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The news for Thursday, January 2, 2025

Golden Globe Presenters to Include Elton John, Sharon Stone

Elton John, Glenn Close and Sharon Stone are part of the lineup of presenters for the 82nd annual Golden Globes Awards, it was announced Thursday. The Golden Globes are scheduled for Sunday at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the United States. The Golden Globes will be hosted […]
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Body Found on 5 Freeway in Lincoln Heights

accident crime sceneA person was found dead Thursday in lanes of the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles. The body was first reported to the California Highway Patrol at 1:56 a.m. and the initial report was a body partially in the slow lane and right shoulder of the northbound Golden State […]
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Las Vegas Man Arraigned for Carrying Gun at Trump Rally in Coachella

gun arrestA Las Vegas man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Coachella last October is due in court Thursday on charges of carrying a loaded firearm in a public place. Vem Miller, 49, was arrested Oct. 12. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies assigned to the rally contacted the driver of a black SUV, later identified as […]
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Anthony Davis Unlikely to Play Portland Thursday Night

lakersLakers center Anthony Davis is questionable for Thursday evening’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena because of a left ankle sprain. This is the third consecutive game Davis has been listed as questionable because of the injury that sidelined him for the final three quarters of the 115-113 victory over the Golden […]
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Deliberations Continue in Fentanyl Case

jury deliberationsJury deliberations will resume Thursday in the trial of a man accused of supplying fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of his 29-year-old friend in Norco. Jacob Austin Parr, 45, is charged with second-degree murder for the 2022 death of Isaak Quintin Ruiz. Jurors went behind closed doors after the prosecution and defense delivered closing […]
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Teen Boy Missing from Maywood

policeThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Thursday asked the public for help locating a 14-year-old boy who is missing from Maywood. Anthony George Martinez was last seen at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 5000 block of Pine Avenue, according to the LASD. Martinez is Hispanic, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 120 pounds, with brown eyes […]
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Riverside Gas Price Drops Slightly

gas riversideThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped one-tenth of a cent Thursday to $4.292, a day after rising eight-tenths of a cent. The average price was $3.178 on Jan. 1, 2021. It is 1.7 cents more than one week ago, but 4 cents less than one month ago […]
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Man Died Crashing SUV into Horse Trailer in Diamond Bar

ambulanceA 20-year-old man was killed when he crashed his SUV into a horse trailer pulled by a pickup on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar causing the SUV to overturn into the HOV lane, authorities said Thursday. The crash occurred at about 8:40 a.m. Wednesday on the eastbound Pomona Freeway east of Golden Springs […]
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Wood-Burning Ban Extends Thru Thursday

wood burningA ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning has been extended Thursday in much of the Inland Empire due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Thursday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert […]
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No Winning Powerball Tickets Sold

powerballThere were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $200 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Arizona and North Carolina. They are both worth $1 million, according to the […]
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Dead Man in Underwear on 110 Freeway ID’d

morgue / autopsyA man wearing underwear and no pants was fatally struck by a vehicle on the Harbor (110) Freeway Wednesday near downtown Los Angeles. The crash occurred at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday on the northbound freeway at Wilshire Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol reported. The man had walked from the right shoulder of the freeway to the […]
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