Indoor Mask Mandate Looms as LA County Exceeds CDC ‘High’ COVID Level
As expected, Los Angeles County has moved into the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category, sparking stepped-up warnings of widespread transmission of the virus and moving the area closer to another indoor mask-wearing mandate. The county had been in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “medium” COVID activity level. But that changed Thursday […]
Judge Orders Parents of Slain Woman to Pay Legal Costs to Hollywood Producer
A Hollywood film producer who averted possible civil liability in the drowning death of his personal assistant during a 2015 trip to Bora Bora is entitled to more than $50,000 in legal costs from the victim’s parents, who live in San Diego County, a judge has ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder S. Kalra […]
Woman Killed, 3 Other People Injured in Westminster Collision
Police Friday are seeking the public’s help with their investigation of a crash in Westminster that killed an 18-year-old woman and left three injured. Officers from the Westminster Police Department responded at 9:48 p.m. Tuesday to Westminster Boulevard and Rancho Road where they learned a vehicle had collided with a series of concrete barricades surrounding […]
`Manifest’ Tops Streaming Ratings For Second Consecutive Week
“Manifest” was the most-watched streamed program for the second consecutive week, topping the 2 billion minutes mark for the third time. Viewers spent 2.289 billion minutes watching the supernatural drama’s 52 episodes between Nov. 7 and Nov. 13, including the first 10 episodes of its fourth season that were released by Netflix Nov. 4, according […]
Average LA County Gas Price Drops For 29th Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 29th consecutive day, decreasing 1.9 cents to $4.692, its lowest amount since Feb. 1. The average price has dropped 62 times in 65 days since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, falling $1.802, including 4.1 […]
71-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing in Santa Clarita
A 71-year-old woman was reported missing Friday in Santa Clarita. Sandra Adair was last seen at 4 p.m. Thursday at Isabella Parkway and Golden Triangle Road south of Soledad Canyon, said the California Highway Patrol, which issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Adair is Black, 5 feet, 8 […]
Man Fatally Shot Near Santa Fe Springs Identified
A 26-year-old man who was fatally shot in an unincorporated area near Santa Fe Springs was identified Friday. Deputies responded at 1:39 a.m. Thursday to the 10000 block of Laurel Avenue west of Carmenita Road where they found the victim on the sidewalk, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified […]
Jury Returning for Day 6 of Deliberations in Harvey Weinstein Sex Assault Case
Jurors in the sex assault trial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein will convene for a sixth day Friday after completing nearly 20 hours of deliberations over the first five days they’ve had the case. Thus far, the jury — which was handed the case last Friday — has not submitted any evidentiary questions to […]
County Authorities Identify Man Shot and Killed in Azusa Crash
An 18-year-old man who was shot and killed in Azusa was identified Friday. Azusa Police Department officers responded about 10 a.m. Monday to a report of a crash in the 200 block of East Newburgh Street, near Azusa Avenue and Arrow Highway, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim was identified as Benjamin Caranchini, […]
Authorities Identify Man Killed in 405 Crash
A man who was killed when the SUV he was driving hit the center divider and rolled over on the San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles was identified Friday. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called at 4:21 a.m. Thursday to the southbound 405 Freeway at National Boulevard where they found a […]
One Year Ago Today (December 9, 2021)…Bermuda Dunes Man Convicted of Rape
One Year Ago Today (December 9, 2021)…A Bermuda Dunes man was convicted of raping a developmentally disabled woman. An Indio jury on Thursday convicted Gabriel Anthony Ortiz, 27, of sexually assaulting the then 20-year-old woman, identified only as Jane Doe, who investigators say “functions at the competency of a 12-year-old girl,” according to court documents. […]
