| | | | The news for Friday, August 13, 2021
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1 Dead, at Least 5 Hurt — Including 4 Children — in Encino Wrong-Way Crash  A woman was killed and at least five people, including four children, were hospitalized after a wrong-way crash between an SUV and a tractor-trailer on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Encino, authorities said. The wreck occurred around 7:10 p.m. Thursday, the California Highway Patrol reported. The wrong-way driver, who attempted to flee deputies on foot […]
  
Major Emergency Fire Reported at Panorama City Commercial Building Firefighters Friday morning continued to battle a major emergency fire at a commercial building in Panorama City, authorities said. At least 105 firefighters fought the blaze at the one-story structure 14621 W. Titus St, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. The blaze was reported at 12:09 a.m. — and while the LAFD said […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hold Steady, But ICU Patients Up Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remained about the same, but the number of patients in intensive care units increased by 30, according to the latest data reported. The Orange County Health Care Agency on Thursday reported that hospitalizations due to the virus increased from 495 Wednesday to 497, while the ICU total rose from 96 to […]
Average LA, Orange County Gas Prices Rise to Highest Amounts Since 2012  The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose a half-cent Friday to $4.388, one day after increasing four-tenths of a cent. The average price is seven-tenths of a cent higher than one week ago, 4.7 cents more than one month ago and $1.196 greater than one year ago, […]
COVID Hospitalizations Up 366% in 1-Month Period in LA County as Virus Surges With the bulk of new COVID-19 infections occurring among the unvaccinated, the pace of Los Angeles County residents being hospitalized due to the virus has begun rising at an equivalent rate of new cases, while the rate of people dying is also creeping higher, according to the most recent figures released. “For the past few […]
COVID ICU Patient Count in Riverside County Creeps Up, But Overall Hospitalizations Drop  Riverside County’s latest coronavirus data show that the number of COVID-positive patients under intensive care crept up, while overall hospitalizations dropped slightly, with five additional virus-related deaths reported. The Riverside University Health System said Thursday that the number of ICU patients increased to 89, compared to 85 Wednesday, while total hospitalizations fell to 483, a […]
Remains of Sailor Who Perished at Pearl Harbor to Arrive in IE Friday The remains of a U.S. Navy sailor killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 80 years ago are due to return to the U.S. mainland Friday, arriving in the Inland Empire in preparation for burial at Riverside National Cemetery. Signalman First Class Eugene Mitchell Skaggs, 33, of Ansted, West Virginia, perished when his […]
Former RHOC Son Picks Up 2 New Drug Cases, Due in Court The son of a former “Real Housewives of OC” cast member who pleaded guilty last year to a shooting in Costa Mesa to avoid any more time behind bars was expected to be in court again Friday as he has run afoul of the law again. Joshua Waring, 32, has picked up two drug cases […]
Collision in Banning Kills At Least One One person was killed Friday in a collision on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Banning, authorities said. Firefighters were called at 3:52 a.m. to the 10 Freeway and Ramsey Street, where they found one vehicle on its side and at least one confirmed fatality, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There were no […]
16-Year-Old Suspected in Fatal Shooting Outside Shoe Store Arrested A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday, suspected of killing an employee apparently trying to intervene in a dispute involving a raffle in front of a shoe store in the Fairfax district. The boy was arrested on suspicion of murder at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 8100 block of State Street in South Gate, according […]
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