| | | | The news for Friday, April 23, 2021
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Gruesome Find Ends Happy Hike In Burbank Mountains: Are Those Really Human Bones?  Authorities Friday were trying to confirm the remains found by a hiker in a mountainous area of Burbank were really human bones. The hiker discovered the bones in the mountains near the end of East Elmwood Avenue, north of Sunset Canyon Drive, according to media reports Thursday night. Coroner’s office investigators were at the scene […]
  
SpaceX Successfully Launches 4 Astronauts Toward International Space Station  Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched another group of astronauts into orbit early Friday morning for an eventual rendezvous with the International Space Station — becoming the first launch involving a previously used spacecraft and rocket. The launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour had been scheduled for about 3:15 a.m. California time Thursday from Cape […]
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places: Coachella School District Security Chief Out, Charged With Hooker Solicitation  An Indio man suspected of attempting to beckon the services of a prostitute while employed as the security director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District is no longer a district employee, officials said. Adam Sambrano Jr., 39, was charged this month with one misdemeanor prostitution solicitation count. He remains out of custody pending his […]
Police Fire on Suspect in Valley Village, Unclear If Anyone Hit A Los Angeles police officer fired at a suspect Friday morning, but it was unclear if the suspect was struck. The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m. in the 5200 block of Whitsett Avenue, near Magnolia Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call and […]
Orange County’s Hopeful COVID-19 Trends Continue Orange County’s promising COVID-19 trends continue, with only 69 new cases reported and hospitalizations stable. With Thursday’s newly announced numbers, the cumulative case count rose to 253,275. The county also logged eight more COVID-19 fatalities, but one of those occurred in December, as there are commonly lengthy delays in the accounting of the deaths. The […]
Grease Fire in Fast Food Restaurant Quickly Extinguished A grease fire in a fast food restaurant in Buena Park was quickly extinguished Friday morning by firefighters. The fire was reported about 2 a.m. in the 8300 block of La Palma Avenue, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The fire was found in the hood and duct system of the kitchen, and the […]
LA County Offers No-Appointment COVID Vaccinations at Large Sites  Large-scale vaccination sites operated by Los Angeles County began offering appointment-free shots Thursday, and the walk-in inoculations will continue Friday through Monday while vaccine supplies last. The shots are open to anyone age 16 and older, but teens age 16 or 17 must be accompanied by an adult. The walk-in vaccinations are available at: — […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Friday, remaining at $4.026 following a run of 12 increases in 13 days that boosted it to its highest amount since Nov. 15, 2019. The average price rose 5.4 cents over the previous 13 days, including two-tenths of a […]
Natural Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations in Downey; No Injuries Reported Some residents in Downey remained evacuated Friday morning because of a natural gas leak as the utility said repairs would take longer to complete that previously believed. The leak was reported about 10:35 a.m. Thursday when Southern California Gas Company crews were alerted to a natural gas line that was apparently damaged by a third-party […]
Riverside County Reports 139 New Coronavirus Cases, 8 Additional Deaths Riverside County has reported 139 newly confirmed coronavirus cases, eight additional virus-related deaths and a slight uptick in hospitalizations. The aggregate number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in March 2020 was 297,770, according to numbers released Thursday by the Riverside University Health System, which reported 4,555 deaths attributed to […]
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