LA County COVID Hospitalizations Top 1,000 as Virus Spread Continues
The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has jumped past the 1,000 mark and the county has reported its highest daily number of virus-related deaths since late March. The county Department of Public Health reported 18 COVID deaths on Friday, the largest daily number since March 30. The fatalities raised the county’s […]
Anaheim Police Seek Suspect in After Explosive Placed in Woman’s Home
Anaheim police are asking for the public’s help catching a suspect who shoved an explosive into the home of a woman, injuring her. Police were called about 5:40 a.m. Tuesday to the 8000 block of East Far Canyon Way regarding the explosion, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said. The suspect broke glass to stuff the […]
Barricaded Suspect Arrested in Compton After 8-Hour SWAT Standoff
A man who had barricaded himself in Compton was captured Saturday, ending an eight-hour standoff. SWAT units from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were called to assist deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station after the suspect barricaded himself at approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of Willowbrook Avenue, said Deputy Veronica Fantom […]
Authorities Seeking Public’s Help to Find Family of Hospitalized Woman
Authorities are seeking the public’s help to find the family of a woman who has been a patient at LAC+USC Medical Center since being brought there by paramedics from downtown Los Angeles. Deborah Winston, 53, was hospitalized on June 28, said Cesar Robles, a clinical social worker at the facility. She “may have been experiencing […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Infections and Hospitalizations Increase
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates continued mounting, with the county logging 19 additional fatalities, according to the latest data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 climbed from 249 on Tuesday to 258 on Wednesday and 277 as of Thursday, while the number of intensive care unit patients […]
Backpacks to be Distributed to LA County Students
Up to 33,000 backpacks filled with school supplies will be handed out free of charge to Los Angeles County students from kindergarten through college this month and next, L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise health plans announced. It will be the third year the two health plans have held the back-to-school giveaway. The […]
Comic Actor Larry Storch of “F Troop’ Fame Dead at 99
Emmy-nominated comic actor Larry Storch, best known for his role on the 1960s TV series “F Troop,” died in his sleep early Saturday morning, according to a post on his Facebook page. He was 99. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share with you the news our beloved Larry passed away in […]
LA County to Expand Distribution of Monkeypox Vaccine
Los Angeles County health officials will expand access to monkeypox vaccines on Monday, but the limited supply of doses means they will only be provided to high-risk residents who are specifically contacted by the Department of Public Health. As of Friday, there were a total of 54 confirmed monkeypox cases in the county, nearly double […]
Parole Denied for Former Manson Family Follower Bruce Davis
A state panel has denied parole for Bruce Davis, a one-time Manson Family follower who was convicted of two killings in 1969. The hearing Friday marked the 34th time before a parole board panel for the 79-year-old inmate who was convicted in 1972 of first-degree murder and conspiracy for the July 25, 1969, stabbing death […]
One Year Ago Today (July 9, 2021)…`Marrying Millions’ Star Accused of Sex Assaults on 2 Teens in Laguna Beach
One Year Ago Today (July 9, 2021)…A Texas real estate developer who stars in the Lifetime unscripted series, Marrying Millions,” was charged in Orange County with sexually assaulting two 16-year-old girls at his Laguna Beach vacation home. William Lewaled Hutchinson, 63, of Highland Park, Texas, was charged with a felony count of rape of an […]
Demolition Work Set to Begin on Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach
Once a signature feature in the Long Beach harbor skyline, the Gerald Desmond Bridge will be dismantled starting Saturday, opening the port’s waterways to larger cargo ships. The 5,134-foot-long bridge was closed to traffic in October 2020, when a higher replacement bridge opened. But starting Saturday, crews will begin disassembling the 410-foot portion of the […]
