Anthony Kurzweil is a web producer for KTLA in Los Angeles.
Anthony Kurzweil
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Freshman Who Left Oregon Football Program This Spring Charged in Norwalk Home Invasion Robbery
A 19-year-old who was part of the University of Oregon football program this spring was among two people charged in a home invasion robbery that took place in Norwalk earlier this month. Jalen Daniel Hall and 18-year-old Millard Lefenus Hill allegedly went into a home on Sept. 10 and proceeded to rob and threaten three people inside, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office stated. Hall and Hill forced the victims to move around the home as they took jewelry […]
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Driver Suspected of DUI in Fatal Head-On Collision in La Habra
One driver is dead, and the other is suspected of DUI following a head-on collision in La Habra early Thursday morning. The two-vehicle crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of East La Habra Boulevard and South Harbor Boulevard. One car was heading east on La Habra Boulevard when it crashed into the other vehicle, which was traveling north on Harbor Boulevard, the La Habra Police Department said. Each car had one occupant, La Habra Police Department Sgt. R. […]
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Unknown Chemical Substance Found at Mar Vista Home of Man Accused of Making Criminal Threats
Police are at a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles Thursday investigating a chemical substance found at the home of a man accused of making criminal threats earlier this week. Aerial video from Sky5 showed bomb squad and fire department personnel outside the home in the 3400 block of Federal Avenue. Police got a call about 5:49 a.m. that an unknown chemical had been discovered at the home. A man was arrested at the same home on […]
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3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles San Bernardino Area
An earthquake with a recorded magnitude of 3.4 shook the San Bernardino area Thursday morning. The quake struck about 2 miles north of Colton in San Bernardino County at 5:44 a.m., the USGS reported. The epicenter was located near the Carousel Mall shopping center and the 215 Freeway. The Geological Service’s ShakeMap showed weak shaking from the quake could be felt as far away as Victorville, Temecula and Los Angeles. No injuries or damage from the quake were immediately reported.
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San Bernardino Man, 2 Teens, Arrested in Phony Plea for Donations to ‘Funeral’ for Still-Alive Boy: Sheriff’s Dept.
A San Bernardino man and two teenagers have been arrested for allegedly faking the death of a young boy in order to collect funeral donations. Deputies found the trio holding signs and asking for donations Monday near the area of U.S. Highway 395 and Palmdale Road in Victorville, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release. The signs said the donations were for the funeral of a young boy, whose picture was attached. Richard Navarrete, 20, and […]
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Street Racing Suspected in Fiery Santa Ana Crash
Investigators suspect a car that crashed and caught fire in Santa Ana may have been involved in a street race when the driver struck a boulder and lost control. The crash was reported about 12:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of Ritchey Street, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Erik Miranda said. Arriving firefighters found the car fully engulfed in flames, Miranda said. After dousing the blaze, crews determined the vehicle had likely been involved in a street race and crashed […]
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Mahogany Fire Burns 4 Acres in Tujunga; No Homes Damaged
Fire crews doused a brush fire that threatened three homes in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The blaze, dubbed the Mahogany Fire, began about 7:30 a.m. and burned nearly 4 acres near the 10200 block of North Mahogany Trail, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey stated in a news alert. The wildfire scorched an area of medium density brush and temporarily threatened three homes, Humphrey stated. Video showed Los Angeles county and Los Angeles city firefighting […]
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Early Morning Fire Damages Buildings in South L.A.; Nearby Residents Displaced
Eight people were displaced following a fire that scorched multiple buildings in the Green Meadows neighborhood of South Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The fire was reported about 3:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of East 95th Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated in a news alert. Arriving firefighters found two vacant structures, which were still under construction, fully engulfed, Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Coropino said. One nearby occupied structure was also exposed, Coropino said. Firefighters managed to douse […]
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Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash in Torrance; Driver Sought
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in Torrance Monday morning. The incident was reported about 5 a.m. in the area of Hawthorne Boulevard and 227th Street, Torrance Police Department Sgt. Ronald Harris said. Responding officers found the victim, identified only as a man, still lying in the street and not breathing. He was pronounced dead at the scene after CPR attempts were unsuccessful, Harris said. Investigators are searching for the driver of a […]
