| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, August 9, 2021
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COVID Hospitalizations Keep Rising in LA County– Doubling in 2 Weeks  The number of COVID-19 patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued rising Monday, with the total more than doubling over the past two weeks in an anticipated reaction to surging infection numbers. According to state figures, there were 1,503 COVID-19-positive patients in L.A. County hospitals as of Monday morning, the highest number since Feb. 28. […]
  
Ex-LAPD Officer Charged with Fatal Shooting at Corona Costco An ex-LAPD officer who fatally shot a developmentally disabled man who shoved him to the floor of a Corona Costco during an unexplained confrontation that also led to the former lawman shooting the man’s parents was arrested Monday for voluntary manslaughter and other alleged offenses. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 31, of Corona was taken into custody […]
Cypress Man Charged With Sexual Assault And Torture Of Children  A 40-year-old Cypress man was behind bars Monday awaiting arraignment on felony charges of torturing a boy, sexually assaulting a girl and abusing two other minors. Douglas Michael Alba was charged Aug. 3 with one count each of torture, child abuse and endangerment, four counts of corporal injury on a child, and two counts each […]
Woman Killed in Hit and Run; Possible Suspect Surrenders to Police A 60-year-old woman was killed Monday in a hit-and-run in the Leimert Park area, and a possible suspect later surrendered to authorities. Gwendolyn Pointer of Baldwin Hills was struck about 3 a.m. at 39th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard and died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Following the fatality, a possible […]
Armed-Robbery Suspect Critically Wounded by Long Beach Police  Long Beach police shot and critically wounded an armed robbery suspect after he crashed a vehicle, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred about 10:45 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of Harbor Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The chain of events started in Signal Hill, a city surrounded by the city of […]
Metrolink Expands Ventura County Line Saturday Service Metrolink announced Monday the expansion of Ventura County Line Saturday service beginning Tuesday and adding connections to three additional stations — Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura-East between Moorpark and Los Angeles. The Ventura County Line Saturday service already connects Moorpark, Simi Valley, Chatsworth, Northridge, Van Nuys, Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles. Adults can purchase $10 Weekend […]
Home Inspector Shot, Killed In Huntington Beach Police Monday released the name of a real estate inspector killed during a shooting at a Huntington Beach home. The victim, 66-year-old Michael Alderson of Anaheim, was performing an inspection at the residence in the 4500 block of Operetta Street when he was shot just before 11 a.m. Saturday, according to Jennifer Carey of the […]
Suspect Charged In Death Of Prominent Banking Executive In Reseda The ex-boyfriend of a prominent banking executive who was found dead inside her Reseda home was charged Monday with murder. Anthony Duwayne Turner, 52, of Westchester, is accused of fatally beating Michelle Annette Avan, who was found dead around 7 a.m. Thursday inside her home in the 19300 block of Covello Street, near Tampa Avenue […]
LA Kings and ASEC Announce LA Kings Ice at Promenade on the Peninsula The Los Angeles Kings announced Monday they will reopen at the Promenade on the Peninsula in Rolling Hills Estates. The Los Angeles Kings and American Sports Entertainment Company said in a statement that it will be re-branded as the LA Kings Ice at Promenade on the Peninsula after the remodel. The rink will open Sept. […]
Jackass Creator Alleges Inhuman Treatment in Firing From Film Franchise “Jackass” film creator Bam Margera Monday filed a lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully fired from the upcoming “Jackass Forever” movie by Hollywood studios and producers so they could steal the popular and lucrative movie franchise and not compensate him. Margera and his loan-out company, Bam Margera, Inc., filed the lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles Superior […]
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