| | | | The news for Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Mark Ridley-Thomas, Former USC Dean Indicted in Alleged Bribery Scheme  Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas is scheduled to chair a telephonic meeting Thursday of the council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee, one day after being indicted, along with a former dean of USC’s School of Social Work, on federal corruption charges alleging a bribery scheme in which prosecutors say his son received substantial benefits from […]
  
More Than 80 Birds, Fish Affected by OC Oil Leak Recovered, but Half Die Some of the oil-slicked wildlife from the Huntington Beach oil spill that were saved and cleaned have been released back into the wild. “We’ve worked so hard and to see oiled little guys and see them all clean and back to normal and back to their environment, it’s absolutely what it’s all about,” said Debbie […]
Officer Shot During Standoff; One Person is in Custody A Los Angeles Police Department officer is hospitalized Thursday after being shot during a standoff with an active shooter in South Los Angeles. The officer was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition, said LAPD Officer Lizeth Lomeli. LAPD officers were called at 5 a.m. to Central Avenue and 34th Street where they have […]
Active Shooter Reported in South Los Angeles; One Person in Custody  A person is in custody Thursday morning as police are searching for an active shooter in South Los Angeles. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department established a perimeter in the area of Central Avenue and 34th Street at 5 a.m. after receiving a call of an active shooter, said LAPD Officer Lizeth Lomeli. Lomeli […]
Sentencing Set for Real Estate Heir Robert Durst in Murder Case Sentencing is set Thursday for New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who was convicted last month of murdering a longtime friend and confidante in her Benedict Canyon home just over two decades ago. Durst, 78, is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for the slaying of Susan Berman, who was shot […]
Cher Sues Sonny Bono’s Widow in LA Over Sonny & Cher Royalties Cher filed suit in Los Angeles against former Rep. Mary Bono, alleging the widow of the entertainer’s former partner/husband in folk-pop duo Sonny & Cher is illegally withholding royalties from such 1960s hits as “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday, after Cher and Sonny Bono divorced […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Rise to Highest Amounts Since 2012 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose six-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.451 after increasing by two-tenths of a cent for two consecutive days. The average price is at its highest amount since Oct. 23, 2012, and 2 cents more than one week ago, 4.6 cents […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline, according to the latest data. The number of COVID patients in county hospitals fell from 211 on Tuesday to 205, with the number of intensive care patients declining from 45 to 40. The county has 23.5% of its ICU beds available and 70% of its ventilators. OC also […]
COVID Hospitalizations Up Again in LA County as 17 More Deaths Reported COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County rose for a third straight day, hovering around the 700 mark, while health officials reported another 17 virus-related deaths and 1,005 new cases in the latest data. The county Department of Public Health also reported a continued decline in COVID cases among the homeless, with 107 new cases this […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Decrease; 5 New Virus Deaths Reported  The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County continued to drop, while five new virus-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID-related hospitalizations countywide dropped to 283 Wednesday, compared to 288 on Tuesday. The number of those patients in intensive care was 76, down from 77 […]
One Year Ago Today (October 14, 2020)…School Librarian Accused of Sexual Relationship with Student Arraigned One Year Ago Today (October 14, 2020)…A middle school library clerk accused of engaging in sex acts with a teenage student in Norco pleaded not guilty to a felony charge. Kyle Jeffrey Kammers, 34, of Riverside was arrested last year and charged with sexual penetration of a minor following an investigation by the Riverside County […]
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