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Orange County’s COVID Rates and Hospitalizations Keep Rising Orange County’s COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations have shown substantial increases in recent days with 23 additional fatalities, according to the latest data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations increased from158 Monday to 188 as of Friday, the agency said, with intensive care unit patients up from 18 to 20. The county […]
Man Drops Personal Injury Suit Against Metta World Peace, Wife A man who sued former NBA Laker Metta World Peace and his wife, alleging they were at fault for a 2019 traffic collision in Westwood in which he was injured, has dropped his lawsuit. Lawyers for Alessandro Dakdouk filed court papers Thursday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Crowley asking that their client’s […]
Coroner Identifies Man Found Stabbed to Death in Paramount The Coroner’s Office Saturday released the name of a 30-year-old man who was found stabbed to death in Paramount. The man was identified as Jonathan Garcia-Rodriguez, according to the coroner’s office, adding that they had no place of residence for him. Deputies were sent to the area of the Los Angeles River between Somerset Boulevard […]
Four Candidates Vying For Runoff Spots in Closely Bunched City Attorney’s Race Former federal prosecutor Marina Torres leads financial law attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto by 3,606 votes Saturday in the race for the second spot on the November ballot for Los Angeles city attorney with 4,715 votes separating the top four candidates. Torres has 69,353 votes (20.41%) to 65,747 (19.35%) for Soto, according to updated results released […]
Farmer John Meat-Packing Plant in Vernon to Close Next Year The Farmer John meat-packing plant in Vernon — a frequent target of protests by animal-rights advocates critical of the treatment of pigs at the facility — will close next year, with its Virginia-based owner citing the rising costs of doing business in California. According to parent company Smithfield Foods, the plant will close in early […]
LA County COVID Hospitalizations Top 600 The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals now tops 600, continuing a trend from the past several weeks that has moved the region closer to a possible resurrection of indoor mask-wearing mandates. According to state figures, there were 616 virus-positive patients in county hospitals on Friday, up from 595 Thursday. The number […]
Eight Motorists Cited at Overnight DUI Checkpoint in Lancaster Eight motorists were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license during an overnight driver’s license/sobriety checkpoint in Lancaster, authorities said Saturday. The checkpoint near the intersection of Avenue J and Genoa Avenue began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at 2 a.m. Saturday, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported. The sheriff’s Lancaster […]
Biden Set To Leave Los Angeles, Bound For Albuquerque President Joe Biden will conclude an approximately 68 1/2-hour visit to Los Angeles Saturday morning when he departs aboard Air Force One for Albuquerque, New Mexico where he will receive a briefing on the New Mexico wildfires. On Friday, Biden was among the leaders of 20 nations attending the Summit of the Americas who signed […]
TikTok Star Cooper Noriega, 19, Found Dead in Burbank The investigation is continuing Saturday into the death of 19-year-old TikTok star Cooper Noriega, who was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in Burbank just hours after posting a video about dying young. Noriega was found at 4:20 p.m. Thursday in a mall parking lot in the 500 block of North First Street, near the […]
Man Found Dead in Bellflower Identified County authorities Saturday identified a man who was found dead inside a residence in Bellflower. He was Jesus Garcia, 61. Deputies were sent to the 8500 block of Park Street about 8:20 p.m. Thursday where the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported they found the victim. “When deputies arrived, they found a male … non-responsive […]
One Year Ago Today (June 11, 2021)…Judge Blocks Placement of Sexually Violent Predator in La Crescenta One Year Ago Today (June 11, 2021)…A judge blocked the placement of a man designated as a sexually violent predator in a neighborhood in La Crescenta, but assured him that he will eventually be released somewhere else. Superior Court Judge James Bianco cited five factors, including a significant number of people living in close proximity […]
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