Top LA news: Ex-fire capt. arrested for stalking; city bans use of animals for entertainment; more

Top LA news: Ex-fire capt. arrested for stalking; city bans use of animals for entertainment; morePhoto: Olenka Kotyk/Unsplash
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Published on February 19, 2020

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Los Angeles.

Former Los Angeles County Fire Department captain arrested for stalking

A former Los Angeles County Fire Department captain was arrested Friday, a week after he is believed to have been involved in an alleged kidnapping and high-speed chase through Santa Clarita.

Read the full story on Santa Clarita Valley Signal.

Los Angeles City Council bans use of wild, exotic animals for entertainment

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban the use of exotic animals for entertainment purposes, effectively putting an end to traditional circuses and similar ventures within the city.

Read the full story on 10News – ABC San Diego KGTV.

George Gascón gets Kamala Harris endorsement in heated LA DA hace

In 2011, the 65-year-old Gascón succeeded Harris as San Francisco district attorney when she left to become California attorney general.

Read the full story on CBS Los Angeles.

Songwriter and ‘Good Times’ actress Ja’Net DuBois dies

Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.


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