Coronavirus Testing Company Seeks Substitute Service on Villanueva
A coronavirus testing company is asking a judge to permit substitute service on Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, saying a process server has been unable to serve him personally with a petition seeking to do discovery ahead of the potential filing of a lawsuit against him for defamation. Fulgent Genetics Inc. and its subsidiary, […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline Again, But More Deaths
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped again, but 31 more fatalities, most of which occurred this month, were logged, according to the latest data. The large number of fatalities follows a day after 28 deaths were reported Wednesday and the county surpassed 6,000 for its overall death toll. “We should expect that the death curve is […]
4 Cases of Omicron Sub-Variant Detected in LA County, but No Alarms Yet
While the winter surge of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Omicron variant appears to be easing, authorities are watching the emergence of an Omicron “sub-lineage” that has spread rapidly in some countries, with Los Angeles County’s health director saying four cases have been recently found locally. Barbara Ferrer told reporters in an online briefing on […]
Robbery Suspect Arrested After Standoff in Valley Glen
Police arrested a robbery suspect who had barricaded himself inside a vehicle for over an hour Friday in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles. The suspect was taken into custody at approximately 4:40 a.m. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at approximately 3:30 a.m. to 12463 Victory Blvd. regarding a robbery […]
LA Judge Rules Netflix Must Face Trial Over Line in ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Script
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Netflix must face trial in a lawsuit brought by a Georgian chess master who alleges she was defamed in an episode of the series “The Queen’s Gambit,” according to court documents obtained Friday. Nona Gaprindashvili filed suit in September, alleging that a line in the series […]
Ex-Lawyer for DWP to Plead Guilty in Probe of Botched Billing System
A lawyer hired by the City Attorney’s Office is expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal bribery charge in a scheme involving a $2.2 million in kickback and bribes to the top executive at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in exchange for a lucrative contract. Paul O. Paradis, who represented the […]
COVID Hospitalizations Decrease in Riverside County
The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals dropped, and 25 more COVID-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID hospitalizations countywide were at 1,039 Thursday, down 35 from Wednesday. Of those patients, 172 were in intensive care, up from 171 a day earlier. Officials have […]
Little Change To Average LA County Gas Price
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent for the second consecutive day after dropping seven-tenths of a cent over the previous two days. The average price of $4.667 is a half-cent less than one week ago and seven-tenths of a cent lower than […]
Santa Ana Winds to Keep Roaring in Southland
Strong Santa Ana winds are expected to continue in parts of the Southland Friday, prompting warnings of possibly hazardous driving conditions and the potential for downed tree limbs and blowing debris. A wind advisory will be in effect through 4 p.m. Friday for the Los Angeles County Mountains, Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys, the […]
Closure of Westbound 91 Freeway in Corona Scheduled Friday evening
All westbound lanes on the Riverside (91) Freeway are slated to be shut down along a 2-mile segment of the corridor in east Corona Friday evening and through the weekend to facilitate work that was previously scheduled last week but canceled due to Santa Ana winds. According to the Riverside County Transportation Commission, operations are […]
One Year Ago Today (January 28, 2021)…State Supreme Court Won’t Review Case of Man Convicted in Teen’s Murder
One Year Ago Today (January 28, 2021)…The California Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a gang member who is serving a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole for the robbery and murder of a 15-year-old boy targeted while walking home from Cabrillo High School in Long Beach. Last October, a […]
