Mother of Man Who … The mother of a gay black man who died in the West Hollywood home of Ed Buck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the longtime Democratic donor, alleging he was a drug dealer who injected her son with a fatal dose of crystal methamphetamine. The suit filed Tuesday by LaTisha Nixon, whose 26-year-old son, […]
Outside Ed Buck’s WeHo Apartment Where 2 Men Have … The mother of Gemmel Moore led protesters on Friday outside Ed Buck’s West Hollywood apartment, where her son and another man died, in calling for the Democratic Party donor’s prosecution in both cases, saying he has a documented history of targeting vulnerable black men. Kimberly Cheng reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on […]
Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman dies at 94 Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blücher in “Young Frankenstein” and self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. She was 94. Leachman died in her sleep of natural causes at her home in […]
Activists Say Investigators Aren’t Doing Enough After … The Laurel Avenue home of a prominent West Hollywood LGBTQ political activist has been the scene of two mysterious deaths in the last two years. In both cases, African American men were found dead inside the home of Ed Buck. The first death in 2017 involved drugs, and authorities said there was insufficient evidence to […]
Ed Buck’s Attorney Says Critics Have Unfairly Used … The attorney for Ed Buck, the longtime Democratic donor whose West Hollywood home has been the scene of two black men’s deaths since 2017, said Friday that critics have unfairly used race to blame his client for the deaths. “Some people still want us to have a race war,” attorney Seymour Amster said of Buck’s […]
Deaths of Black Men at Prominent Donor’s Home Spark … Residents of a two-story Laurel Avenue apartment complex in West Hollywood stood on the building’s front porch as dozens of protesters shouted at them. The residents were mostly white. The protesters were mostly black. What brought them together in a heated scene Monday night was the troubling, baffling and, for some, deeply infuriating case of […]
John Duran to Relinquish WeHo Mayor’s Position Amid … Mayor John Duran announced Monday that he will resign the largely ceremonial position for health reasons amid sexual harassment allegations. Duran said he will relinquish the title — which is rotated annually among City Council members — with two months to go but will remain on the council, the Los Angeles Times reported. Duran was recently […]
Man Found Dead at West Hollywood Home of Prominent … For the second time within 18 months, a man was found dead at the West Hollywood home of wealthy Democratic donor Edward Buck, authorities said Monday. Paramedics responded to Buck’s apartment in the 1200 block of Laurel Avenue shortly after 1 a.m., where they discovered an unresponsive victim, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
Protesters, West Hollywood Residents Put Pressure … Some of the protesters were affiliated with the #MeToo movement. Others with Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ groups. Many were simply West Hollywood residents who were fed up with all the drama. They showed up at a packed West Hollywood City Council meeting Tuesday because of two scandals: the recent sexual harassment allegations against Mayor […]
NYC’s first African American mayor, David Dinkins, … David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African-American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his mishandling of a riot in Brooklyn, has died. He was 93. Dinkins died Monday, the New York City Police Department confirmed. The department said officers were called […]
The year in review: Influential people who died in … Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia. Prigozhin’s Aug. 23 death put an exclamation point on what had already been […]
2nd Man Found Dead Inside Democratic Donor Ed Buck’s … The second black man to die inside the West Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck was identified Wednesday as some politicians began to distance themselves from the prominent Democratic donor. Timothy Dean, 55, worked at Saks Fifth Avenue’s Beverly Hills location and was well-liked in the community, according to his roommate, Ottavio Taddei. “He was a […]
Prosecutors Decline to File Charges Against Prominent … Prosecutors have declined to file charges against prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck in connection with the fatal overdose last summer of a 26-year-old man at Buck’s West Hollywood home, citing insufficient evidence, according to court records. In a document dated Thursday, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said that the “admissible evidence is insufficient […]
Escondido couple clones beloved pet dog credited … They knew Marley was the perfect dog. So when it came time to say goodbye to their beloved Labrador, Alicia and David Tschirhart did what they had to do to keep a part of Marley alive — they cloned him. Ziggy’s resemblance to Marley, the California couple say, is uncanny. “They have the same personality, […]
