| | | | The news for Sunday, March 3, 2024
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11 Candidates Battling George Gascón to Become LA County’s Top Prosecutor  District Attorney George Gascón will face 11 challengers in Tuesday’s primary election, featuring a mix of prosecutors and candidates who say they can offer a more moderate approach to criminal justice reform. Gascón was elected in 2020 over incumbent Jackie Lacey as he promised a wave of progressive changes. But he has been under fire […]
  
Sheriff Reports Woman Killed in Paramount, But Few Details Released  A woman was killed in Paramount, authorities said Sunday. The death occurred about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the 8500 block of Flower Street, where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. There was no other information available. The sheriff’s Homicide Bureau urged anyone with information regarding the […]
3 Women Killed in Pomona Crash Triggered By Suspected Drunken Driver  A suspected drunken motorist in an SUV triggered a two-vehicle crash in Pomona that killed three woman and injured two other people, authorities said Sunday. The crash occurred about 11 p.m. Saturday at White Avenue and Phillips Boulevard, the Pomona Police Department reported. Paramedics dispatched to the location reported two women dead at the scene. […]
Amid Ethics Probe, More than $1B in Outside Spending for Lee’s Re-election Incumbent John Lee is vying for re-election to serve as the representative for the 12th L.A. City Council District and faces one challenger, Serena Oberstein, a non-profit leader and former member of the Ethics Commission. The 12th District covers the north, northwest neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley including Chatsworth, Granada Hills, North Hills, Northridge, […]
“Oppenheimer” and “The Last of Us” Among Top Cinema Audio Society Awards  The sound mixing teams for “Oppenheimer,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and the documentary “32 Sounds” were the top winners among feature films during the 60th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards. Top non-theatrical winners included “The Last of Us,” “The Bear,” “100 Foot Wave” and “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” In addition to the seven theatrical […]
US Women’s Soccer Team to Face Colombia in CONCACAF W Gold Cup Quarterfinal The U.S. women’s national team will face Colombia in a quarterfinal of the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup Sunday at BMO Stadium, seeking to rebound from its shocking loss to Mexico. This will be the third match between the teams since Oct. 26, when they played to a 0-0 tie at America First Field in […]
Election Features 4-Way Race to Fill Open Supervisor Seat in Riverside County  An open Riverside County supervisorial seat sports a field of four contenders in Tuesday’s election, including a termed-out state legislator and another who leaves the state Senate this year. The District 1 supervisorial seat is up for grabs due to the upcoming retirement of decade-long Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, who will officially depart politics in December. […]
Incumbent Riverside Supervisor Challenged by Former Mayors Only one incumbent Riverside County supervisor will face challengers in Tuesday’s election, squaring off with an ex-local mayor and a former candidate for state treasurer. In the Third District, Supervisor Charles “Chuck” Washington, 71, is in a contest with former Murrieta Mayor Jonathan Ingram, 58, and former Cudahy Mayor Jack M. Guerrero, 50, of Temecula, […]
Friends of Palm Springs Library Annual Book and Media Sale Ends Sunday  The Friends of the Palm Springs Library Sunday will conclude its annual book and media sale, an effort to sell as many items as possible to prepare for an upcoming renovation on the library. The sale got underway Friday, for members only, in the JC Frey building, located across the parking lot from the main […]
Riverside Mayor Seeks to Fend off Challenge from Advertising Agency Owner Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson will try to secure a second term by overcoming a challenge from a local advertising agency proprietor in Tuesday’s election. Dawson is pitted against Riverside resident Jessica Qattawi. The incumbent, who was first elected in 2020 following then-Mayor Rusty Bailey’s decision not to seek reelection, is touting her efforts to […]
One Year Ago Today (March 3, 2023)…Daughter Charged with Fatal Stabbing of Mother  One Year Ago Today (March 3, 2023)…A 32-year-old Lake Forest woman was charged with stabbing her mother to death in her home. Courtney Elizabeth Baker was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. The deadly weapons used in the attack were a screwdriver and a fork, according […]
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