| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, March 4, 2021
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Hit-And-Run Horror Kills Two – Including Innocent 17-Year-Old Boy – In Palmdale: Deadly Driving Suspect Speeding From Earlier Crash  A 34-year-old accused hit-and-run killer is set to be arraigned next week on murder and other charges stemming from a deadly crash in Palmdale that killed two people, including a 17-year-old boy. Relatives of the victims hugged and cried outside the sheriff’s station after the suspect’s arrest, with one family member asking that people “just […]
  
Naked Probationer’s Sex Attacks On Two Relaxed Sunbathing Women In Their Own Temecula Backyard?  A probationer accused of stripping naked and sexually assaulting two sunbathing women in Temecula was behind bars Thursday on $500,000 bail. Jacob Brian Paulsen, 25, was arrested and booked Tuesday into the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of felony sexual assault and committing a felony while on bail. Paulsen was out on $35,000 […]
Life-Threatening COVID Warning: Don’t Ease Up On Anti-Virus Protections Or You Could Die  As COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in Los Angeles County, and with more restrictions likely to be lifted in coming weeks, the county’s public health director has warned that while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it’s not over yet. “Our biggest worry is, of course, that people will relax too much, decide […]
Strong Quakes Hit New Zealand, But No Southland Tsunami Threat The Southern California coast is not expected to face any tsunami danger from a series of powerful earthquakes that struck Thursday off the coast of New Zealand. The initial quakes registered magnitudes of 7.3 and 7.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Around midday, a more powerful temblor measuring 8.1 occurred. Tsunami warnings were initially […]
Former OC DA Investigator Accuses Spitzer of Corruption, Cover-Up A fired Orange County District Attorney’s Office investigator has filed a claim with the county, alleging District Attorney Todd Spitzer retaliated against him because of a probe that he said showed the county’s top prosecutor was involved in “money laundering, terrorist threats, extortion and solicitation of bribes.” Damon Tucker filed the claim Monday against the […]
CA Updates Mask Guidance, Joins Feds In Suggesting Double-Masking Following the lead of federal health authorities — and chastising other states that have lifted mask mandates — California officials Thursday urged residents in the Southland and across the state to consider donning two masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The California Department of Public Health issued revised guidance on mask wearing, urging people […]
Women Killed in Jurupa Crash Involving Amazon Delivery Truck Identified Two women killed when an Amazon Prime delivery truck slammed into a stopped Riverside County sheriff’s patrol vehicle at the scene of a collision in Jurupa Valley were identified Thursday. Ailene Beazley, 86, of Valley Center, and Monica Lopez, 35, of Riverside were fatally injured Saturday evening at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and […]
Shootings Increase in L.A. in 2021 Compared with 2020 In the first two months of this year, Los Angeles Police Department officers fielded 570 reports of shots fired, up 88% from the 303 incidents during same time frame in 2020 — and 267 people were hit by gunfire, a 141% increase from the 111 people wounded in the time frame in 2020, it was […]
State Sets 40% Of COVID Vaccines For Hard-Hit Areas, Speeds Reopening Efforts Southern California counties and others across the state could be cleared to open more businesses and lift other restrictions sooner than anticipated under a plan announced Thursday that will prioritize COVID-19 vaccines in communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Fueling the plan is a move announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside 40% of […]
Crooks Trying To Get Your Money: Feds Warn of Fake Drug Agents On Telephone Scams The Drug Enforcement Administration Thursday warned that telephone scammers have been impersonating DEA agents in an attempt to extort money or steal personal identifiable information. A new public service announcement says the DEA will never phone to demand money or ask for personal information. There are variations in the false narrative, among them, that the […]
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