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The news for Friday, April 9, 2021

Bloody Murder Of Innocent 64-Year-Old Riverside Woman Walking Dogs

Picture of a knife, not the one in story.A homeless woman accused of fatally stabbing to death a 64-year-old woman as she walked her dogs on a Riverside street was scheduled to be arraigned April 22. The accused killer had earlier been arrested for attacking someone with a skateboard, but she was released due to “emergency bail schedule” due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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Hahn Moving Forward With Effort To `Right The Wrongs’ Of Bruce’s Beach

County Supervisor Janice Hahn Friday will announce initial steps to return a scenic parcel of Manhattan Beach land to the descendants of a Black couple who were subjected to years of harassment for operating a beach resort that was ultimately condemned and seized by city. The seizure has long stained the history of the seaside […]
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Deadly Midnight Car Race On Riverside Freeway Kills BMW Driver: Racing Foe Felon’s Murder Charge

A judge's gavel. Photo via Pixabay.A convicted felon accused of racing a 19-year-old driver on the Riverside (91) Freeway until their two cars crashed, causing a fire that killed the young man, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder. Marcos Calderon, 25, of Riverside was arrested in the predawn hours Tuesday, immediately after the deadly wreck on the eastbound Riverside Freeway […]
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Pedestrian Killed in 10 Freeway Crash in Mid-City

A pedestrian was struck by at least one vehicle and killed on the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid-City area, and all lanes of the freeway were closed for more than six hours before reopening Friday morning. The crash occurred about 10:15 p.m. Thursday near the Venice Boulevard exit, according to the California […]
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Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Friday, remaining at $3.972 after rising 13 times in 16 days to its highest amount since Nov. 20, 2019. The average price increased 4.8 cents over the past 16 days, including a half-cent Thursday, according to figures from the […]
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LA County Sees Another Dip In COVID Hospitalizations

The number of people hospitalized in Los Angeles County due to COVID-19 has dipped again, keeping the total below 600 for the bulk of April — but health officials again urged residents to keep taking precautions against infection and to get vaccinated when eligible. “By continuing to take action to reduce transmission and get vaccinated, […]
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COVID Hospitalizations Holding Around 100 in Riverside County

COVID-positive hospitalizations in Riverside County remain at around 100, with little change in other metrics, as well — though a dozen additional virus-related deaths have been confirmed, and intensive care cases have edged up. According to the Riverside University Health System, 105 people diagnosed with coronavirus were in hospitals countywide on Thursday, a drop of […]
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OC Keeps on Mostly Encouraging Path for COVID-19 Statistics

Orange County is reporting just 95 new COVID-19 cases, with hospitalization numbers inching down. The new cases reported Thursday boosted the cumulative number of infections in the county to 251,611 since the pandemic began, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The county also logged 19 more fatalities, including some dating back to December. […]
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Fire in Abandoned Bungalow in Historic South-Central LA Quickly Extinguished

Bungalow fireA fire in an abandoned bungalow in Historic South-Central Los Angeles burned for 22 minutes Friday morning before being extinguished by firefighters. Crews responded at 12:17 a.m. to the 4000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and found fire coming from the one-story home, according to Nicholas Prange of […]
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Felon Charged with Murder for Race on 91 Freeway Due in Court

A convicted felon accused of racing a 19-year-old driver on the Riverside (91) Freeway until their two cars crashed, causing a fire that killed the young man, is slated to make his initial court appearance Friday. Marcos Calderon, 25, of Riverside was arrested in the predawn hours Tuesday, immediately after the deadly wreck on the […]
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