Boy Killed, Father Injured Crossing Street in Hawthorne
A boy died and a man was injured when they were struck by a vehicle in a Hawthorne intersection, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred about 8:35 p.m. Sunday at El Segundo Boulevard and Truro Avenue, according to Hawthorne police Investigator A. Barlin. The investigation determined that a boy, a girl and a man were […]
Heavy Rain, High Winds Arrive Southern California
Rain is starting to fall in Southern California Monday morning, bringing high winds and flood watches to parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties. The flood watch will be in effect from late Monday through Tuesday evening for the Los Angeles County coast, mountains, downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel and […]
A big rig loaded with propane overturned Monday morning on a busy transition road from the Harbor (110) Freeway to the Santa Monica (10) Freeway snarling traffic in the area. The accident was reported at 4:29 a.m. on the transition from the northbound Harbor Freeway to the eastbound Santa Monica Freeway, according to the California […]
Georgia Heavy Favorite Over TCU in National Championship Game at SoFi Stadium
Georgia and TCU will meet for college football’s national championship Monday at SoFi Stadium and an Inglewood native could play a big factor in the Horned Frogs’ bid for an upset of the reigning national champions. With Kendre Miller’s availability uncertain, TCU would again turn to Emari Demercado, who rushed for a career-high 150 yards […]
Health Officials Urge COVID Testing Before Returning to Work, Campus
The number of COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals has declined by 10 people to 1,202, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients hospitalized as of Saturday, 139 were being treated in intensive care units, unchanged from the previous day. The seven-day average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was […]
Flood Watch as Possible Thunderstorms Headed to Riverside County
Riverside County will see heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, prompting a flood watch to be issued for the county’s valley and mountain areas. The flood watch will be in effect through Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service predicts possible thunderstorms on Tuesday for downtown Riverside, Hemet and Temecula, where winds are expected […]
Average LA County Gas Price Unchanged, OC Price Decreases
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Monday to $4.51, ending three straight days of decreases. The average price is eight-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, but 18.2 cents less than one month ago and 17.1 cents lower than one year ago, according […]
Fire Damages Manufactured Home in Sage
A fire Monday morning damaged a double-wide manufactured home in Sage, northeast of Temecula. The fire was reported at 1:17 a.m. in the 33000 block of Oak Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Smoke and flames were visible when firefighters arrived, officials said. The firefighters quickly put out the flames but expected to […]
Ex-Educator Who Sexually Abused Girlfriend’s Daughter Due for Sentencing
A former Coachella Valley Unified School District teacher who repeatedly sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s young daughter is slated to be sentenced Monday to more than 25 years in state prison. A Riverside jury last month found 43-year-old Luis Alfonso Martinez of La Quinta guilty of two counts each of lewd acts on a minor and […]
Presidential Library Hosts Commemoration of Nixon’s Birth
The Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is hosting a ceremony marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of the former President of the United States. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. with the laying of a wreath sent by President Joe Biden at the memorials of the 37th president and his wife […]
One Year Ago Today (January 9, 2022)…Songwriter Marilyn Bergman, Who Penned `The Way We Were,’ Dies at 93
One Year Ago Today (January 9, 2022)…Marilyn Bergman, who co-wrote Barbra Streisand’s classic 1973 song, The Way We Were,” and won three Academy Awards in a career spanning more than five decades, has died at her home in Los Angeles at age 93. The cause of death was respiratory failure but was not related to […]
