| | | | The news for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Girlfriend ‘A Witch And A Demon’: Bloody Body Dumped Near Cemetery As Judge Sends Indio Murder Suspect To Trial  An Indio man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and dumping her body near a Thermal cemetery after proclaiming she had been possessed by “a witch and a demon,” then setting her mobile home ablaze, must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge has ruled. Christian Pacheco, 26, is suspected of killing 30-year-old Elilia […]
  
Residents Return as Palisades Fire Is 23% Contained, Arson Suspect Held About 1,000 Topanga Canyon-area residents who were evacuated due to the Pacific Palisades brushfire are being allowed to return home, with the blaze 23 percent contained and holding at 1,325 acres, officials said Tuesday. As on Monday night, Topanga Canyon Boulevard was reopened to residents, who should be prepared to show ID or a Topanga […]
Outraged Teen Guns Down Friend In Deadly Love Triangle? Murder Charge For Santa Ana Killing  A lovesick 19-year-old was behind bars Tuesday after pleading not guilty to gunning down a friend in a deadly love triangle in Santa Ana. Jose Antonio Mejia-Garcia of Santa Ana is accused of the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Froylan Vazquez of Santa Ana May 10, Santa Ana Police Department Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. Vazquez was […]
Orange County Poised to Make the Yellow Tier for COVID-19 Orange County is poised to graduate from the orange to the least-restrictive yellow tier in the state’s COVID-19 economic reopening plan by Wednesday. “They look good,” Orange County CEO Frank Kim told City News Service of Monday’s COVID-19 metrics. Kim said that “based on our calculations, which are unofficial because we have to wait for […]
Man Shot to Death in Maywood A man was shot to death at Riverfront Park in the unincorporated Maywood area, authorities said Tuesday. The shooting occurred about 10:50 p.m. Monday in the 5000 block of Slauson Avenue, according to Deputy Maria Lucero of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies were summoned to an assault with a deadly weapon, gunshot victim, call, Lucero […]
Little Change To Average LA County Gas Price The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Tuesday to $4.175, the third slight increase following the end of a 21-day streak of increases. The average price rose two-tenths of a cent on both Sunday and Monday after the streak of increases totaling 14.5 […]
LA County Will Wait for State to Lift Mask Mandate on June 15 Los Angeles County will adhere to California guidelines and wait until June 15 to lift the requirement for face coverings in indoor settings and crowded outdoor settings for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, officials said. The June date is when state officials are expected to lift most virus-related restrictions across California if the […]
Coroner IDs Man Found Dead on Downtown Roof A man found dead on the roof of a building in downtown Los Angeles was publicly identified Tuesday, while the cause of his death was not made public. Luis Robles, 35, was a Los Angeles resident, according to the coroner’s office. His cause of death was not released on the coroner’s website. The discovery was […]
Opening Statements Scheduled in Long-Awaited Trial of Robert Durst  A new round of opening statements is scheduled Tuesday in the long-awaited trial of 78-year-old real estate scion and alleged serial killer Robert Durst. The defense filed an emergency motion last week seeking to postpone the trial indefinitely based on what lawyers said were Durst’s “life-threatening health issues,” but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark […]
Voting Deadline Tuesday in 54th Assembly District Special Election Tuesday is the deadline to vote in the 54th Assembly District special election, with five Democrats and a Socialist Workers Party candidate seeking to succeed Sydney Kamlager. The district’s 10 vote centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and 22 vote-by-mail drop boxes will be opened until 8 p.m. Ballots postmarked Tuesday […]
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