| | | | The news for Friday, January 7, 2022
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Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Exceed First Wave Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have eclipsed the peak of the first wave in July 2020, and officials reported a child younger than 5 has succumbed to the disease. The number of COVID-infected hospital patients in Orange County increased from 673 Wednesday to 724 Thursday, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 116 […]
  
LA County Smashes Record for Daily COVID Infections; Hospitalizations Up Again Los Angeles County reported a staggering 37,215 new COVID-19 cases in its latest data, by far the highest single-day number from throughout the entire pandemic, while hospitalizations also continued climbing, although still well short of the peak set during last winter’s surge in infections. The daily number of new cases broke a record set by […]
One Dead in Compton Shooting A man was fatally shot Friday in Compton. Sheriff’s deputies responded at approximately 12:57 a.m. to the intersection of Compton Boulevard and Lime Street where they found the victim, said Deputy Miguel Meza of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no additional information available. Anyone with information […]
Three People To Be Charged in Alleged Commercial Robbery Felony charges are expected to be filed Friday against three of four people who were arrested on suspicion of committing a commercial burglary in Palm Desert. Two men and one woman — Phillipe Gonzalez, 35, and Jose Perez, 39, from Indio, and Sarah Cantu, 33, of Desert Hot Springs — were arrested when the Riverside […]
Westbound 91 to be Closed Friday evening Between Corona and Anaheim Hills All lanes on the westbound side of the Riverside (91) Freeway between the Corona (71) Expressway and Highway 241 in Anaheim Hills are slated to be shut down Friday evening to facilitate work on overhead signage. According to the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the roughly 2-mile-long closure is scheduled to begin about 11 p.m. and […]
COVID Hospitalizations Rise Sharply in Riverside County The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals increased by 59 people to 772 according to the latest data. The number of those patients in intensive care increased to 123, up 15 from Wednesday. The county reported an additional 12 virus-related deaths and 1,880 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing its cumulative totals […]
Services Pending for LACo Firefighter Killed in Rancho Palos Verdes Blaze Funeral services were pending Friday for a veteran Los Angeles County firefighter who died when he was overcome by smoke and flames while battling a Rancho Palos Verdes house blaze. Jonathan Flagler, 47, was pulled from the inferno by fellow firefighters early Thursday and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, fire officials […]
Sentencing Due for Montebello Man Who Gave Woman Lethal Fentanyl Dose A Montebello man who admitted providing a woman with a fatal dose of the synthetic opioid fentanyl and then videotaped himself performing sex acts on the non-responsive victim faces a lengthy prison term at sentencing Friday. Edwin Oliva, 30, pleaded guilty in September to federal charges of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession […]
Little Change to Average Southland Gas Prices The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Friday to $4.678, one day after decreasing two-tenths of a cent. The average price is two-tenths of a cent less than one week ago and nine-tenths of a cent lower than one month ago but $1.421 […]
LA City Council to Consider Temporary Closure of Historic Beachwood Stairs The Los Angeles City Council Friday will consider installing a gate to temporarily close the historic Beachwood Stairs in the Hollywood Hills until repairs are made. According to Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who represents the Hollywood Hills area, the stairs require more than $100,000 worth of repairs and funds haven’t been identified for the project. Raman’s […]
One Year Ago Today (January 7, 2021)…Victims’ Attorney Accuses Spitzer of Interfering in Doctor’s Rape Case One Year Ago Today (January 7, 2021)…An attorney representing alleged sexual assault victims of a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend alleged in court that Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is continuing to meddle in the prosecution of the case. A spokeswoman for Spitzer denied the allegation and said the county’s top prosecutor […]
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