| | | | The news for Monday, August 23, 2021
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2 Sleeping Girls Hurt When Drunk Driver Crashes into House in Lancaster  A 16-year-old girl and her 7-year-old sister — both sleeping in their bedroom in Lancaster — were injured Monday morning when a suspected drunk driver crashed through the girls’ house, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1 a.m. in the 44700 block of 27th Street East, according to Sgt. L. Schreiver of the Los Angeles […]
  
Pedestrian Killed on Orange Freeway in Fullerton A pedestrian was struck by at least one vehicle and killed Monday morning on the Orange (57) Freeway in Fullerton, authorities said. The crash was reported at 5:05 a.m. on the southbound Orange Freeway at the Imperial Highway eastbound on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. The pedestrian died at the scene, the CHP said. […]
South Korean Man to Plead Guilty in L.A. to Plant Poaching A South Korean national who was extradited to Los Angeles is expected to plead guilty Monday to attempting to illegally export thousands of lotus-like California succulents worth $600,000 in Asia that he and two others had pulled out of the ground at remote state parks. Byungsu Kim, 46, will enter his plea in Los Angeles […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Monday to $4.386, one day after remaining unchanged. The average price has changed by two-tenths of a cent or less for nine consecutive days, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It […]
Harvey Weinstein Set to be Arraigned Monday on New Indictment  Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein — who is facing sex-related charges — is set to be arraigned Monday on a new grand jury indictment, which restores a count that had been dismissed by a judge after the defense argued it was barred by the statute of limitations. The latest grand jury indictment, handed up Wednesday, […]
Signs Emerging of COVID-19 Peak in OC, But Officials Wary Orange County is expected to announce updated coronavirus data Monday — with the latest numbers showing signs the county may have reached a peak in the Delta variant-fueled surge. Still, as students returned to classrooms, officials last week were bracing for another potential wave. “It looks like we’re finding a peak now,” Andrew Noymer, an […]
Updated Riverside County COVID Numbers Expected Monday Riverside County is expected to announce updated coronavirus numbers Monday, with the most recent data showing COVID hospitalizations ticking up to 557 with the addition of 22 more patients. According to data released Friday by the Riverside University Health System, four additional coronavirus patients were placed in intensive care, increasing the number from 102 on […]
Pearblossom Man, 64, Hit by Car and Killed A 64-year-old Pearblossom man was killed when he ran across Pearblossom Highway in Little Rock and was struck by a car, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at 8:22 p.m. on the westbound Pearblossom (138) Highway east of 96th Street East, according to California Highway Patrol Sgt. J. Banta. The victim ran from the […]
Police Say Woman’s Death in Downey Home ‘Suspicious’  An autopsy was pending to determine whether a 74-year-old woman found dead in a Downey home was a victim of homicide, authorities said Monday. Mei Peng was found dead at 2:14 p.m. Thursday at a home in the 8300 block of Charloma Drive, according to Downey police Sgt. P. Miller. The death was “suspicious,” Miller […]
One Year Ago (Sunday, August 23, 2020)…`Unhinged’ Makes $4 Million As Filmgoers Trickle Back to Theaters One Year Ago (Sunday, August 23, 2020)…”Unhinged,” a violent thriller starring Russell Crowe, grossed $4.06 million in its U.S. debut this weekend for a cumulative gross of $5.06 million, according to film industry estimates released Sunday. “Unhinged” is playing at 1,823 locations in North America, as theaters gradually reopen after months of inactivity due to […]
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