Prosecutors Reviewing Fatal Overdose of Man Who Died … Prosecutors are reviewing whether to file charges in the fatal overdose of a 26-year-old man who died last summer in the West Hollywood home of prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck. Gemmel Moore’s July 2017 death was ruled an accident, and an initial review by sheriff’s deputies found nothing suspicious. But the following month, Los Angeles […]
Sen. Kamala Harris Defends Criminal Justice History … Before a majority black crowd in early primary state South Carolina, 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris mounted a forceful defense of her career as a prosecutor. Harris has been criticized by activists on the Democratic party’s left for decisions she made as California’s attorney general and San Francisco district attorney — including on criminal justice […]
Facebook Allowed ‘Friendly Fraud’ in Order to Profit … Facebook allowed children to rack up huge bills on digital games while the company rejected recommendations for addressing what it dubbed “friendly fraud,” according to newly released court documents. The internal Facebook memos and other records were unsealed late Thursday to comply with a judge’s order in a federal court case settled in 2016. The […]
Drug Paraphernalia Found in WeHo Apartment of Prominent … The West Hollywood apartment of a prominent Democratic donor where a 26-year-old man was found dead of an overdose this summer was littered with drug paraphernalia, according to the man’s autopsy report. The Los Angeles County coroner’s report, which was obtained by the Los Angeles Times on Friday, says that Gemmel Moore died from an […]
Mother of Man Who Overdosed at WeHo Home of Prominent … The mother of a man who died after apparently overdosing at the West Hollywood apartment belonging to prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck told KTLA that there is more to the story behind the death. Latisha Nixon is asking the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to launch a “thorough investigation” into her son Gemmel Moore’s death. […]
LAUSD Teachers Strike Shows Garcetti Risks in Potential … A Los Angeles teachers’ strike that sent thousands of shouting educators into downtown streets, paralyzing traffic during a rainstorm and leaving a half-million students in uncertainty, isn’t the kind of publicity Mayor Eric Garcetti needed for his potential presidential campaign. The Democratic mayor, who has said he will soon decide whether to enter the 2020 […]
Ed Buck Lawyer Says Councilwoman Waging ‘Character … A lawyer for a wealthy Democratic donor who has become the subject of an investigation into a drug death claims that a West Hollywood official has launched a “character attack” on his client and should be investigated for ethics violations. As Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives continue to investigate the death of Gemmel Moore […]
Family, Friends of Man Who Died in WeHo Home of Prominent … After Gemmel Moore was found dead of a drug overdose in the West Hollywood home of prominent Democratic fundraiser Ed Buck, the contrasts between the two men immediately jumped out to Moore’s family. Moore was 26, black and poor. He had been homeless and had worked as an escort. Buck was 62, white and wealthy, […]
Family, Friends Host Vigil for Man Who Overdosed … Family and friends gathered for a vigil on Friday night in remembrance of Gemmel Moore, a 26-year-old man who was found dead in West Hollywood home of Democratic donor Ed Buck. Mary Beth McDade reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on August 18, 2017.
Homicide Detectives Investigate Man’s Overdose Death … Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal drug overdose of a 26-year-old man at the West Hollywood home of prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck. Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Monday that while coroner’s officials ruled Gemmel Moore’s July 27 death an accident, homicide detectives will be conducting a follow-up investigation […]
Mother of Man Found Dead at Donor’s WeHo Home Urges … The mother of a 26-year-old man who died at a wealthy Democratic donor’s home in West Hollywood in what was initially determined to be an accidental drug overdose is calling for more alleged victims to come forward. The circumstances surrounding Gemmel Moore’s death have been called into question, and the man’s mother, Letisha Nixon, spoke at […]
Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar Among Nominees for 60th Annual … Nominations for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday on “CBS This Morning.” Singer Andra Day revealed the nominations in four categories: record of the year, song of the year (which goes to the writers), best new artist and album of the year. The Latin single “Despacito” keeps its winning streaking alive by snagging […]
Mother Says Late Son’s Missing Ring Was ‘Symbol of … The mother of a 23-year-old La Cañada High School graduate who died in October is searching for a missing ring that she said served as a symbol of strength for her son. On the morning of Oct. 27, Ryder Buck was walking across the 2 Freeway in Glendale when he was struck by two cars. […]
Actor James Garner, Known for Roles in ‘Maverick’ … James Garner, the understated, wisecracking everyman actor who enjoyed multi-generational success on both the small and big screens, has died. He was 86. Police, who were called to his residence Saturday night in Los Angeles, say he died of natural causes. Garner starred in hit TV series almost 20 years apart — “Maverick” in the […]