LA County COVID Hospitalizations Fall Again, But Another 102 Deaths Reported
While daily case numbers, hospitalizations and testing-positivity rates have been steadily falling, the number of COVID-19-related deaths remained elevated, with Los Angeles County reporting another 102 fatalities in its latest data. The deaths pushed the county’s cumulative number of fatalities from throughout the pandemic across the 29,000 mark, reaching 29,099. The county reported another 15,664 […]
Fire Knocked Down in Commercial Building
More than 80 firefighters extinguished a blaze in a commercial building a strip mall Thursday in downtown Los Angeles. Fire crews were called at around 4:57 a.m. to a uniform supply store at 1310 S. Wall St. where they encountered flames coming out of the corner of the building and near the mezzanine area, said […]
LAPD Officers Crash Responding to Burglary Suspect Call
A Los Angeles Police Department patrol car was involved in an early-morning collision Thursday in South Los Angeles. Officers were responding at 5:07 a.m. to a burglary call at Florence and Vermont avenues west of the Harbor (110) Freeway, said LAPD Officer Drake Madison. The condition of the officers was not immediately known. There was […]
Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations, Infections Continue to Improve
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and case rates continued dropping, but reports of fatalities mounted, with January’s death toll approaching the worst of the Delta variant-fueled summer surge, according to the latest data. The number of COVID-positive hospital patients in the county dropped from 872 to 846, with the number of intensive care patients ticking down […]
Bicyclist Killed in Collision With Police Officer Identified
A bicyclist who was struck and killed by an Azusa Police Department motorcycle officer was identified by county authorities Thursday. Xueqi Li 67, was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. The collision was reported about 9:10 p.m. Monday in the area of Cienega and Sunflower avenues on the border of Covina and the […]
Average Orange County Gas Price Rises to Record High
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Orange County rose Thursday to a record $4.699, breaking the previous record of $4.69 set on Oct. 8, 2012. The average price increased 1.2 cents, one day after rising 3.2 cents, its largest daily increase since Nov. 11, according to figures from the AAA […]
One Dead in Pomona Shooting
Police Thursday are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Pomona. Officers from the Pomona Police Department responded at 6:58 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of East Foothill Boulevard after receiving reports of gunfire in the area and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, said Pomona Sgt. Iain Miller. The victim […]
Defenseman From Eastvale, US Teammates Set to Begin Olympic Hockey Play
The United States begins its quest for a second consecutive Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey Thursday, facing Finland in a preliminary round game in Beijing, with a roster including defenseman Cayla Barnes, who was raised in Eastvale. Barnes is among 11 players on the 23-player U.S. roster who played for the team in the […]
COVID Hospitalizations Holding Steady in Riverside County
The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals dropped by one to 910, but county officials reported eight additional deaths associated with the coronavirus in the latest data. Of the hospitalized patients, 167 were in intensive care, four less than the previous day, according to the Riverside University Health System. Not all COVID-positive patients […]
Man Identified in Long Beach Slaying
County authorities Thursday identified the man who was killed in an apartment in Long Beach. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office confirmed the victim was Charles Ogletree, 42. Long Beach Police Department officers were called to an apartment at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday near the 200 block of Atlantic Avenue on a report of gunshots […]
One Year Ago Today (February 3, 2021)…Man Accused of Assaulting Romanic Rival in Palm Springs Must Stand Trial
One Year Ago Today (February 3, 2021)…A 24-year-old man accused of assaulting a romantic rival with two other men, one of whom allegedly stabbed the victim outside a Palm Springs nightclub must stand trial on felony charges, a judge ruled. Aaron Medina-Galaviz of Palm Desert was arrested about five months after the assault reported on […]
