| | | | The news for Monday, January 11, 2021
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LA County Reports 14,482 New COVID-19 Cases, 166 More Deaths  Los Angeles County has reported 14,482 new cases of COVID-19 and 166 additional deaths, bringing the county’s overall totals to 920,177 cases and 12,250 fatalities. The number of county residents hospitalized with the coronavirus was 7,964 on Sunday, two fewer than Saturday’s report and the second consecutive day that the number has decreased. It was […]
  
San Gabriel Valley Man Faces Sentencing in $147M Fraud Scheme A San Gabriel Valley man faces up to 10 years behind bars at sentencing Monday for bilking thousands of investors worldwide out of millions of dollars through a sham digital currency scheme. Steve “Boss” Chen, 63, of Bradbury pleaded guilty last year to one federal count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax […]
Santa Monica Tunnel, Ramps to Temporarily Close for Upgrades Overnight closures of the tunnel that connects the Santa Monica (10) Freeway to Pacific Coast Highway are scheduled to begin Monday evening, and continue through next Monday, to allow crews to perform upgrades. according to Caltrans. The McClure Tunnel will be closed in both directions from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly through Jan. 18, […]
Bridge Demolition to Begin on 170 Freeway at Burbank Boulevard Bridge demolition work will begin Monday on the Hollywood (170) Freeway at Burbank Boulevard, with minor traffic disruption expected. Burbank Boulevard will be closed in both directions during the work, which will take place nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Jan. 15. Detours and re-routing will be clearly marked, and access for emergency […]
Barricaded Man Found Dead in Palmdale ID’d A man who barricaded himself in a residence in the Palmdale area and was found dead in the garage was publicly identified Monday. John Egan was 54-years-old, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy was pending to determine the cause of his death. Deputies and a Special Weapons Team went to the 37700 block of […]
Santa Ana Police Officer Crashes Through Fence During Pursuit  A Santa Ana police officer involved in the pursuit of a fleeing suspect crashed his patrol car through a wrought iron fence Monday morning. The pursuit began at 2:27 a.m. when an officer attempted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation and the driver fled, said Santa Ana police Commander Andy Alvarez. The patrol […]
Orange County Reports 50 COVID-19 Deaths, 3,121 New Cases Orange County has reported 3,121 new cases of COVID-19 and 50 additional deaths, bringing the county’s overall totals to 188,602 cases and 2,092 fatalities. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus decreased slightly, from 2,221 Saturday to 2,216 Sunday, with intensive care unit patients climbing from 528 to a record 547, according to the […]
LA County to Discontinue Curative COVID-19 Tests After Many False Negatives The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has announced that it will discontinue the use of Curative COVID-19 PCR tests at pop-up testing sites after a significant number of false negatives were reported. The change, which will happen this week, comes after a review of the data that prompted the recent U.S. Food and […]
Preliminary Hearing Set For Bartender Accused of Raping Patron in Palm Springs A judge is scheduled to rule Monday on whether a bartender accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman after serving her drinks for several hours at a Palm Springs hotel will stand trial on a half-dozen felony charges. Alejandro Adan, 31, is suspected of raping the woman at the Kimpton Rowan Hotel at 100 W. […]
Duped Rich Businessman’s True Love Cover Girl Was Allegedly A ‘Grifter’ With Porn Site: Lawsuit!  A businessman is suing three women he alleges were involved in a scheme to dupe him into thinking he was dating a fashion model, who in reality turned out to be a “grifter” with a pornographic presence on social media. Stephen J. Cloobeck’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants matchmaker Katherine Abigail Le; […]
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