| | | | | The news for Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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More Rain, Snow Hit Drenched Southern California Another winter storm is on the horizon Tuesday, the second of three pushing through Southern California, bringing more rain and snow to an already soaked region and prompting the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather warning for Los Angeles County mountains. A winter weather advisory will be in effect for the mountains, including […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Tuesday to $4.843, extending its streak of increases of 27 consecutive days. The average price has increased 27.9 cents over the past 27 days, including two-tenths of a cent Monday, according to figures from the AAA […]
LA County Reports 34 More COVID-Related Deaths; 2,100 New Cases Los Angeles County health officials reported 34 new COVID-19-related deaths from a three-day period ending Monday, along with 2,129 new infections in its latest data. The county reported 14 new deaths for Saturday, 12 for Sunday and eight for Monday. The reports do not necessarily mean the deaths occurred on that day, but reflect the […]
LA County to Consider Lifting COVID Emergency Declarations The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider a motion that would end the county’s local emergency declarations due to COVID-19, but the public health director noted that such a move doesn’t mean all infection-control measures will immediately disappear. County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s motion, if approved by the board, would end the proclamation […]
Barger Calls for Report on LA County Train Derailment Readiness Reacting to the recent train derailment in Ohio, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger will ask her colleagues Tuesday to support a call for an assessment of the county’s level of readiness to respond to a similar disaster. The fiery Feb. 3 Ohio derailment prompted evacuations when toxic chemicals were burned after being released from […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is expected to grow to $143 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. […]
ACLU Wants LA County Fined Over Conditions at Inmate Reception Center The American Civil Liberties Union Monday demanded that a federal judge hold Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Robert Luna in contempt of court for “failures to comply” with court orders to address “abysmal” conditions at the jail system’s booking center. In a filing in federal court in Los Angeles, ACLU attorneys […]
Authorities Investigate Discovery of Human Remains at LA Port Authorities Monday were investigating the discovery of human remains at the Port of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department, along with Port Police and the coroner’s office, responded to the scene around 4:40 p.m. Monday, but there was no immediate word on who the person was. There was also no immediate information about the […]
Homeless Deaths on the Rise in Orange County Deaths of transients in Orange County have steadily climbed over the last decade with drug overdoses accounting for much of the increase, according to a report released Monday by a committee organized by Sheriff Don Barnes. The inaugural Homeless Death Review Committee report showed 103 transients died in 2012, compared with 395 in 2021. The […]
Lakewood Detectives Seeking Additional Sexual Assault Victims Detectives from the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station Monday sought additional potential victims of the man charged with sexually assaulting a girl in Bellflower. Mario Luis Chavez, 42, is accused of approaching a girl in front of a convenience store on the 17600 block of Bellflower Boulevard, near Ramona Street, around 10 p.m. on Feb. 16, asking […]
One Year Ago Today (February 28, 2022)…Woman Reaches Settlement in Sexual Abuse Suit Against School District One Year Ago Today (February 28, 2022)…A 19-year-old woman who said she was molested by a basketball coach from 2015-17 while she was a student at Cedarlane Academy in Hacienda Heights reached a conditional settlement with the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District and the coach, her attorney stated in court papers filed. The plaintiff […]
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