| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, June 18, 2021
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Mom Set Deadly House Fire That Killed Her Two Kids, Grandmother In Lake Elsinore? Judge Rejects Bail Reduction  A judge Friday denied a bail reduction request for a 29-year-old woman accused of causing a Lake Elsinore house fire that killed her two young children and grandmother, and injured her mother and another child. Devinn Elysse Fisher of Lake Elsinore was arrested in March following a joint Riverside County sheriff’s and fire department investigation […]
  
Manson Family Killer Won’t Get Out: Gov. Newsom Overrides State Panel, Denies Parole Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday rejected parole for Bruce Davis, a one-time Manson Family follower who was convicted of two killings in 1969. A state parole board panel had recommended parole for the 78-year-old inmate in January, but the governor found that Davis “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this […]
More High Temps Hitting Southland; 2nd Flex Alert Called Extreme heat continued to plague parts of the Southland Friday, continuing a multiple-day heat wave that has brought record-breaking temperatures and prompted calls for residents to conserve energy during peak hours to avoid power outages. According to the National Weather Service, a record high temperature of 111 degrees was set in Lancaster on Thursday, breaking […]
Protest Planned During `Forever Marilyn’ Statue Unveiling in Palm Springs An enormous sculpture depicting Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress-flying pose from the 1955 romantic comedy “The Seven Year Itch” will be formally unveiled this weekend in Palm Springs, and protesters are preparing a showing of their own. A ceremony planned to mark the return of “Forever Marilyn” — which was previously on display in the city […]
Ex-Spago Line Cook Sues Restaurant, Alleging Harassment A former line cook at Spago is suing the Beverly Hills restaurant, alleging he was harassed by supervisors because of his Guatemalan heritage and “constructively terminated” in 2019 after returning from leave to take care of his newborn daughter. Kevin Peralta’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations against the flagship eatery of the Wolfgang Puck […]
Bail Denied for Alleged Gunman in 6-Year-Old Boy’s Fatal Shooting The man accused of firing a shot during a road-rage confrontation on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway that killed a 6-year-old boy who was in the back seat of his mother’s car was ordered Friday to remain jailed without bail. Orange County Superior Court Judge Larry Yellin said the alleged actions by Marcus Anthony Eriz, […]
Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Long Beach in April A man was in custody Friday in the shooting death of another man in April in Long Beach, and police were looking for other possible suspects. Vai Ho-Ching, 20, of Long Beach was arrested Thursday afternoon near his home, the Long Beach Police Department reported. Ho-Ching was booked on suspicion of murder and held on […]
Trial to Begin For Man Accused of Killing Senior Citizen in Desert Hot Springs Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of a felon accused of fatally stabbing a senior citizen in Desert Hot Springs. Albert Marchain, 29, of Desert Hot Springs, allegedly killed 69-year-old Stanislaw Tokarski, whose body was found on Nov. 12, 2018, in the 66900 block of Hacienda Avenue. Marchain is charged with […]
L.A. Presiding Judge Extends Deadlines for Criminal Trials The presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s court system has issued an order authorizing a new set of emergency continuances for criminal trials and juvenile dependency matters as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, court officials announced Friday. “While the state and county public health guidelines for managing COVID-19 have been lifted and vaccinations increase […]
Bonta Launches Human Trafficking, Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday formally launched new regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams and is encouraging law enforcement to reach out to the new program. Progressively stepping up their efforts since last year, the teams — one covering Southern California and another targeting Northern California — are now nearly fully staffed […]
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