| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Transient in Fullerton  A 29-year-old man was charged Wednesday with the fatal stabbing of a transient in Fullerton. Abigail Jorge Gonzalez-Castillo of Fullerton was charged with murder, including a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Gonzalez-Castillo is accused of stabbing 24-year-old Joseph Angel Olvera, a Fullerton transient, on Aug. 30, according to Fullerton police […]
  
USC Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Can Bring Relief From Stress  New results from an ongoing USC study show a COVID-19 vaccination can bring stress relief as well as protection from the virus. The latest Understanding Coronavirus in America Study reveals that those who received a COVID-19 vaccine when the shots were first made available experienced reduced anxiety after just one dose. While the vaccine’s expected […]
Man Convicted For Running Down Firefighter in Mission Viejo  A former addiction care center employee who was driving under the influence of various drugs when he struck a Costa Mesa firefighter bicycling on a Mission Viejo sidewalk was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder. Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 28, is facing 15 years to life in prison at his sentencing, which is scheduled for Dec. 10. […]
Melanie C, Jimmy Allen, The Miz to Compete on `Dancing with the Stars’ Melanie C from the British pop group the Spice Girls, county singing star Jimmy Allen and professional wrestler The Miz were among the final 13 cast members announced Wednesday for the 30th season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” The other cast members announced Wednesday at Disney’s California Adventure included “Beverly Hills, 90210” cast member […]
Statewide Flex Alert Issued for This Afternoon, Urging Power Conservation With above-normal temperatures forecast for much of California and the West, the manager of the state’s power grid issued a statewide Flex Alert that will take effect Wednesday afternoon, calling for voluntary electricity conservation. According to the California Independent System Operator, the Flex Alert will be in effect from 4 to 9 p.m. “due to […]
Homicide Detectives Investigating Death of Woman in Sylmar A homicide investigation was underway Wednesday into the death of a 36-year-old woman whose body was found in her home in Sylmar. Officers were sent to the 14500 block of Lyle Street at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and found Virginia Cantero dead inside the residence, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said an […]
Orange County Exceeds 100 COVID-19 Deaths in August Orange County’s COVID-19 death toll for last month eclipsed 100, but hospitalizations have gone down again, according to the latest figures released Wednesday. The county logged 16 more fatalities, raising the cumulative death toll to 5,286. Of those deaths logged Wednesday, 15 happened in August, raising the death toll for last month to 102. One […]
LAUSD Board To Consider COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Students All eligible students aged 12 and over in the Los Angeles Unified School District would be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes under a proposal going before the district’s Board of Education Thursday. The board has called a special meeting for 2 p.m. Thursday to consider the mandate. According to the […]
DA Tells Jury There is `Overwhelming’ Evidence Against Robert Durst A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday there is “overwhelming” evidence of New York real estate scion Robert Durst’s guilt in his longtime friend’s shooting death at her home in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles just before Christmas Eve in 2000. In the first of an anticipated 3 1/2 days of closing arguments by attorneys […]
LA City Attorney: Hostel Operator Convicted For Illegal Building Use A man who illegally operated hostels out of two rent-stabilized apartments in Hollywood was convicted of unlawful use of a building and sentenced to probation, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Wednesday. According to Feuer’s office, Ilya Shilov, who could not immediately be reached for comment, was operating a 33-bed hostel in a two-bedroom […]
Report: LAPD Collects Social Media Data with Little Oversight The Los Angeles Police Department gives broad authorization to its officers to collect social media data from people they interact with on patrol, the nonprofit Brennan Center For Justice reported Wednesday. According to the law and public policy institute based at the NYU School of Law, the LAPD’s Social Media User Guide encourages officers to […]
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