COVID Hospital Admissions Slowing in LA County; Will We Avoid Mask Mandate?
The pace of COVID-19-positive patients being admitted to hospitals in Los Angeles County has begun to slow, pushing back the estimate of when an indoor mask-wearing mandate might be re-imposed, with such a move possibly being averted if admission numbers plateau or begin dropping, a health official said Thursday. Dr. Paul Simon, chief science officer […]
Memorial Service Set for 2 Slain El Monte Police Officers
A memorial service will be held next week in Ontario for two El Monte Police Department officers who were fatally shot when they responded to a reported stabbing at a motel. The service for Sgt. Michael Paredes, 42, and Officer Joseph Santana, 31, will be held at 10 a.m. June 30 at Toyota Arena. The […]
Kaiser Permanente Nurses Hold 24-Hour Strike at LA Medical Center
Unionized nurses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center began a 24-hour strike Thursday amid labor contract talks, claiming staffing shortages and lapses in care, but hospital officials called the move an attempt to disrupt services as a bargaining tactic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has been an incredibly challenging and stressful time to work on the […]
Storm Threat Lingers in Some Areas, but Calmer Weather Anticipated
Lightning continued to put on an aerial light show in parts of the Southland overnight and into the morning hours, but forecasters said generally calmer weather was on tap Thursday, following a volatile day that turned deadly when a 52-year-old woman was fatally struck by lightning in Pico Rivera. According to the National Weather Service, […]
Judge Approves Name, Gender Change for Musk Child
A judge has approved a request by a child of Elon Musk for a name and gender change. On Wednesday, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Rafael Ongkeko granted the petition submitted by Xavier Alexander Musk, who forthwith will be recognized as a woman known as Vivian Jenna Wilson. “A new birth certificate reflecting the change […]
Man Charged with Threatening OCDA Spitzer
A 33-year-old man was charged Thursday with threatening Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, his family and his staff in a hate crime. Michael Joseph Brady was charged with five counts each of criminal threats and threatening public officials with sentencing enhancements for a hate crime, according to court records. Brady, who was arrested Tuesday, […]
LA Council Panel Backs Ban on Homeless Encampments Near Schools
A Los Angeles City Council committee Thursday approved an amendment to the city’s sweeping law regulating locations of homeless encampments that would bar them within 500 feet of all schools. The amendment, which still needs the approval of the full council, would update Municipal Code 41.18, which prohibits sitting, sleeping, lying or otherwise obstructing the […]
LAPD: Motorist Taken Into Custody Following OIS, Barricade
A man was taken into custody Thursday after barricading himself in a West Adams-area residence following a traffic stop in which Los Angeles police fired but did not hit him. The incident began about 12:30 a.m., when officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 3700 block of Exposition Boulevard, said Officer Tony […]
Authorities Arrest Suspect Wanted in Double Homicide in Hollywood
A man who was wanted in the shooting deaths of a woman he had been dating and another man in Hollywood a week ago was in custody Thursday. Marvin Francell Williams, 32, was arrested on Wednesday in the San Bernardino County community of Hesperia, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Williams was taken by law […]
Coyote Attacks Child in Fountain Valley Park; Animal Being Sought
A 2-year-old child was attacked by a coyote in a Fountain Valley park earlier this week, and authorities Thursday were looking for the animal. The attack occurred about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Mile Square Park, near Euclid Street and Stonecress Avenue, Fountain Valley police Lt. Kham Vang said. “The attack was not immediately reported and […]
Man Reported Missing from Inglewood Area Found
A 23-year-old man with bipolar disorder who went missing from the Inglewood area has been found, authorities said Thursday. Jesse Andrew Lopez was last seen about 7 a.m. Tuesday in the 10000 block of Firmona Avenue, in the unincorporated Lennox area near Inglewood, and authorities sought the public’s help to find him. On Thursday morning, […]
