Average Southland Gas Prices Drop For 11th Time in 12 Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased Friday for the 10th consecutive day and 11th time in 12 days, dropping 1.4 cents to $6.372. The average price has dropped 8.8 cents over the past 12 days, including nine-tenths of a cent Thursday, according to figures from the […]
Person Killed in Pomona Freeway Crash
One person was killed in a collision near East Los Angeles Friday. The crash occurred at approximately 3:11 a.m. near the Soto Street off ramp and the connector road of the Santa Ana (101) Freeway and the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. […]
Daytime Emmy Awards to be Presented in Pasadena in Return to In-Person Event
NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” will be competing against itself — sort of — when the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards are presented Friday evening, with the long-running soap competing for best drama series honors with a streaming spinoff. “Days of Our Lives” is nominated for outstanding daytime drama series, as is “Days of Our Lives: […]
County Authorities Identify Man Killed By Train
A 24-year-old man who was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in the Santa Clarita area was identified Friday. The fatal injury was reported about 10:40 a.m. Monday between the Newhall and Sylmar stations, and involved AV Line Train Number 212, which was en route to Los Angeles, according to Metrolink. Delbert Morgan died […]
Record Low Temperatures Recorded in Parts of Riverside County
Record low temperatures were recorded in parts of Riverside County, according to reports Friday from the National Weather Service. The low temperature in Riverside on Thursday was 69, the highest minimum temperature recorded for the day. The previous record was 65 set in 2015. The low in San Jacinto was 69, breaking the record for […]
Arraignment Set for Men Accused in Deadly Robbery at Cabazon Mall
Twin 19-year-old brothers accused with an 18-year-old in a robbery that culminated in the shooting death of a 66-year-old shopper at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon are slated to be arraigned Friday. Emanuel Rick Burt and Elijah Ray Burt, of Victorville, were extradited to Riverside County last month from Las Vegas where the […]
Developer Accused of Bribing Ex-Palm Springs Mayor Reappears in Court
A real estate developer is expected back in court Friday following the reinstatement of the charges stemming from an alleged Palm Springs City Hall bribery scheme. John Elroy Wessman, 83, was originally charged with nine felony counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy, but the charges were thrown out in December 2020 by Riverside […]
Storm Delays Palm Springs Tramway Repairs; Reopening Pushed to Saturday
Due to repair delays caused by this week’s storms, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will remain closed Friday, with reopening expected Saturday. Greg Purdy, a spokesman for the tramway, told City News Service on Wednesday that a daily inspection that morning discovered unspecified “technical” issues that forced the popular attraction’s closure. Purdy initially said the […]
A defense attorney suggested Thursday that an insult hurled by Nipsey Hussle at a fellow gang member sparked the rapper’s murder outside his South Los Angeles clothing store. Aaron Jansen, who is representing accused killer Eric Ronald Holder Jr., indicated that Hussle called his client a snitch just prior to the April 2, 2019, shooting. […]
Hearing Delayed for Man Charged in Hate-Motivated Attack at NoHo Drive-Thru
Arraignment for a Sylmar man accused of rear-ending a Filipino family at a North Hollywood drive-thru — then uttering racial slurs and physically assaulting the victims — was postponed Thursday. Nicholas Weber, 31, was set to be arraigned in a Van Nuys courtroom on one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury and a […]
One Year Ago Today (June 24, 2021)…Sentencing Set For Thousand Palms Man Who Molested Wife’s Underage Relatives
One Year Ago Today (June 24, 2021)…Sentencing is scheduled for a Thousand Palms man convicted of molesting two of his wife’s underage relatives more than a decade ago in Cathedral City. Following one day of deliberations last month, jurors found John Clement Williams, 55, guilty of six counts of committing lewd acts on a child […]
