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The news for Thursday, June 17, 2021

Angry Mom’s Middle Finger Outraged Alleged Freeway Killers Of 6-Year-Old: Scary Suspects Later Waved Gun At Another Car

CHPDays after the man and woman charged with killing a 6-year-old boy in a road-rage shooting on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, they got into another traffic altercation in which the alleged shooter waved a gun at another motorist, prosecutors said in court papers filed Wednesday. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, are […]
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Dangerous Heat Wave Continues to Scorch Southland; Flex Alert Called

Triple-digit heat will continue to roast parts of the Southland Thursday as a heat wave maintains its grip on the region — with elevated temperatures expected to continue through at least Friday, prompting a call for residents to conserve electricity to prevent outages. According to the National Weather Service, Lancaster reached a high of 113 […]
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Hit-And-Run Ex-Con Does It Again? Charges For Fleeing Death Scene, Running Over Weird-Walking Riverside Victim

A probationer accused of running over a 31-year-old man on a Riverside street, then fleeing the scene, is slated to be arraigned Thursday on a charge of hit-and-run resulting in death. Jeffrey Scott Carey, 52, of Riverside was arrested Friday following a months-long investigation by the Riverside Police Department. Carey is being held in lieu […]
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Orange County Firefighters Battle Brush Fires Alongside Toll Road

Firefighters watched for hot spots Thursday morning from multiple brush fires that burned for about two hours in an unincorporated greenbelt area on the border of Laguna Beach and prompted the closure of the San Joaquin Hills toll road near the Laguna (133) Freeway. The Orange County Fire Authority was first alerted to the brush […]
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OC Continues Encouraging COVID-19 Trends

Orange County continues its stable COVID-19 trends, reporting fewer than three dozen new infections and a slight decrease in intensive care unit patients. Hospitalizations remained at 54 Wednesday, the same as Tuesday, with the number of patients in intensive care decreasing from 15 to 13. The county logged two additional fatalities, but one was in […]
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Average Southland Gas Prices Extend Run of Stability

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Thursday, the 10th consecutive day it has changed by two-tenths of a cent or less. The average price of $4.251 is four-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 7.7 cents higher than one month […]
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Victim Identified in Deadly Westlake Shooting

Authorities Thursday morning identified a man who was shot and killed in the Westlake District. Officers responded about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 1900 block of Third Street, near Alvarado Street, and found the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was identified by the […]
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One Killed, Two Wounded in Pico-Union Shooting

One person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting in the Pico-Union area, authorities said Thursday morning. The shooting was reported about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of 17th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A preliminary investigation determined the suspect approached the three victims, pulled a gun and […]
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Cal/OSHA Board to Review COVID Rules for Workplace Mask-Wearing

Masked employeesThe fate of COVID-19 mask-wearing requirements at statewide workplaces will be in the hands of a state regulatory panel Thursday, as it considers rule changes that would largely align with general California guidelines and allow vaccinated workers to shed their face coverings. The rules would require employers to verify the vaccination status of workers before […]
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Memorial Service Set for LA County Firefighter Killed In Firehouse Shooting

Family, friends and a host of colleagues from the Los Angeles County Fire Department will gather at the Forum in Inglewood Thursday to bid farewell to firefighter Tory Carlon, who was fatally shot by a fellow firefighter inside the agency’s Agua Dulce station. Among those expected to be on hand for the invitation-only memorial service […]
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