LA County Sees Slight Drop in COVID Hospitalizations After Hitting Highest Number Since March
The number of coronavirus patients at Los Angeles County hospitals has dropped below 400 after reaching its highest number since March, according to the latest state data. There were 385 COVID-positive patients at county hospitals on Sunday, down from 402 on Saturday. Of those patients, 49 were being treated in intensive care, up from 44 […]
`Supernatural’ Prequel, `Walker’ Origin Story to Premiere on The CW This Fall
A prequel to The CW’s long-running dark fantasy series “Supernatural” and an origin story for its crime drama “Walker” will premiere on the network this fall. Three other series will make their CW debuts this fall — the legal drama “Family Law,” which aired on Canada’s Global Television in 2021, the action drama “Professionals,” which […]
Pedestrian Killed in South Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Crash
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash as she crossed a street in the Vermont-Slauson area of South Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at 9:08 p.m. Sunday in the area of Normandie Avenue and 59th Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Division. […]
One Dead, Three Injured in Fall from Cliff in Ranch Palos Verdes
One person was killed and three were injured Monday morning in a fall from a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes. The incident was reported at 4:42 a.m. in the 1400 block of Paseo Del Mar, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel. Fire department helicopters were in use to rescue the victims […]
Arraignment Set for School Employee, Husband in Campus Fentanyl Case
A Riverside special needs school employee accused of supplying fentanyl to students, causing at least one to experience a medical emergency, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on nearly a dozen felony offenses, while her husband will face charges of possessing a gun and drugs. Melissa Harloam Garrison, 46, and David Wayne Garrison, 58, were […]
Beverly Hills Man to Plead Guilty to `Hit Man’ Plot
A Beverly Hills man is expected to plead guilty Monday to trying to hire a “hit man” to kill a woman he briefly dated. Scott Berkett, 25, has agreed to enter his plea to a single federal count of using interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire, which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. […]
Two Teens Wounded in Adams-Normandie Shooting
Two teens were wounded in a shooting in the Adams-Normandie area of Los Angeles and both were taken to a hospital where they were treated for their injuries, police said Monday. The shooting was reported about 6:50 p.m. Sunday at 27th Street and Vermont Avenue, according to a dispatcher in the Los Angeles Police Department’s […]
Man Shot While Driving in Vermont-Slauson Area
A man was shot as he drove in the Vermont-Slauson area of Los Angeles, which caused him to crash into two other vehicles, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred about 10:15 p.m. Sunday at Florence Avenue and Figueroa Street, according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. Paramedics took the 31-year-old […]
One Year Ago Today (May 23, 2021)…Banning Man Arrested in Attack on Jewish Men Outside L.A. Restaurant
One Year Ago Today (May 23, 2021)…A Banning man who was arrested as one of the primary suspects in last week’s assault of several Jewish men outside a restaurant in the Beverly Grove area of Los Angeles has been released on bail. Thirty-year-old Xavier Pabon was taken into custody at 10:15 p.m. Friday at a […]
Woman, 30s, Shot In Downtown LA
An early morning shooting left a woman in her 30s wounded and the assailants remained at large. The attack happened at 1028 S. Hope St. just after 2 a.m., according to Los Angeles police. The woman and her male companion were approached by four men. The man pulled out a handgun, which the assailants managed […]
Antisemitic Messages on Vehicles Decried in West Hollywood
Numerous vehicles in the West Hollywood area have been seen displaying “messages of antisemitism” and “incidents of hate speech in the community” this weekend, city officials said Sunday. The city’s statement did not provide further details, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s West Hollywood station did not immediately have a comment. “These reports are […]
