Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Expected to Reach $785 Million
The jackpot for Tuesday evening’s Mega Millions lottery is expected to be $785 million after no tickets were sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Ohio in the previous drawing on Friday, and is worth $1 million, according to the […]
LA County Urges COVID Precautions to Guard Against Holiday Surge
With New Year’s celebrations in the rear-view mirror, Los Angeles County health officials are warning about a holiday surge of positive tests and trumpeting “three simple steps” to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. “Testing before gathering, masking while indoors or in very crowded outdoor spaces, and staying home when sick” can combat transmission, […]
Average LA, OC County Gas Prices Rise Again
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose 1.1 cents to $4.513 Tuesday, a day after dropping one-tenth of a cent. The average price is 6.3 cents more than one week ago but 37.5 cents less than one month ago and 17 cents lower than one year ago, […]
Homeless Man Found Dead Inside Burning RV in Exposition Park
A homeless man was found dead inside an RV that was engulfed in flames in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles and a search was underway for a homicide suspect, authorities said Tuesday. The fire was reported at 11:25 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Browning Boulevard near Budlong Avenue, according to a […]
Trailers Burn in Blythe
Firefighters put out flames that damaged two abandoned trailers in the unincorporated Blythe area, authorities said Tuesday. The fire was reported at 11:46 p.m. Monday near Buck Boulevard and Eighth Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. No injuries were reported.
Space Solar Power Project Progresses With Caltech’s Planned Prototype Launch
Caltech scientists in Pasadena are sending a Space Solar Power Demonstrator prototype into orbit Tuesday as part of an ambitious effort to harvest solar power in space and beam that energy back to Earth. The prototype is being launched on a SpaceX rocket currently slated for liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 9:56 a.m. Eastern Standard […]
Forecasters Predict More Rain This Week Across Southland
Rainfall is moving into the area Tuesday morning in Riverside County as part of a new wave of storms expected this week, and the National Weather Service predicts heavier rain and strong winds from a stronger Pacific storm system expected to impact the Southland Wednesday through Thursday. Clouds were thickening Monday with partly and mostly […]
Detectives Search for 88-Year-Old Man
Sheriff’s detectives were searching Tuesday for an 88-year-old man who went missing in Cerritos. Byung Soon Oh was last seen at 1 p.m. Monday on the 19500 block of Albert Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Oh is described as Korean, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 125 pounds, with brown eyes and short gray […]
Funeral for Deputy Cordero Set for Friday
Funeral services for Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy Isaiah Cordero, who was shot and killed by a convicted felon during a traffic stop, is set for Friday morning at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Riverside. The services are set to begin at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 6115 Arlington Ave., and the internment will […]
Big Plays Give Penn State 35-21 Rose Bowl Victory Over Utah
Freshman Nicholas Singleton ran 87 yards for the tie-breaking touchdown in the third quarter and Sean Clifford threw the longest touchdown pass in Rose Bowl history in the fourth quarter to give Penn State a 35-21 victory over Utah Monday in the 109th edition of college football’s oldest bowl game. Clifford, a sixth-year senior, was […]
One Year Ago Today (January 3, 2022)…Trial Set for Ex-Youth Soccer Coach Accused of Molesting CV Girls
One Year Ago Today (January 3, 2022)…Trial proceedings are slated to get underway for a former youth soccer coach accused of molesting five girls at a Thermal middle school. Juan Manuel Pantoja, 26, of Salton City was arrested in March 2020 in connection with offenses he allegedly committed in 2019 while employed at Toro Canyon […]
