| | | | The news for Friday, October 22, 2021
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COVID Infection Rates Fall in LA County, But Threat of Winter Surge Remains  As COVID-19 infection rates fall and hospitalizations decline, some Los Angeles County residents may wonder if they’ll soon be able to shed face masks indoors and in other settings, but the public health director said virus transmission remains substantial, and loosening restrictions too early could prompt another dangerous winter case surge. County Public Health Director […]
  
Taylor Powers Dodgers over Braves in Game 5 of NLCS Chris Taylor wears No. 3 on his Los Angeles Dodgers jersey. In Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, Taylor had the Atlanta Braves’ number. Taylor hit three home runs, tying a playoff record, in leading the Dodgers to an 11-2 win over the Braves, staving off elimination […]
Multi-Vehicle Crash in Woodland Hills Leaves One Injured A multi-vehicle crash left one person injured and prompted the closure Friday of the southbound Ventura (101) Freeway in the Woodland Hills area, authorities said. The crash was reported near Valley Circle Boulevard about 4:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The injured person was taken to a hospital. All lanes were closed for […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rise Again Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalization number climbed again, while the county also logged a dozen more fatalities, according to the latest data. Hospitalizations increased from 190 Wednesday to 200 Thursday, with the number of intensive care unit patients increasing from 41 to 42, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. There were 175 hospitalized patients […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Record Largest Weekly Increases Since March The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the 11th consecutive day, spurring the largest week-to-week increase since March. The average price rose eighth-tenths of a cent to $4.543, 7.9 cents more than one week ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Drop; 11 New Virus Deaths Reported The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County continued to decline, while 672 new cases were confirmed and 11 new virus-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID-related hospitalizations countywide dropped to 229 Thursday, compared to 243 on Wednesday. The number of those patients in intensive […]
Deputies Seek Help in Locating Suspects in Whittier Shooting  Detectives from the Pico Rivera Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Friday are seeking the public’s help in locating suspects in a shooting in Whittier that left three teenagers in critical condition. Deputies were dispatched at 10:56 p.m. on Oct. 15 to the 10000 block of Obregon Street in response to a report […]
Portion of Metro Green Line Service Suspended Through Saturday A portion of the Metro C (Green) Line is closed Friday and will remain out of service through Saturday as crews upgrade signal systems along the line. The C Line closure between the Lakewood Boulevard and Vermont/Athens stations began Thursday night. Free shuttle bus service is being offered between those stations, also servicing the Long […]
Police Investigate Reports of Sexual Assault at USC Fraternity House The Los Angeles Police Department Thursday was investigating reports of sexual assaults at a USC fraternity house. The university announced Wednesday it had received reports “of drugs being placed into drinks during a party… leading to possible drug-facilitated sexual assaults” at the Sigma Nu fraternity house located at 660 W. 28th St. USC reported the […]
Teen in Deadly Lamborghini Crash Sentenced to 7-9 Months in Juvenile Camp  The teenage son of a multimillionaire businessman was ordered Thursday to serve seven to nine months in a juvenile camp for speeding in a Lamborghini SUV that slammed into a car and killed a woman in West Los Angeles. Juvenile Court Judge Sabina A. Helton ordered the driver — who was 17 1/2 at the […]
One Year Ago Today (October 22, 2020)…Sexual Assault Case Dismissed Against Ex-Probationary Police Officer One Year Ago Today (October 22, 2020)…Criminal charges were dismissed against a former Upland probationary police officer after the woman he was accused of assaulting and sexually battering declined to testify in court. The case against Joshua M. Duarte, 32, of Rowland Heights, was dismissed on the defense’s motion after the prosecution announced it was […]
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