| | | | The news for Friday, November 19, 2021
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LA County Reveals Top COVID Hot Spots, But Most Have High Vaccination Rates  Communities such as Lancaster, Palmdale, Studio City and Santa Clarita were among the 10 Los Angeles County areas that had the highest rates of new COVID-19 infections during a two-week period that ended Nov. 6, even though most of the areas that made the list have above-average vaccination rates, the county’s health director said Friday. […]
  
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Remain Stable Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remained relatively flat as six more fatalities were logged, according to data released Friday from the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of COVID-19 patients decreased from 216 Wednesday to 208 Thursday, while the number of those patients in intensive care declined from 52 to 49. The county had 23 […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Near Record Highs The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the 12th time in 13 days, increasing a half-cent to $4.691, moving within 1.4 cents of matching the record high. The average price has risen 10.2 cents the past 13 days, including one-tenth of a cent Thursday, to […]
Los Angeles’ Three-Day Memorial for Victims Lost to Pandemic Continues Los Angeles Friday continues a three-day memorial to honor victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Strength and Love, The City of Angels’ COVID-19 Memorial” was organized by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office. It began Thursday, as another 26 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the county, raising the overall death toll to 26,949. “It’s not enough for […]
Jury to Continue Deliberations on Deputy Charged in On-Duty Shooting Death Jury deliberations are expected to continue Friday in the case against a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy charged with voluntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of man at a Norwalk gas station nearly six years ago. The Los Angeles Superior Court panel got the case Thursday in Luke Liu’s trial. Deputy District Attorney Chris Baker […]
Riverside County Reports 38 New COVID-Related Deaths, Most Since March Riverside County reported 394 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 additional deaths, the most reported for a single day in the county since March. The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county increased to 257, up from 246 on Wednesday, according to the Riverside University Health System. The number of those patients in intensive […]
LA Auto Show Begins 10-Day Run at Convention Center Friday after COVID Hiatus  After a one-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the L.A. Auto Show returns Friday, beginning a 10-day run at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year’s edition of the popular motor mecca will put a particular spotlight on zero-emission vehicles, as well as the usual wide array of gas-powered and hybrid cars, SUVs and […]
No-Burn Order Extended Through Friday for Many Parts of Southland The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Friday evening due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban now extends through 11:59 p.m. for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, […]
Man to Be Charged for Allegedly Selling Fentanyl to Overdose Victim Felony charges are expected to be filed Friday against a 36-year-old man accused of selling Fentanyl to a 19-year-old, who died of an overdose in 2020. Alvin Linton of Ontario was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of selling Fentanyl to Javon Richard, who died from it Nov. 9 2020, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. […]
Orange County Prosecutor Sues County for Racial, Sexual Harassment  One of several women who have accused a retired Orange County senior prosecutor of sexual harassment sued the county Thursday alleging racial and sexual harassment, and retaliation by the District Attorney’s Office. The suit, which names the county and former prosecutor Gary LoGalbo as defendants, was filed on behalf of an unnamed woman by attorney […]
One Year Ago Today (November 19, 2020)…Man Accused of Molesting Lake Elsinore Girl Arraigned One Year Ago Today (November 19, 2020)…A 27-year-old man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a Lake Elsinore girl pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of lewd acts on a child. Geovanni Arturo Mendoza was arrested last Saturday following a monthlong Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Along with four counts of lewd acts on a child […]
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