Los Angeles County Gas Prices Drop For 14th Straight Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased for the 14th consecutive day Monday, dropping a half-cent to $5.862. The average price has dropped 20.4 cents over the past 14 days, including six-tenths of a cent Sunday and 1.8 cents Saturday, according to figures from the AAA and […]
LA County Sees Slight Drop in COVID Hospitalizations
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has decreased slightly, dropping by five people to 262, according to the latest state figures. The number of those patients in intensive care was 41 on Sunday, up from 40 on Saturday. Some patients may have been hospitalized for other reasons and discovered they had […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped by one to 79, according to the latest state data. The number of those patients in intensive care on Sunday remained at 14. The last time the county’s COVID hospitalizations were this low was early July 2021, right before the Delta variant fueled last summer’s surge. The latest numbers come […]
Walk of Fame Star Honoring DJ Khaled to Be Unveiled
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Monday honoring DJ Khaled for a career that has included six albums and four singles topping the charts, and four Grammy nominations. Frequent collaborator Fat Joe and Sean Combs are set to join DJ Khaled in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6212 […]
Search Underway for Missing Cancer Patient
Detectives Monday asked the public for help locating an 83-year-old man with prostate cancer last seen in the Vermont-Slauson area of Los Angeles in early March. Tyrone Williams was last seen on the 1300 block of West 56th Street, said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “His family is concerned for his wellbeing […]
Think Again Before Buying an Actual Bunny for an Easter Gift
With Easter approaching, animal rescue organizations in Southern California and elsewhere are once again urging people to avoid the temptation to purchase or adopt bunnies as Easter gifts for children. They say what begins as a well-meaning gesture often leads to abandoned bunnies when the novelty wears off and families realize they’re not equipped to […]
Biker Killed in Ortega Highway Crash in San Juan Capistrano Was a Woman
A motorcyclist killed in a crash on Ortega (74) Highway in San Juan Capistrano was a woman from Costa Mesa, authorities said Monday. Kiana Nguyen was 34 years old, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. The crash was reported at 8:20 a.m. Sunday on the westbound Ortega Highway around Antonio Parkway, according to the […]
Man Shot to Death in Florence Area
A man was shot to death early Monday morning in the Florence area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 12:48 a.m. at 127 1/2 E. 76th St., according to Lt. Angela McGee of the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Station. A witness reported hearing gunshots and finding the victim, described as a […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Corona Crash
A motorcyclist was killed Monday morning in a crash on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona. The crash was reported at 1:06 a.m. on the eastbound Riverside Freeway west of McKinley Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. A witness told the CHP the motorcycle was in the middle lanes and that a vehicle was […]
Former Baseball Player from O.C. to Plead Guilty in Illegal Betting Case
A former minor league pitcher from Orange County and his business partner are expected to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge alleging they helped run an illegal major league sports betting operation. Ex-baseball player Wayne Nix, 45, of Newport Coast, and Edon Kagasoff, 44, of Lake Forest, will both enter their pleas to a […]
One Year Ago Today (April 11, 2021)…Man Sues San Marino School District Over Alleged Sexual Abuses Years Earlier
One Year Ago Today (April 11, 2021)…A 32-year-old man is suing the San Marino Unified School District and a summer youth camp, alleging he was sexually abused by a choir teacher years earlier who also was a counselor supervisor at the camp. The plaintiff is identified only as John Doe in the Los Angeles Superior […]
