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The news for Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Dead Baby ‘God’s Will?’ Not So Fast As Horrified Mom Blames Boyfriend Dad For Deadly Shaking Their Child To Stop Crying

baby feetAn Indio woman allegedly told police that her boyfriend killed their infant son by shaking him two times because he wouldn’t stop crying, a police detective has testified in court. A preliminary hearing got underway Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio for Leonardo Daniel Alvarado Fernandez, 34, and Zue Urias, 27, who are […]
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LA County COVID Numbers Keep Dropping; Officials Credit Vaccines

Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 numbers continue to tumble — a positive sign as the planned lifting of virus-related restrictions across the state grows closer and another holiday weekend nears. According to weekly figures released by the state Tuesday, the county’s average daily rate of new COVID-19 infections fell to 0.9 per 100,000 residents, down from […]
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Innocent Fun Little Boy Playing In Pasadena Yard Cheats Death As Bullet Just Misses Heart: Two Suspects Nabbed In Mystery Motive

Two accused attackers will be arraigned Thursday in a Valentine’s Day shooting in Pasadena that seriously injured a 10-year-old boy who was playing in front of his home when he was shot. Pasadena Police Department detectives conducted a months-long investigation that culminated with the arrests of 21-year-old Joseph Mekhi Knowles of Altadena and 22-year-old Tanaj […]
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Fire Scorches One Acre of Brush Near 241 Toll Road in Irvine

About an acre of brush burned Wednesday in an unincorporated area of Orange County near Irvine, but no one was hurt. The fire was reported about 3:35 a.m. at the 241 Toll Road just south of Irvine Park, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. About 60 firefighters stopped the forward progress of the fire […]
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Fire Burning in Commercial Building in Compton

Firefighters Wednesday were working to extinguish a fire that burned through the roof of a commercial building in Compton. The fire was reported shortly before 6 a.m. in the 2500 block of Alondra Boulevard. The building houses at least three businesses, Fox11 reported. Traffic was routed away from the area as a precaution >> Want […]
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Reward for Arrest of Boy’s Killer in Apparent Road-Rage Shooting Now $200K

The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the apparent road-rage shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Orange stood at $200,000 Wednesday morning. The size of the reward increased from $50,000 after Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner offered up $50,000 from […]
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Man Arrested in Attack on Jewish Men Outside LA Restaurant Free on Bail

A second suspect arrested for allegedly taking part in an attack on Jewish diners outside a Beverly Grove-area restaurant — an assault carried out by occupants of a caravan of vehicles waving Palestinian flags — was free on bail Wednesday morning. Samer Jayylusi, 35, of Whittier, was arrested about 1 a.m. Tuesday in Anaheim and […]
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Orange County Records Just 22 New Cases of COVID-19

Weekly COVID-19 numbers show a continued decline in cases in Orange County as it maintains its status in the least-restrictive yellow tier. The county Tuesday also reported just 22 new COVID-19 infections, upping the cumulative caseload to 255,070. According to the weekly state data released every Tuesday, the average for the county’s daily case rate […]
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One Injured in Hollywood Freeway Shooting

A man in his 30s was wounded Wednesday morning in a car-to-car shooting on the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway in Hollywood, and a stretch of the freeway was closed until further notice. The shooting involved a possible dark-colored SUV and silver Chevy pickup truck and occurred about 1:55 a.m. south of the Santa Monica Boulevard […]
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The Broad in Downtown Los Angeles to Reopen

Crowds outside The Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles. Courtesy of The BroadThe downtown Los Angeles contemporary art museum The Broad will reopen to the public Wednesday with free exhibitions featuring works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, Kara Walker and Andy Warhol. Prior to its public opening, the museum held previews over the past two weekends for health care workers and community organizers who have spent the […]
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