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Convicted Murderer Robert Durst Reportedly on Ventilator with Severe COVID-19

New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for killing a longtime friend in her Benedict Canyon home over two decades ago, has contracted COVID-19 and is on a ventilator, according to media reports. Dick DeGuerin, the lead attorney for the 78-year-old Durst, told the Los Angeles Times […]
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped a bit, declining from 210 on Friday to 204 Saturday, according to state figures. The number of those patients in intensive care fell from 39 to 37. The county had 23.4% of its ICU beds available and 70% of its ventilators. The latest figures come one day after the […]
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Motorcyclist Killed in Head-On Crash in Gardena

A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed head-on into a wrong-way motorist on a Gardena street, authorities said Sunday. The crash was reported at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on Rosecrans Avenue at Kingsley Drive, according to Gardena police Lt. Eric Hyde. “A preliminary investigation revealed that the female driver of a black Jeep was driving westbound […]
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Man Dies in Hospital After Shooting in Long Beach

long beach police patchA man was shot to death in Long Beach, authorities said Sunday. The shooting was reported at about 11 p.m. Saturday in the 3300 block of 67th Street, according to Long Beach police Lt. Paul Esko. Arriving officers found the man suffering from gunshot wounds, Esko said. Paramedics took him to a hospital where he […]
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Terrance Williams Identified as Man Shot to Death in West Covina on Friday

A 55-year-old man shot to death in a residential neighborhood of West Covina was publicly identified Sunday. He was Terrance Williams, and his city of residence was not available, the coroner’s office said. Officers responded at about 5:30 p.m. Friday to a shooting that occurred in the 1200 block of South Montezuma Way, the West […]
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Upland Motorcyclist Killed in Claremont Freeway Crash

A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a Lexus sedan on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Claremont was an Upland resident. Richard Merced was 28-years-old, according to the coroner’s office. The crash was reported at 4:18 p.m. Friday at the Baseline Road off-ramp, near the San Bernardino County line, the California Highway Patrol reported. […]
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Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Manchester Square

A woman believed about 40-years-old was killed when she was struck by a hit-and-run motorist in the Manchester Square area of Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday. The crash was reported about 11:25 a.m. Saturday at Normandie Avenue and 83rd Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The woman […]
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LA County Urges Public To Avoid High-Risk Halloween Activities

The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has increased by 20 people to 658, while the number of those patients in intensive care ticked up from 180 to 182, according to state figures. The county’s number of COVID patients has fluctuated in recent days after weeks of steady decline, rising for three […]
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Man Struck by Vehicle on Santa Monica Freeway in Mid-City

A man was killed early Sunday when he was struck by a vehicle while walking on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. The crash occurred at 3:24 a.m. on the westbound Santa Monica Freeway at La Brea Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. A woman called […]
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Sheriff Reports 2 Men Wounded in Palmdale Shooting

Los Angeles Sheriff's cruiserTwo men were wounded in a shooting in a Palmdale neighborhood, authorities said Sunday. The shooting was reported at 11:55 p.m. Saturday at 5th Street East and Pacifica Avenue, according to Lt. T. Kim of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station. Two men were taken by paramedics to a hospital with gunshot wounds where they had stable […]
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One Year Ago Today (October 17, 2020)…Hundreds of Women March in Downtown LA Against Trump-Pence

One Year Ago Today (October 17, 2020)…Thousands of women nationwide participated in a series of pre-election demonstrations, which included a noon march in downtown Los Angeles, focusing on women’s reproductive issues, getting out the vote and protesting the Trump Administration’s efforts to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It appeared there were […]
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