| | | | The news for Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Newsom Pushes Vaccinations Amid Rising COVID Case Numbers, Hospitalizations  The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County has topped 400, while another 1,315 infections were confirmed, marking the sixth consecutive day of new cases topping 1,000. Wednesday’s numbers continued slow but steady month-long climbs that have prompted concern among health care officials and led to another call from Gov. Gavin […]
  
LAPD Motorcycle Officer Injured in Crash in South Los Angeles A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer remains hospitalized Thursday morning after an accident in South Los Angeles, authorities said. The officer was in surgery in the early morning, and his condition was not known, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. The accident occurred around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Florence and […]
Ex-Accountant from Diamond Bar Faces Sentencing for Visa Fraud A former accountant from Diamond Bar faces sentencing Thursday morning for his role in a scheme to obtain lawful permanent resident status for South Korean nationals by submitting fraudulent visa applications that falsely claimed American businesses wanted to hire skilled foreign workers. Young Shin Kim, a 63-year-old naturalized United States citizen, pleaded guilty two years […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Rise Slightly to End Run of Stability The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose a half-cent Thursday to $4.344 after dropping two-tenths of a cent twice and rising two-tenths of a cent twice over the past four days. The average price is 1.1 cents more than one week ago, 9.6 cents higher than one […]
Sentencing Set for Ride-Hailing Driver Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Sentencing is scheduled Thursday for a ride-hailing driver who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Palm Desert after the two met during a ride. Ismael Gaspar, 38, of Cathedral City faces a maximum of 16 years in state prison at his sentencing hearing, scheduled for the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Gaspar pleaded guilty to […]
Man Charged in Deadly Apartment Complex Shooting Due in Court  A man accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old Jurupa Valley resident during an altercation at a Riverside apartment complex was scheduled to make his initial court appearance Thursday. Luis Angel Sanchez, 19, of Riverside was arrested Saturday for the alleged killing of Raul Hernandez Ramirez. Sanchez was charged Wednesday with murder. Along with that charge, […]
Public’s Help Sought in Finding Man Last Seen 3 Weeks Ago in Boyle Heights The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Thursday is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man last seen three weeks ago in Boyle Heights. Jason David Jaloma, 43, was last seen at 4 p.m. on June 21 in the 1900 block of Marengo Street, according to Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Department’s Information […]
Suspicious Item Cleared from LAX; Caused Brief Closure Los Angeles International Airport police removed a suspicious item Thursday morning that caused a brief closure of the lower/arrivals level at the airport. At 12:45 a.m., LAX tweeted, “Due to police activity for a suspicious item the lower/arrivals level is temporarily closed and traffic must use the upper/departures level.” At 1:30 a.m., CBSLA tweeted, “LAX […]
COVID Hospitalizations Climb Countywide over Previous Week The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in Riverside County increased by almost 30 over the last week, health officials said. According to numbers released Wednesday by the Riverside University Health System, 94 people are hospitalized countywide with COVID-19 symptoms, up from 68 a week ago. The hospital count includes 14 intensive care unit patients, an increase […]
El Segundo and Dockweiler Beaches Reopened Following Sewage Spill  Beaches from El Segundo to the southern end of Playa del Rey were reopened to swimmers Wednesday evening after being closed for three days due to a 17-million-gallon sewage spill, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced. Ocean water samples collected over the last two days met state standards for acceptable water quality, […]
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