| | | | The news for Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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Elon Musk Passes Bill Gates to Claim Title of World’s Second-Richest Person  Elon Musk, owner of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, has passed Microsoft founder Bill Gates to officially become the second richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s net worth was listed at $127.9 billion, ahead of Gates’ $127.7 billion, in the latest list published Monday. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is first on […]
  
CHP Officer Injured in Crash With Pickup Truck Near Palmdale A 27-year-old California Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday morning with injuries he sustained in a crash with a pickup truck towing a utility trailer in the unincorporated northwest Palmdale area. The crash occurred about 7:05 p.m. Monday on eastbound Avenue N, east of 34th Street West, according to CHP Officer Monique […]
Woman, 76, Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver While Crossing Westlake Street A 76-year-old pedestrian struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles has died, and police were still seeking the motorist Tuesday. The victim, identified by police as Kuen Ham, was crossing Miramar Street at Union Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. Monday when a Toyota Corolla, which was turning left onto Miramar […]
Truck Crash Blocks Southbound 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights A tanker truck overturned Tuesday in a collision involving at least one other vehicle on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in the Boyle Heights area, blocking all the southbound lanes. The crash was reported at about 6 a.m. near Main Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Traffic was backed up while crews worked […]
Trevor Noah of ‘The Daily Show’ to Host Grammys on January 31 “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah will host the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in January, the Recording Academy and CBS announced Tuesday. “Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the Grammys have refused to have me sing or be nominated for best pop album, I am thrilled to be hosting this auspicious event,” Noah […]
New Stay-At-Home Order on Horizon for LA County as COVID-19 Cases Spike  The county Board of Supervisors is expected Tuesday to consider a possible new “targeted” stay-at-home order in response to surging COVID-19 cases, but the county’s public health director said she doesn’t expect the directive to be as sweeping as the one issued at the onset of the pandemic. The discussion will come one day after […]
Orange County Sets Record With 1,422 New COVID-19 Cases Orange County reported a record daily number of new coronavirus cases on Monday along with a jump up in hospitalizations, causing some concern among local officials on how to get the message out to the public to discourage holiday get-togethers and other fraternizing. The county reported 1,422 COVID-19 diagnoses, raising the cumulative case total to […]
One Killed in West Adams Hit-and-Run Crash One person was killed Tuesday morning in a hit-and-run crash in the West Adams area. The crash occurred near Exposition Boulevard and Buckingham Road at about 4 a.m, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A preliminary investigation determined the suspect vehicle hit a pole and another vehicle, causing the second vehicle to overturn with […]
Mike Garcia Leads By 400 Entering Updated Count in 25th Congressional District  An updated vote count in the 25th Congressional District race is scheduled to be released later Tuesday, with Rep. Mike Garcia leading Assemblywoman Christy Smith by 400 votes and claiming victory. “After a long, tough fight, I am proud to earn the privilege of serving CA-25 for another two years,” Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, said in […]
Bill Gross Neighbor Testifies About Loud Music Complaint in Laguna Beach A neighbor of the billionaire founder of Pacific Investment Management Co. testified Monday about being subjected to hours of rap, rock and TV show theme songs for hours throughout the day and night in retaliation for complaining about an art installation he said blocked his view of the ocean in Laguna Beach. Mark Towfiq testified […]
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