| | | | The news for Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Mom, Dad Battle Over Handgun As Two Horrified Pomona Kids Watch: She’s Killed, He Gets Murder Charge  A father accused of the bloody murder of his kids’ mom in the presence of their two children during a struggle over a handgun amid a domestic dispute is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at the Pomona courthouse. Joseph Pinedo, 30, of Pomona, is facing one count of murder and two counts of child abuse […]
  
Orange County Officials Vow No Vaccine Mandates Orange County officials are reassuring the public they will not issue any mandates regarding access to public or private places depending on a resident’s vaccine status, but said they’re working on a program to provide digital proof of inoculation if a vaccine recipient wishes to have it. County supervisors said their offices have been inundated […]
‘Small, Defenseless’ Bloody Chihuahua Stabbed To Death, Tossed Over Thousand Palms Fence: ‘Horrible Harm’ Suspect  A Chihuahua pet puppy was stabbed to death and its bloody body tossed over a fence in Thousand Palms as a suspect was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the cruel attack, according to authorities. “Life is tough sometimes but if this person did do this — to cause such terrible harm to a small, […]
Riverside Health Officer: ‘We Are in a Better Place’ on COVID Compared to Start of Year Riverside County is making gains toward the goal of “herd immunity” against coronavirus, as reflected by data, but the virus is still a threat, and precautionary measures remain a priority, health officials told the Board of Supervisors. “We are in a better place today than we were several months ago,” county Public Health Officer Dr. […]
LA County Remains Firmly In Orange Tier; City Expands Vaccine To 16+ Los Angeles County’s rate of new COVID-19 infections has increased slightly compared to last week, according to figures released by the state, keeping the county firmly entrenched in the orange tier of California’s economic-reopening blueprint. According to weekly state figures released on Tuesdays, Los Angeles County’s seven-day average daily rate of new COVID-19 cases was […]
Average LA County Gas Price Unchanged The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Wednesday, remaining at $3.981 after rising two-tenths of a cent for two consecutive days to its highest amount since Nov. 18, 2019. The average price is 1.4 cents more than one week ago, 9.1 cents higher than one month […]
One Wounded in Drive-By Shooting in Hollywood Hills  A man in his 20s was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday morning with at least one gunshot wound he sustained in a drive-by shooting in the Hollywood Hills. The shooting occurred about 12:40 a.m. in the 6600 block of Whitley Terrace, north of Franklin Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim and […]
Covina Man Faces Sentencing for Harassing Teen Girls Online A Covina man faces federal prison time at sentencing Wednesday for carrying out an online harassment campaign against two teenage girls who rejected his sexual advances. Carl Bennington, 34, pleaded guilty in December to two federal cyberstalking counts. Although the charges together carry a maximum of 10 years behind bars, prosecutors agreed to recommend a […]
Forecast of Strong Gusts in Eastern Riverside County Prompts Dust Advisory A windblown dust advisory is in effect through 5 a.m. Wednesday in the San Gorgonio Pass area near Banning and the eastern Coachella Valley due to strong wind gusts. The National Weather Service is forecasting westerly gusts up to 60 mph in the mountains and deserts, triggering the dust advisory that went into effect at […]
NCAA Championship Draw Basketball’s Largest Audience Since 2019 NBA Finals The championship game in the NCAA men’s tournament drew the largest audience for a basketball game since the concluding game of the 2019 NBA Finals, despite Baylor leading from the instant it scored the game’s first points, according to live-plus-same-day figures released Tuesday by Nielsen. CBS’ coverage of the Bears’ 86-70 victory over previously undefeated […]
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