| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Deadly Kobe Bryant Chopper Crash Caused By Pilot Error In Fog: Fed Finds Pilot Didn’t Know Up Or Down  The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, killing Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others, became disoriented in heavy fog that left him unable to discern up from down, causing him to slam the copter in a hillside, federal investigators concluded Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded pilot error […]
  
Bad News, Good News In LA COVID Battle: 200 Additional Deaths, But Cases, Hospitalizations Improve  More than 200 additional COVID-19 deaths were announced in Los Angeles County Tuesday as the winter surge continued to claim lives, but case numbers continued to decline and the population of virus patients in hospitals dipped below 4,000. The county Department of Public Health reported 227 deaths on Tuesday, although 11 of those fatalities were […]
Rats Running Wild Around Dinosaur Plants On Santa Monica Third Street Promenade? City Says We’re Not To Blame  The city of Santa Monica is immune to all claims brought against the seaside municipality by a local company that owns property on the Third Street Promenade and alleges rodents roaming in and around two topiaries sculpted as dinosaurs are a health threat to patrons, according to new court papers filed by Santa Monica against […]
Yawn: Super Bowl TV Viewership Down Again, But Brady Brought Billion Streaming Minutes  Official Super Bowl viewership sank to its lowest level since 2006, with an average of nearly 92 million viewers watching CBS’ coverage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen. The viewership figure could increase when additional streaming numbers become available, according to Nielsen. […]
Rose Bowl Rift: Pasadena Rips Tournament Of Roses Over Trademark Lawsuit The city of Pasadena issued a terse statement Tuesday blasting the Tournament of Roses Association in response to a recently filed lawsuit over ownership of Rose Bowl Game trademarks, vowing to “vigorously” defend the city’s position in court. The Tournament of Roses Association filed the suit last week, asking a federal court to determine ownership […]
DUI Death On 101 In Sherman Oaks: Victim ID, Driver Of Stopped Truck In Custody Authorities Tuesday identified a motorist who was killed in a fiery crash on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Sherman Oaks in which his SUV rear-ended a box truck whose driver was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI. The collision was reported at 1:50 a.m. Monday on the eastbound 101 at Van Nuys Boulevard, according […]
Alex Trebek’s `Jeopardy!’ Wardrobe Donated to Charity “Jeopardy!” and the family of its late host, Alex Trebek, donated a significant portion of his wardrobe — including suits, neckties, shoes and belts — to The Doe Fund, an organization that provides work, housing, training and education to those in need, it was announced Tuesday. “During his last day on set, Alex extolled the […]
Tough Times Traveling To Vaccines For Seniors: LA Supervisors Offer Help The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to provide more transport to vaccine sites and easier access to vaccines for seniors and other vulnerable populations. Supervisor Hilda Solis said her motion was prompted by a conversation with a resident waiting in line at one of the county’s mega sites who had taken a […]
OC Sees Declines in COVID-19 Cases, Positivity as Death Toll Mounts January became the deadliest month for COVID-19 in Orange County Tuesday with 33 more fatalities logged, but all of the other indicators such as case and positivity rates continued a downward trend. The adjusted daily case rate per 100,000 people dropped from 39 last Tuesday to 29.7, and the test positivity rate on a seven-day […]
Dog Killed in Menifee House Fire, Family Displaced A dog was killed Tuesday morning in a house fire in Menifee that also displaced a family of seven. Firefighters responded about 1:25 a.m. to the 31000 block of Larchwood Street and found heavy fire coming from the garage, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The flames extended into the home, killing the dog […]
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