| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, March 19, 2021
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Mom Arrested In Deadly Blaze That Killed Her Two Little Kids And Grandmother In Lake Elsinore  A 29-year-old woman suspected of causing a Lake Elsinore house fire that killed her two young children and grandmother, and also injured her mother and another family member, was being held Friday in lieu of $2 million bail. Devinn Elysse Fisher of Lake Elsinore was arrested Thursday and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in […]
  
Accused Hit-And-Run Killer Was Out On Bail For Assault, Deadly Weapon When Bicycle Victim Run Down  A driver accused of fatally plowing into an Indio man walking his bicycle across the street and speeding away — while out on bond in a separate case — was free on $75,000 bond Friday. Mark Christian Bravo, 28, of Indio was arrested nearly a week after allegedly killing Anthony Duran, 51, at the intersection […]
Funeral Service Held For Motorcycle Deputy Killed In Lakewood Crash Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department motorcycle Deputy Thomas Albanese, who was killed in a collision in a Lakewood intersection last month while attempting to make a traffic stop, was eulogized Friday as a man who loved his job. Albanese, 41, a seven-year veteran of the department and married father of 7- and 11-year-old sons, was […]
Doctor Gets 8 To Life For Trying To Kill Newport Beach Attorney: Doc Blamed Lawyer For Pancreatic Cancer A doctor was sentenced Friday to eight years to life for attempting to kill a Newport Beach attorney who successfully defended the insurance company he sued, and who he ultimately blamed for his pancreatic cancer. Richard Lee Austin was convicted in September of attempted murder with sentencing enhancements for attempted premeditated murder and being armed […]
Fire Damages Burbank Apartment Building Fire damaged an apartment building in Burbank Friday. The fire was reported about 7 a.m. in the 1900 block of Hollywood Way, according to the Burbank police and fire departments. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, and no injuries were reported, fire officials said. Traffic was routed away from the area as a precaution. The cause […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on Artesia (91) Freeway in Cerritos Area A motorcyclist was killed Friday in a crash on the Artesia (91) Freeway in the Cerritos area. The crash was reported about 5:50 a.m. east of Norwalk Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information on the identity of the fatally injured person was not immediately available. The HOV and No. 1 lanes of both […]
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Trend Down in OC Orange County’s hospitalizations for COVID-19 — a key metric officials are eyeing in this phase of the pandemic — dropped again Friday. Hospitalizations declined from 213 Thursday to 206 with the number of intensive care unit patients declining from 49 to 44. “The ICU numbers dropped again, but the hospital beds are a little above […]
Man Sentenced to 16 Years to Life for Brea Fatal Stabbing A 22-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 16 years to life in prison for a fatal stabbing attack on a homeless man who was spending the night at a friend’s Brea apartment. Austin Joseph Ambriz was convicted in January of second-degree murder, with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon, for […]
Palm Springs Fed Up With Unfinished Luxury Hotels: Andaz, Dream, Orchid Tree, TOVA Targeted For Legal Attack The city of Palm Springs announced Friday it intends to seek legal action against the owners of four stalled hotel projects that have become a “nuisance to their neighborhoods and to the community at large.” The targeted unfinished projects are the Andaz Hotel on Palm Canyon Drive, the Dream Hotel on Amado Road, the Orchid […]
`Healing for the Healers’ Campaign Launched for Healthcare Workers A public-private partnership launched a “Healing for the Healers” campaign Friday in an effort to bring joy and gratitude to healthcare workers in Los Angeles County. The free digital gratitude self-care packages — which are available to every health care worker in Los Angeles County — can be accessed by going to www.gratitudeblooming.com/healthcare-workers. The packages […]
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