COVID Infections, Hospitalizations Continue New Surge in LA County
The number of COVID-positive patients at Los Angeles County hospitals has once again moved past 500 as health officials warn of another possible cold-weather surge in cases. There are 502 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Friday, 38 more than the previous day, according to the latest state figures. Of those patients, 51 were […]
Whittier-Area Man Who Died After Argument with Neighbor ID’d
The coroner’s office Monday released the name of a 74-year-old man who was found dead on the porch of his home in an unincorporated area south of Whittier following an argument with a neighbor. An autopsy was pending to determine the cause of David Stanley’s death, the coroner’s office said. Detectives were sent to the […]
Man Wounded in Long Beach Shooting
A man was hospitalized after another man shot him in the lower body on a Long Beach street, authorities said Monday. Officers responded at 10:45 p.m. Sunday to a report of gunshots in the 600 block of West Fourth Street in the downtown area, according to Long Beach police Lt. Jose Flores. Paramedics took the […]
Walk of Fame Star for Christina Applegate To Be Unveiled
Christina Applegate will make her first public appearance since announcing she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring her is unveiled Monday. “Holy crap holy crap holy crap!!!” Applegate tweeted on June 20, 2019, when the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that she was among the latest […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops To Lowest Amount Since Sept. 20
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped to its lowest amount since Sept. 20 Monday, decreasing 1 cent to $5.502. The average price has dropped 37 times in 40 days since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, decreasing 99.2 cents, including nine-tenths of a cent […]
Body of Simi Valley Woman Found in Antelope Valley
The body of a woman who police say vanished from her apartment in Simi Valley has been found in a remote area of the Antelope Valley, and police Monday say her ex-husband has been arrested in connection with her death. The body of Rachel Castillo, 25, was found in the Antelope Valley on Sunday, Simi […]
Thousands of UC Academic Researchers, Student Employees Plan Strike
Thousands of researchers and student employees at the 10 University of California campuses are planning to go on strike at 8 a.m. Monday in an effort to secure improved pay and working conditions. UC officials are in contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers regarding four separate academic bargaining units: postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers, academic […]
YMCA Staffers To Begin 125-Mile Walk To Increase Awareness of Homeless Youth
Two YMCA staff members will begin a five-day, 125-mile walk from Long Beach to the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego Monday in an attempt to increase awareness of the experiences of runaway and homeless youth. The second annual “Solidarity Journey” by Justin Lipford and David Baker coincides with National Runaway and Homeless Youth Awareness Month […]
Riverside County Man Faces Sentencing in $6.6M PPP Fraud Case
A Corona man is expected to be sentenced Monday for submitting false loan applications that brought him more than $6.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds. Muhammad Atta, 39, pleaded guilty in August in Los Angeles to federal counts of wire fraud and laundering of monetary instruments, according to the […]
Horvath Holds 1,500 Vote Lead in Supervisor Race; Update Expected Monday
West Hollywood City Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath was still clinging to a narrow lead against state Sen. Bob Hertzberg in their battle for an open seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as more votes were expected to be tallied Monday. As votes were tallied from Tuesday’s election, Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, and Horvath almost […]
One Year Ago Today (November 14, 2021)…Imprisoned Former LASD Psychologist Settles Sexual Abuse Suit
One Year Ago Today (November 14, 2021)…A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department psychologist serving a sentence of 98 years to life in state prison for molesting two young family members in La Canada Flintridge reached a settlement of a lawsuit brought on behalf of the boy and girl. Michael Dane Ward, who was 46 […]
