| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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Five People Rescued, Along with Kittens, During Storm Surge in River Bottom  The waters were receding Wednesday in the Santa Ana River bottom in Riverside, where downpours from the first winter storm of the season caused a surge that left five people and their kittens trapped on a sand bar in desperate need of help. The swift water rescue was initiated about 4 p.m. Tuesday near the […]
  
3 More Rams Placed on COVID Reserve; UCLA Coach Mick Cronin Sidelined  The coronavirus pandemic continued to have an impact on Los Angeles sports teams Wednesday, with the Rams placing three more players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin forced out of Wednesday evening’s game due to health protocols. Rams linebacker Justin Hollins and tight ends Johnny Mundt and Jared Pinkney were […]
Port of Los Angeles on Track to Have Busiest Year on Record  The Port of Los Angeles is on track to have the busiest year in its history, with between 10.7 million and 10.8 million 20-foot equivalent units moved by year’s end. “That would eclipse our best mark in history … by about 13%,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. The port’s previous record […]
Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Show Increase For the first time in a month, Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 200 patients as health officials warned again Wednesday of a winter surge and an entire sixth-grade class in Yorba Linda was forced to quarantine and do its classwork online. The county recorded 314 new infections and logged 10 more fatalities Wednesday, raising the […]
Man, 30, Reported Missing in Lynwood Found Safe A 30-year-old man who went missing and had last been seen in Lynwood has been found safe, authorities said Wednesday. John Antonie Solis was last seen about 5:30 p.m. Sunday near his home in the 4200 block of Fernwood Avenue, near the Century (105) Freeway, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sought the public’s […]
SoCal Water Agency Joins AZ, Nevada in Colorado River Conservation Effort The Southern California region’s water wholesaler joined with the federal government and agencies in Nevada and Arizona Wednesday in an agreement aimed at dramatically cutting withdraws from the Colorado River and raising the water level in Lake Mead. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was joined in the pact by the U.S. Bureau of […]
LASD: Armed Man Shot, Wounded by Deputies in South Whittier Area A man who allegedly pointed a handgun at deputies serving a warrant Wednesday in the South Whittier area was wounded Wednesday when at least one deputy opened fire, authorities said. The shooting was reported about 4:40 a.m. in the 12400 block of Shoemaker Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The wounded man […]
Coalition Seeks Tax on Property Sales Over $5 Million to Fund Homeless Housing A coalition of labor unions and organizations focusing on homelessness, tenants’ rights, workers’ rights and affordable housing will announce a ballot measure initiative Thursday to create a tax on multi-million dollar property sales to fund solutions to the homelessness crisis, including permanent housing. The coalition will begin collecting signatures in January and hopes to get […]
Woman, 89, Killed in El Monte; Suspect in Police Custody A man was in custody Wednesday for allegedly killing a woman who investigators believe was his grandmother, authorities said. El Monte police responded at 10:54 pm. Tuesday to the 11300 block Cedar Circle on a “check the welfare call for service,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “When they arrived, they found a […]
Long Beach Man Found Insane at Time of Fiancee’s Killing A judge ruled Wednesday that a Long Beach man was insane at the time he murdered his fiance last year. “The court has found the defendant insane at the time of the offense,” Superior Court Judge James D. Otto said shortly after Colin Chandler Wolters pleaded no contest to second-degree murder. The judge said he […]
Reward Offered in Shooting Death of Man in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park Authorities Wednesday were hoping a reward of up to $50,000 will help solve the killing of a man who was gunned down while hiking in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park in September. Jason Cortez, 29, was shot about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 10 on a trail inside the park and died at the scene, according to […]
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