| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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Deadly ‘Doughnuts’ In Street Takeover Crash: Driver Nabbed, Cousin Killed In Overturned Car In Costa Mesa, Anaheim A 22-year-old Los Angeles man was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter Thursday in connection with a fatal crash in Costa Mesa that investigators suspect was part of a series of street takeovers in Costa Mesa, Anaheim and possibly Santa Ana. Mynor Augusto Esquivelvalle was booked in connection with the crash that killed his cousin, […]
Chain Of Roadway Horrors: Driver, 64, Hit By Massive Heart Attack, Crashes Pickup And Dies On Interstate 15 In Lake Elsinore A 64-year-old motorist suffered a massive heart attack and crashed on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore, dying a short time later despite efforts to try to save him, authorities said Thursday. Mark Gaylord of Fontana died about 6 p.m. Wednesday at Loma Linda Hospital in Murrieta.. Gaylord was driving northbound on the freeway near Railroad […]
Beware Of Crooks Using Coronavirus Excuse To Fleece You Out Of Property Tax Money Los Angeles County tax officials alerted residents Thursday about a scam that “unknown people” are using under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic to fraudulently collect in-person property tax payments at residents’ homes. “Please note that the county of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector does not conduct in-person visits to collect property tax payments […]
Woman Who Ran Pill Scheme at Sham LA Med Clinic Gets Five Years in Prison A woman was sentenced Thursday to five years behind bars for operating an opioid buy-back scheme in which a doctor at a sham Los Angeles clinic prescribed narcotics to supposed patients who then sold the pills back to the clinic, which in turn peddled the drugs on the black market for high profits. Angela Gillespie-Shelton, […]
Semi Driver Flees Scene After Fatal Collision With Cyclist in Long Beach Long Beach police are looking for a suspected hit-and-run driver who they say left a 56-year-old Bellflower woman to die. The victim was on her bicycle when she was struck by a semi-trailer at around 9 p.m. Wednesday at Artesia Boulevard and Downey Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The Long Beach Fire […]
Orange County Reports 213 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 Deaths Orange County reported 213 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, continuing a trend this week of rising diagnoses, as well as 11 more coronavirus-related deaths. The county’s death toll and cumulative caseload now stands at 1,434 and 57,848, respectively, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Officials reported 262 new cases Wednesday, 302 on Tuesday, and […]
Man Found Dead in Cahuenga Pass A man was found dead Thursday along the Cahuenga Pass in the Hollywood Hills. The body, located in the 6700 block of West Mulholland Drive, was reported at 9:43 a.m., according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Paramedics “arrived quickly” to the scene and pronounced him deceased, he said. It was unclear […]
Two Booked on Suspicion of Attempted Murder in Beating Attack in Azusa Two Azusa residents are in custody Thursday in connection with the baseball bat beating of a 47-year-old man who’s hospitalized in critical condition, police reported. Officers were called to the 900 block of North Sunset Avenue about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday to investigate an assault and found the severely injured victim, whose name was withheld, according […]
Cigna Teams with Magic Johnson To Expand Health-Care Options Lakers legend turned entrepreneur Magic Johnson is teaming up with health insurance giant Cigna to combat health disparities and support minority and female-owned businesses in the greater Los Angeles area, it was announced Thursday. As part of the initiative, Cigna is rolling out a suite of customized health care plans for companies with more than […]
LA County, City Advancing Plans For COVID Rapid Testing Program Two months after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a coordinated effort to establish wide-scale use of rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests, local health officials are poised to announce details of a pilot program next week that will employ an FDA-approved test and assess the feasibility of its widespread use. “There’s a lot of work that […]
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