2 Suspects Arrested in Deadly Southland 7-Eleven Crime Spree
Two suspects remained in custody Saturday in connection with a spree of 7-Eleven store robberies across the Southland in which two people were killed and three others injured — and authorities say at least one of the men may be tied to a killing in Los Angeles two days earlier. Malike Patt, 20, and Jason […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 `Wave’ Continues
Orange County’s COVID-19 summer wave has continued with rising infection rates and more than a dozen fatalities this month, according to data released Saturday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 went from 287 on Monday to 301 on Tuesday, 296 on Wednesday and 277 on Thursday. The […]
Prosecutors Union Blasts Gascón for Appeal of Ruling on Prior Strikes
The union representing Los Angeles County prosecutors has blasted District Attorney George Gascón for his plan to appeal a court ruling that blocked one of his directives preventing prosecutors from alleging prior-strike allegations in criminal cases. “Last month, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel reminded George Gascón that `he is an elected official who must […]
‘High’ COVID Activity: LA County Notches Nearly 9,000 New Infections
One day after sliding into the “high” COVID-19 community activity level, Los Angeles County reported nearly 9,000 new infections, with the true number of new cases likely much higher but unreported due to the prevalence of take-home tests. The 8,954 new cases reported by the county Department of Public Health Friday gave the county a […]
Caruso, Bass Spar Over Support for City Attorney Candidate
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso has criticized his opponent, Rep. Karen Bass, for backing city attorney hopeful Faisal Gill, who has proposed a 100-day moratorium on some misdemeanor case filings — but Bass said she’s withdrawn her endorsement, and Gill said Caruso is mischaracterizing his proposal. Caruso, who finished second behind Bass in the […]
Jury Finds Rapper Not Guilty in LA Gun Trial
Chart-topping Los Angeles-based rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been acquitted of a felony gun possession charge. YoungBoy, born Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested in March 2021 after a high-speed chase through Tarzana in which prosecutors alleged a gun was recovered from the floorboard of his Mercedes. The jury began deliberations Thursday on the third day […]
Kaiser Permanente Announces iPad Containing Personal Health Records Stolen
Kaiser Permanente has revealed that an iPad containing the personal data of approximately 75,000 patients was stolen from its Los Angeles medical center. Officials discovered on May 20 that the iPad was taken from a COVID testing site at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, located at 4867 Sunset Blvd., said the company’s Senior Media […]
Firefighters Knock Down Fire at Auto Shop in North Hills
A fire at a corrugated metal automotive repair shop in North Hills is under investigation Saturday. Firefighters were called at 3:19 a.m. to 15421 W. Plummer St. where they encountered flames coming from the outside of a 50 x 100 one-story structure, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. It took 34 firefighters 39 […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will grow to $530 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a supermarket in Bakersfield and is worth $973,668, according to the […]
Suspect’s Wife, Another Man Killed in Palm Desert Domestic Violence Assault
A man suspected of killing his wife and another man in what authorities called a domestic violence incident at a hotel parking lot in Palm Desert was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday. Kenny Wu, 34, of Palm Desert, will be arrested for two counts of suspicion of murder upon his release from the hospital, Riverside […]
One Year Ago Today (July 16, 2021)…Man Pleads Guilty to Rape in Santa Ana
One Year Ago Today (July 16, 2021)…A 33-year-old man acquitted in March of sexually assaulting a prostitute in Santa Ana pleaded guilty to rape, resolving deadlocked verdicts in his trial and was sentenced to three years in prison. Sebastian Mardoqueo Vicente Alvarez was acquitted March 17 of single felony counts of sexual penetration by a […]
