| | | | | The news for Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
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12,000 More COVID Cases Reported in LA County Over 3-Day Period Los Angeles County confirmed more than 12,000 new COVID-19 infections in its latest data, dating back to Saturday, along with 11 more deaths. The Department of Public Health announced 4,344 cases from Saturday, 4,217 from Sunday and 3,566 from Monday. The numbers are likely low due to delays in reporting from the weekend. The county […]
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Pico Union A burning commercial building was contained in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday in the Pico-Union neighborhood. Firefighters responded at 2:28 a.m. to 1667 W. Washington Blvd. where they found heavy fire showing from the roof a one-story,100-by-100-foot commercial building that houses a textile laundry and rental service called American Textile Maintenance, said Los Angeles Fire Department […]
Judge Gives Whistleblower Choice of Smaller Award or Face New Damages Trial A judge has given a former coroner’s office investigator the option of accepting a reduction of a jury’s award of $8.4 million in her whistleblower suit against Los Angeles County — in which she said she was forced into early retirement in 2017 in retaliation for raising suspicions about the death of an 8-year-old disabled […]
Average LA County Gas Price Records Largest Decline Since April 13 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased Tuesday for the seventh consecutive day and eighth time in nine days, dropping 1.5 cents to $6.403, its largest daily decrease since April 13. The average price has dropped 5.7 cents over the past nine days, including four-tenths of a […]
Pedestrian Killed in Collision with Motorcycle on Santa Monica Freeway A pedestrian was killed Tuesday in a collision with a motorcyclist in Santa Monica. Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to a call at 3:30 a.m. to the Cloverfield Boulevard on ramp of the eastbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway where they learned a motorcyclist had collided with a pedestrian walking on the freeway, said […]
Testimony to Resume Tuesday in Trial of Nipsey Hussle’s Accused Killer Testimony is set to resume Tuesday in the trial of Eric Ronald Holder Jr., who is charged with murder in the shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle more than three years ago. On Monday, jurors heard a prosecution witness testify that Holder did not seem upset while speaking to the musician that day — and that […]
Riverside Supervisors Set to Approve New Fiscal Year Budget The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to adopt a proposed $7.47 billion 2022-23 budget for Riverside County government, increasing appropriations to ensure agencies start off the fiscal year with sufficient revenue to meet ongoing needs. The board closed public testimony on the spending blueprint last week, following two days of receiving comments and requests […]
No Tickets Sold with All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is expected to grow to $312 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. […]
LA City Council Poised to Approve Law Banning Bicycle Assembly on Sidewalks The Los Angeles City Council is poised to approve an ordinance Tuesday to prohibit people from assembling or disassembling bicycles in the public right-of-way. A motion to have the ordinance drafted was introduced by Councilman Joe Buscaino and passed the City Council 10-4 on Feb. 8, with council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Nithya Raman, Curren Price […]
Irvine Man to Plead Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Loan Fraud An Orange County man accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $5 million in COVID-19 relief loans for three sham companies but who used the money to purchase a home in Malibu among other personal expenses will plead guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges. Reddy Budamala, 35, of Irvine, has agreed to enter his plea in […]
One Year Ago Today (June 21, 2021)…AHF Files Antitrust PriceFixing Lawsuit Against Prime Therapeutics One Year Ago Today (June 21, 2021)…The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is suing a pharmacy benefit manager to stop the company from allegedly fixing prices of reimbursements to AHF pharmacies. Prime Therapeutics LLC acts as a middle party in the distribution system for prescription drugs nationwide, and in 2020 processed almost 100,000 drug prescriptions for AHF […]
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