| | | | The news for Monday, February 1, 2021
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COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Continues to Fall in LA County  Los Angeles County has reported 5,925 new cases of COVID-19 and 124 additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 1,116,892 cases and 16,770 fatalities. The county’s COVID-19 hospitalization rate continues to decline, with 5,328 coronavirus patients hospitalized as of Sunday, down from 5,669 the day before, and 27% of those patients in the ICU. The […]
  
Man Accused of Vandalizing Donald Trump’s Star on Walk of Fame Due in Court A man accused of vandalizing Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame twice within a 28-day span in October, four years after being caught in the same act, is set to be arraigned Monday on felony vandalism charges. James Lambert Otis, 57, previously pleaded no contest to felony vandalism for using a pick […]
Two Innocent Teens Killed In Deadly Palmdale Hit-And-Run: Death Car Driver Was Fleeing Earlier Crash  Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies Monday hunted the hit-and-run killer of two innocent teens who died when their car legally drove through a Palmdale intersection and was smashed by a speeding vehicle whose driver was apparently trying to get away from an earlier crash. The death driver fled the chaotic bloody crash scene on foot. His […]
One Person Killed in Crash on Harbor Freeway in South Los Angeles One person was killed Monday morning in a crash on the Harbor (110) Freeway in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles that may have been triggered by a wrong-way driver. The crash was reported about 12:40 a.m. on the southbound Harbor Freeway just north of the Gardena (91) Freeway, according to the California Highway […]
Coroner IDs Man Found Shot Dead at South Los Angeles Home The coroner Monday released the name of a man found shot to death in a home in the Westmont community of unincorporated Los Angeles County. Daejohn Clark, 25, was a Los Angeles resident, coroner’s officials said. The shooting was reported at 7:53 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of West 90th Place, according to the […]
OC Firefighters Save Westminster House  Firefighters Monday morning quickly put out flames in a Westminster house, containing the damage to one room. The fire was reported at 12:55 a.m. in the 9300 block of Mirage Avenue, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. Firefighters worked quickly and contained the damage to one room, officials said. No injuries were reported and […]
Orange County Reports 1,355 New Cases of COVID-19, 44 More Deaths Orange County reported 1,355 new cases of COVID-19 and 44 additional deaths Sunday, bringing the county’s totals to 232,391 cases and 3,062 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,442 Saturday to 1,412, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 394 to 392. The […]
State Supreme Court Set to Rule in Death Penalty Case The California Supreme Court is set to rule Monday on an automatic appeal in the case of a man who is on death row for raping and murdering his ex-girlfriend, whose decomposing body was discovered in the Palm Springs area. Paul Wesley Baker, now 59, was sentenced to death in January 2009 after being convicted […]
Downtown L.A. Hookah Lounge Owner Due in Court on ‘Ghost Gun’ Charge A hookah lounge owner is expected to make his initial court appearance Monday in downtown Los Angeles on a federal criminal charge alleging he illegally sold firearms — including several “ghost guns” — out of his business. Hovik Dagesian, 39, of Burbank, is charged with one federal count of possession of an unregistered firearm, which […]
Riverside County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline in Latest Numbers  Since the pandemic began last March, Riverside County has reported 271,910 COVID-19 cases and 3,091 deaths, according to the Riverside University Health System — though the number of hospitalizations is showing a continued decline. The agency does not provide updated statistics on the weekend. On Friday, health officials reported 1,805 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and […]
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