| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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It’s ‘President Biden’ Now As 22-Year-Old Los Angeles Poet Wows World Reading Her `Hill We Climb’ At Inauguration  A 22-year-old Los Angeles native became the youngest inaugural poet when she read “The Hill We Climb” at President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony Wednesday. Amanda Gorman emphasized unity for the country as she read the line, “We lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but to what stands before us.” Her composition also […]
  
Frustrated, Desperate Trying To Get A Vaccination Appointment? LA County Site Running Again After Crash  COVID-19 vaccinations were officially available to Los Angeles County residents aged 65 and older Wednesday, and the online appointment system to schedule the shots was operational again following an hours-long outage that occurred just as people flocked online to snare limited reservations. Despite the Tuesday evening outage, thousands of people were still able to secure […]
Rape, Oral Copulation Of Unconscious Woman Who Then Died In Pomona: Homeless Suspect Charged  A transient is set to be arraigned Feb. 24 after he was charged with raping a homeless woman who was subsequently found dead on a Pomona street. Jerome Perrin, 41, will be arraigned at the Pomona courthouse on one count each of kidnapping to commit rape, rape of a person who was unconscious or asleep, […]
Repeat DUI Driver Killed 42-year-old Woman In Hit-And-Run: High Court Rules No Way He’s Going Free The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a repeat DUI offender who was convicted of fleeing from the scene of a crash and colliding with another car in North Hills, killing a 42-year-old woman. Estuardo Alvarado is serving a state prison sentence of more than 21 years to life on charges […]
California Grocers Association Sues Long Beach Over `Hero Pay’ The California Grocers Association Wednesday filed a legal challenge to an ordinance tentatively approved by the Long Beach City Council mandating an additional $4 in hourly “hero pay” for supermarket workers who face greater risk performing their jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic. The council approved the measure on first reading Tuesday; a final vote is […]
Actor Danny Masterson Pleads Not Guilty to Raping Three Women Actor Danny Masterson pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he raped three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau entered the plea on behalf of the 44-year-old actor, who is best known for appearing on “That ’70s Show” and “The Ranch.” The criminal complaint, filed last June, […]
LA District Attorney Criticized by Fresno County DA Over New Directives Fresno County’s top prosecutor has penned a letter to her counterpart in Los Angeles County, telling him that a series of controversial directives he issued upon taking office last month are “extreme” and “already wreaking havoc on crime victims.” The letter, dated Monday, is the second that George Gascon has been sent in recent weeks […]
FBI: Humvee Stolen from National Guard Armory Recovered A military Humvee stolen from the National Guard Armory in Bell four days ago was recovered Wednesday, the FBI announced. The theft of the $120,000 military vehicle occurred about 8:15 a.m. Friday, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Saturday. The vehicle was recovered early Wednesday morning, according to the FBI, which did not specify where it […]
Riverside County Coronavirus Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 continued to trend downward Wednesday as county health officials reported an additional 31 coronavirus deaths. With an additional 564 COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday, the aggregate number of infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 251,000, compared to 250,436 on Tuesday, according to […]
31 New Orange County COVID-19 Deaths; Disney Vaccine Site Closes Again Orange County Wednesday reported 31 more COVID-19 fatalities, hiking the death toll above 2,500, and the vaccination site at Disneyland had to be closed for a second consecutive day due to windy weather. Health officials said that despite those setbacks and 1,701 new cases being reported Wednesday, the good news is that case rates and […]
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