| | | | The news for Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Health Officials Pushing to Vaccinate LA County’s Most Vulnerable Populations  Los Angeles County health officials say they plan to make targeted efforts in coming weeks to get COVID-19 vaccinations to particularly vulnerable residents — but that while the vaccine program is progressing, there are continued issues with ineligible people trying to jump the line to get a shot. “There was a big issue for parents […]
  
Sex Appeal In Palm Springs: You Can Stand With Enormous Marilyn Monroe Statue In Desert Resort City ‘Forever’  An enormous sculpture depicting Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress-flying pose from the 1955 romantic comedy “The Seven Year Itch” is expected to return to Palm Springs at the end of next month, tourism officials have confirmed. PS Resorts, a nonprofit tourism organization, finalized a deal this week with Seward Johnson Atelier to purchase the 26-foot-tall sculpture […]
‘Put All The Chicken In The Bag’: Hungry Robber With No Mask Refused Service At Pasadena Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles Returns With Gun  Police Thursday hunted an armed robber who made off with “all the chicken” at the Pasadena Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles after being refused service because he wasn’t wearing a mask. He apparently ignored the famed eatery’s waffles and did not seek any cash – just “all” the fried chicken that’s helped make the mini-chain popular. […]
Suspect Fleeing Traffic Stop Crashes into Another Vehicle, Killing Driver A suspect who fled from a traffic stop in Pomona, crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver, then ran away from the scene on foot, was arrested a short time later and is in custody Thursday morning. The crash took place near the intersection of San Antonio Avenue and Philadelphia Street, near Ann Arbor Avenue, […]
OC’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Cases Continue to Drop While Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continue to decline, 37 more fatalities have been logged as the death toll from the holiday season surge mounts. The county also reported 546 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing its cumulative totals to 234,708 cases and 3,199 deaths. The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals in Orange […]
Strip Mall Fire in Chinatown Quickly Extinguished A fire that damaged a strip mall in Chinatown Thursday morning was extinguished by firefighters in just 18 minutes. Crews responded at 2:37 a.m. to the 900 block of Vignes Street, near Bauchet Street and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Men’s Central Jail, and found fire coming from the one-story building, according to Nicholas Prange […]
Ex-Pasadena Lawyer Faces Sentencing for Fraud Crime of ‘Desperation’ A former attorney from Pasadena faces sentencing Thursday for falsely telling clients that he won favorable rulings for them, perpetuating the scheme by delivering phony legal documents with the forged signatures of judges and making disguised telephone calls. Shant Ohanian, 38, pleaded guilty two years ago in Los Angeles federal court to one count of […]
Golden Globe Nominations Are Out, Now It’s The Screen Actors Guild’s Turn One day after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association unveiled its Golden Globe nominations, the Screen Actors Guild will unveil nominations Thursday for its 27th annual awards, which are often strong predictors of the eventual success of performers on Oscar night. The SAG Awards are chosen by actors, making them a prized honor among performers since […]
Riverside County Coronavirus Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to fall in Riverside County, continuing a trend that began three weeks ago, though intensive care units countywide remain packed with COVID-19 and other patients. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide Wednesday was at 920, down 34 from Tuesday, according to the Riverside University Health System. That figure includes 256 patients in […]
National Police Foundation To Review LAPD’s Response to George Floyd Protests  The National Police Foundation will hold two listening sessions Thursday to help independently assess the Los Angeles Police Department’s response to the large demonstrations that followed last year’s in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The sessions will be held at noon and 5 p.m. to get input from members of the public, business owners […]
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