4 Wounded in South Los Angeles Shootout Crash While Fleeing
Four people — one in critical condition — were wounded in a shooting in South Los Angeles, and police are continuing their investigation Friday. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 9:31 p.m. Thursday to Van Ness Avenue and 67th Street regarding a shots fired call. Upon their arrival, officers found two vehicles had been […]
COVID-19 Case Numbers Falling, but Transmission, Deaths Remain High
The average daily number of new COVID-19 infections reported in Los Angeles County over the past week dipped by about 21% from the previous week, and daily hospital admissions also declined, the public health director said, but the county is seeing elevated virus-related death totals and has confirmed the 20th pediatric fatality. No additional details […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Stabilize
Orange County’s COVID-19 positivity rates are rising, but hospitalizations have been leveling off, according to the latest data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations of COVID-19-infected patients had been on a steady rise since Nov. 11, but as of last Thursday the numbers started to descend and then started trending back up […]
Discovery Cube Orange County to Debut New Theatrical Production
The Discovery Cube Orange County children’s science museum Friday will debut its first theatrical production, a holiday-themed educational musical produced by a local Tony Award-winning team. “Winter Lights: A Journey Home,” was created by the husband-and-wife team of Tim Kashani and Pamela Winslow Kashani. “Back in 2019, (Discovery Cube CEO Joe Adams) took us to […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 36th Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday to its lowest amount since Oct. 19, 2021, decreasing 3.1 cents to $4.512. The average price has dropped 36 consecutive days, decreasing $1.019, including 2.2 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. […]
Man Killed on Downtown Los Angeles Off Ramp Identified
An 85-year-old man who was struck and killed on a freeway off ramp by a vehicle in downtown Los Angeles has been identified. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called at 12:51 a.m. on Dec. 9 to the Third Street off ramp of the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway where they learned the pedestrian appeared […]
LA County Man Faces Sentencing in 7-Eleven Store Robberies
An Inglewood man faces sentencing Friday for committing multiple armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores and another business during a six-week crime spree last year. Kyle Williams, 26, admitted in July to all counts against him: one count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, two counts of robbery and one count of attempted […]
Arraignment on Tap for Suspect in 2019 Killing Near Anaheim
A 32-year-old man is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge Friday for allegedly gunning down a man in an unincorporated area near Anaheim in 2019. Ricardo Martin Campos, who was extradited from Texas and booked into Orange County Jail on Tuesday, made his initial court appearance Thursday. He did not enter a plea […]
Missing Octogenarian from Lakewood Found
An 80-year-old man suffering from dementia, who went missing Thursday in Lakewood, has been found, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not release what time or where John Keith Streelman was found. Streelman had last been seen about 10 a.m. in the 5000 block of Henrilee Street, the sheriff’s department said.
Woman Pleads Guilty in DUI Accident with Child
A 26-year-old woman who accidentally ran over her friend in Placentia while drunk pleaded guilty Thursday to child abuse and a DUI and was immediately sentenced to five days in jail. Sheri Olga Sedillo pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of child abuse and endangerment and a felony count of DUI causing injury. As part […]
One Year Ago Today (December 16, 2021)…Man Who Molested Lake Elsinore Girl Sentenced to Six Years
One Year Ago Today (December 16, 2021)…A 27-year-old man who sexually assaulted a Lake Elsinore girl was sentenced to six years in state prison. Gerardo Villagran of Lake Elsinore in October admitted a charge of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old as part of a plea agreement with the Riverside County District […]
