| | | | The news for Thursday, November 18, 2021
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Los Angeles’ 3-Day Memorial For Victims Lost To Pandemic Begins Thursday  Los Angeles is having a three-day memorial beginning Thursday to memorialize the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Strength and Love, The City of Angels’ COVID-19 Memorial” is organized by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office. The memorial comes as another 22 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Wednesday, raising the overall death toll to 26,923. “It’s not […]
  
Burglary Suspect in Custody Following Capture Near Hansen Dam A suspected serial burglar was in custody Thursday following his arrest in a hillside area of Shadow Hills near Hansen Dam. Benjamin Renteria, 25, was booked on suspicion of felony burglary and was held on $240,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Renteria was taken into custody just before 11 p.m. Wednesday near […]
LAUSD to End Incentive Program Aimed at COVID-19 Vaccines The Los Angeles Board of Education incentive program to encourage students to take the COVID-19 vaccine is coming to a close, but not before thousands of dollars in gift cards and amusement park tickets are expected to be awarded. The deadline for COVID-19 vaccinations is days away, with about 72% of students in compliance, and […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Inch Up Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations ticked up, increasing to 216 from 210 on Tuesday, according to the latest data from the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of those patients in intensive care declined from 55 to 52. The county also reported 341 new cases of COVID-19 but just one additional death, which occurred in […]
County Nursing Facilities Nearing Completion of COVID Boosters for Residents With the county urging residents to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, health officials said skilled nursing facilities have nearly completed administration of boosters to residents. According to the county Department of Public Health, 97% of skilled nursing homes have reported that they will finish administration of booster shots to residents by Friday. County officials said […]
Family to Ask for Help in Finding Loved One’s Killer The family of a man who was killed in Hacienda Heights earlier this year will join members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Homicide Bureau Thursday to ask the public’s help in finding his killer. The news conference will take place at 1 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, 1 Cupania Circle in Monterey […]
Little Change To Average LA County Gas Price  The run of increases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was extended Thursday, but barely, rising one-tenth of a cent to $4.686. The average price has risen 11 of the past 12 days, increasing 9.7 cents, including eight-tenths of a cent Wednesday, according to figures from […]
Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Rollover Accident A man who died after he was ejected from the vehicle he was driving in during a traffic mishap in the Antelope Valley was identified by county authorities Thursday. Juan Carranza Espinoza, 35, died when the SUV he was driving crashed into a dirt mound, causing the vehicle to roll over, the Los Angeles County […]
Two Arrested in Palmdale After Sheriff’s Pursuit  Two men are in custody Thursday after leading sheriff’s deputies on a chase through residential streets in Palmdale. Deputies responded to 27th Street East and E. Avenue R-12 at approximately 11:35 p.m. Wednesday regarding a possible reckless driving suspect under the influence, said Lt. Jeffrey Rhea of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Palmdale Station. […]
Arraignment Expected for Parents in Toddler Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose Arraignment on murder charges is scheduled Thursday for the Jurupa Valley parents of a 15-month-old boy who authorities say died of a fentanyl overdose. Adler Metcalf, 22, and Sandy Acuna, 20, were arrested Nov. 10 after investigators concluded that the boy, who was initially reported to have stopped breathing in September 2020, actually died from […]
One Year Ago Today (November 18, 2020)…Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Lake Elsinore Child One Year Ago Today (November 18, 2020)…A 27-year-old man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a Lake Elsinore girl was charged with multiple counts of lewd acts on a child. Geovanni Arturo Mendoza was arrested Saturday following a monthlong Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Along with four counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 […]
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