| | | | | The news for Wednesday, October 27, 2021 |
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LA County Health Officials Urge COVID Boosters, Await Approval of Shots for Kids Los Angeles County health officials again urged eligible residents to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, while they also prepared for anticipated federal approval of vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Tuesday recommended approval of an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as […]
Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle and Killed on 5 Freeway in La Mirada Area A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed Wednesday on the northbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in the La Mirada area, authorities said. The man was injured about 5 a.m. near Valley View Avenue and died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information on the identity of the fatally injured man […]
LAPD Seeks Semi-Truck Driver Suspected in Fatal Hit-and-Run Police Wednesday are seeking the public’s help in identifying a felony hit and run suspect. A pedestrian was walking north near Grand and Gage avenues at 6:40 a.m. Monday when she was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The semi-truck was turning right on Gage when the collision […]
Jury Deliberations Continue in Trial of Man Accused in Thermal Murder Jury deliberations will continue Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of beating a Thermal man to death with a bat. Saul Mayoral, 53, is accused in the March 23, 2018, death of a man identified by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office as Hector Quinones. Quinones’ body was found in a drainage channel […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue Rising Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb even as the weekly case averages ticked down slightly for another week, according to the latest data released by the Orange County health Care Agency. But Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and UC Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, told City News Service that it is too […]
Riverside County COVID Hospitalizations Hold at 210; 12 New Virus Deaths Reported The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County remained at 210, while 1,063 new cases were confirmed and 12 new virus-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, of the 210 COVID- related hospitalizations — the same total as Monday — 52 were in intensive care, down […]
Felon Who Admitted to 1995 Rape Faces Sentencing Wednesday A 50-year-old ex-con who sexually assaulted a Riverside woman a quarter-century ago is slated to be sentenced Wednesday to eight years in state prison. Ralph Leslie Kroll of Eastvale pleaded guilty last month to forcible rape and kidnapping as part of a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors intend to drop […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises for 16th Consecutive Day The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the 16th consecutive day, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.568, its highest amount since Oct. 18, 2012. The average price has increased 13.1 cents over the past 16 days, including seven-tenths of a cent Tuesday, according to […]
La Canada High Senior Selected as 2022 Rose Queen La Canada High School senior Nadia Chung was crowned as the 2022 Rose Queen Tuesday evening at Tournament House in Pasadena. “I didn’t expect it,” Chung said after being chosen as the 103rd Rose Queen from among the seven-member Tournament of Roses Royal Court. “I heard my name and once it finally registered I was […]
Irvine Backs Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim Irvine City Council members Tuesday approved a resolution backing a veterans cemetery project in Anaheim Hills, which would represent an about face for a project long thought to be meant for the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. The council voted 4-1 to back the Gypsum Canyon site with Councilman Larry Agran dissenting. Agran […]
One Year Ago Today (October 27, 2020)…Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Two Girls in Santa Ana One Year Ago Today (October 27, 2020)…A Dec. 4 sentencing date is set for a 43-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting two girls over a period of several years in Santa Ana, starting when they were 6 and 8 years old. Alfredo Mendozaheredia was convicted Monday of five counts of forcible lewd acts on a […]
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