| | | | | The news for Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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COVID Hospitalizations in LA County Hit Highest Level Since February The number of people hospitalized in Los Angeles County with COVID-19 has risen to its highest level since late February, continuing an upward trend that has seen hospitalizations increase by more than 700% since the majority of coronavirus restrictions were lifted in mid-June. Meanwhile, the county on Wednesday reported another 3,498 COVID-19 infections, raising the […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises After Run of Stability The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose four-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.383 after changing by one-tenth of a cent or being unchanged eight of the previous nine days. The average price is three-tenths of a cent higher than one week ago, 4.4 cents more than […]
Victim Identified in Pomona Shooting The coroner Thursday identified a 37-year-old man who was shot and killed near Pomona’s downtown railroad tracks. Officers responded at 4:30 p.m. Monday to a “person down” call between Hamilton Boulevard and Newman Street, where they found the man now identified as Eric Dawson suffering from gunshot wounds, said Pomona Police Department Sgt. Edgard Padilla. […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations on the Rise Again Orange County’s latest COVID-19 numbers show 34 more people hospitalized with the virus and seven more patients in intensive care. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported that hospitalizations due to the virus increased from 461 Tuesday to 495 Wednesday, while the ICU total increased from 89 to 96. Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and UC […]
Torrance All-Stars One Victory Away from Berth in Little League World Series The all-star team from the Torrance Little League will play for a berth in the Little League World Series on Friday, facing an opponent to be determined Thursday. Torrance will play the loser of the noon game between the all-star teams from the Honolulu and Petaluma National little leagues. The Honolulu-Petaluma National winner will be […]
Pomona Police Arrest Man in Vandalism Spree A 38-year-old man faces felony vandalism charges for allegedly breaking the windows of seven Pomona businesses as well as a window at the public library, causing an estimated $12,000 in total damages, police said. The vandalism spree occurred Sunday and Monday — and on Wednesday, Edmundo Tellez Ramirez was arrested in the case, said Sgt. […]
Riverside County Reports 1,409 New Cases of COVID-19, 5 Deaths Riverside County’s latest COVID-19 numbers show 1,409 new cases, 14 more hospitalizations and five additional deaths. Wednesday’s data brought the cumulative number of deaths in the county since the pandemic began to 4,674, according to the Riverside University Health System. The aggregate number of infections increased to 317,814, according to RUHS. The number of hospitalized […]
Pretrial Hearing Set for CVUSD Security Director Busted in Prostitution Sting An Indio man suspected of attempting to beckon the services of a prostitute while employed as the security director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Thursday. Adam Sambrano Jr., 40, was arrested on Jan. 27 during a sting operation and later charged with one misdemeanor prostitution solicitation count. […]
Woman Accused of Killing Disabled Girl in La Cresta Care Home Due in Court A woman who operated a La Cresta care home where a 17-year-old physically and developmentally disabled girl died from alleged abuse and neglect is slated to be arraigned Thursday on a murder charge. Michelle Louise Morris Kerin, 80, and her husband, 79-year-old Edward Lawrence Kerin, came under investigation in 2019 following the death of Diane […]
Man Killed in Dispute Outside Shoe Store in Fairfax District An employee was shot and killed Wednesday in a dispute in a raffle in front of the shoe store he worked at in the Fairfax district. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at about 12:30 p.m. to the area of Melrose and Genesee avenues and found the man in the street suffering from a gunshot […]
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