7-Eleven Offers $100,000 Reward for Info on Robbery-Shooting Suspect
The gunman who shot and killed two people and robbed 7-Eleven stores in three Southern California counties is still at-large Thursday, and the convenience store chain is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The rash of violence — carried out on July 11, or 7-11 — […]
COVID Hospitalizations Keep Creeping Up in LA County
With the county teetering on the edge of the “high” COVID-19 activity level — potentially leading to a new indoor mask-wearing mandate — virus-related hospitalizations climbed slightly higher in Los Angeles County, while another 6,530 new infections were reported in the latest data. According to state figures, there were 1,170 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals […]
Paramount Woman Faces Sentencing in $24 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A Paramount woman faces sentencing Thursday for her role in a healthcare fraud scheme that billed Medicare over $24 million for medically unnecessary power wheelchairs and the repair of medical equipment. Cynthia Marquez, 47, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two federal counts of making false statements affecting a healthcare program. According to the indictment, […]
SpaceX Set to Launch 25th Resupply Mission to International Space Station
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station Thursday evening, carrying nearly three tons of cargo, supplies and scientific experiments. As of Wednesday evening, officials at the Kennedy Space Center were predicting a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The […]
Southland Gas Prices Keep Falling; National Average Also Down
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday for the 30th consecutive day and 31st time in the past 32 days, falling 3.6 cents to $6.06, its lowest amount since May 16. The average price has dropped 40 cents over the past 32 days, including 2.7 cents […]
Appeals Court Orders Release of Transcripts in Roman Polanski Case
One day after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office dropped its opposition to the release of grand jury transcripts of a former prosecutor’s testimony in the criminal case against film director Roman Polanski, a state appeals court Wednesday ordered the documents to be unsealed. District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday that he believes the […]
Orange County Fair Returns Again with Capped Attendance
Last year’s capped attendance at the Orange County Fair due to the coronavirus pandemic worked out so well that officials say they will follow the same plan this year when the fair returns on Friday. “I don’t think we’ll ever go back to unlimited attendance,” OC Fair CEO Michele Richards told City News Service. “We’re […]
Man with Alzheimer’s Reported Missing in Compton Found Safe
A 77-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease who went missing in Compton has been found, authorities announced Wednesday. Alvin Delano Hall was last seen at about 7:45 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of South Amantha Avenue, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sought the public’s help to find him. The LASD announced Wednesday evening […]
Man Arrested in Alleged Gang Murder in Santa Ana
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in the fatal gang-related shooting of a 21-year-old man earlier this week, police said. The Santa Ana Police Department received a call at 1:13 p.m. Monday from a citizen reporting a man bleeding on the east side of the street at Grand Avenue and McFadden Avenue. Officers found him […]
Winning SuperLotto Plus Ticket Sold in Oxnard Worth $27 Million
A ticket matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus game was sold in Oxnard and is worth $27 million, California Lottery officials said. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 12, 19, 20, 36, 42 and the Mega number was 3. The jackpot ticket was sold at Liquor Cellar at 150 W. Channel Island […]
One Year Ago Today (July 14, 2021)…OC Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss Charges for 2 Victims in Rape Case
One Year Ago Today (July 14, 2021)…An Orange County Superior Court judge granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss charges related to two alleged rape victims in the case against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend, who are accused in drugging and sexually assaulting several women. Prosecutors from the California Attorney General’s Office […]
