| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, December 27, 2021
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Orange County Sees Increase in COVID Hospitalizations Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to climb following the Christmas holiday weekend, according to data updated Monday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of hospitalizations zoomed up from 217 on Thursday to 282 as of Monday, with the number intensive care unit patients increasing from 58 to 66. It was the agency’s […]
  
Cold, Rainy Weather Will Linger All Week in Southland After a cold and wet Christmas, more rain and snow began falling in the Southland Monday, with additional precipitation in the forecast through New Year’s Eve, save for a brief respite Tuesday. A winter storm warning will be in effect until 10 p.m. in the Los Angeles County mountains, excluding the Santa Monica range. According […]
Hero Bystanders Save Man from Burning Motor Home in Chatsworth Two hero bystanders rescued a man from a flaming motor home in Chatsworth Monday before Los Angeles County Fire Department crews arrived to extinguish the blaze, authorities said. The man had impaired mobility, and the bystanders helped him out of the vehicle and “prevented him from serious harm and saved his life,” said LAFD spokesman […]
Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue Climbing The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued an unnerving climb Monday as the virus’ Omicron variant continued to fuel rising infection numbers in the Southland and beyond. According to state figures, there were 966 COVID-positive patients in L.A. hospitals as of Monday, up sharply from 904 on Sunday. Two-hundred of those […]
34-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot In El Monte A 34-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday in South El Monte. The shooting occurred at about 12:50 a.m. on the 2600 block of Gage Avenue, according to Deputy Trina Schrader of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. El Monte Police Department responded to the location and found the man suffering from a gunshot wound […]
Holiday Flights Canceled at LAX, Other Airports Due to COVID-19 Issues More flights were canceled at Southland airports and around the world Monday, as a wave of holiday week cancellations driven by the coronavirus pandemic continued to inconvenience travelers. As of 11:30 a.m., the tracking site FlightAware.com listed 94 cancellations Monday for flights in or out of Los Angeles International Airport, along with 1,080 involving flights […]
Developmentally Disabled Woman Missing from West Hollywood Found Safe A 30-year-old developmentally disabled woman who went missing from her home in West Hollywood has been found safe, authorities said Monday. Sheriff’s detectives earlier Monday asked the public’s help in locating Dalia Taqali, who had last been seen at about 5 p.m. Sunday on the 1100 block of Genesee Avenue, according to Deputy Armando Viera […]
Developmentally Disabled Woman Missing from West Hollywood Found Safe A 30-year-old developmentally disabled woman who went missing from her home in West Hollywood has been found safe, authorities said Monday. Sheriff’s detectives earlier Monday asked the public’s help in locating Dalia Taqali, who had last been seen at about 5 p.m. Sunday on the 1100 block of Genesee Avenue, according to Deputy Armando Viera […]
Glendora Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of UPS Employee/Good Samaritan A 34-year-old man was charged Monday with murder and other counts for allegedly gunning down a man who was in a group of people trying to detain the suspect after an attempted carjacking and burglary in Covina. Trevor Howard Thompson, of Glendora, is accused in the Dec. 21 shooting that killed Joey Manuel Casias, a […]
LaCo Health Officer Issues Cold Weather Alert, Tips for Surviving the Chill With wind-chill temperatures expected to fall below freezing in the coming days, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Monday issued a Cold Weather Alert for seven areas of the region. The alerts will be in effect in: — Woodland Hills, Monday through Tuesday; — Burbank, the San Gabriel Valley and Pomona from Tuesday through Wednesday; […]
LAPD Expected to Release Video from Store Shooting That Killed Teen Los Angeles police were expected Monday to release body-camera footage and other details of a shooting by officers that killed a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet at a North Hollywood clothing store. Meanwhile, local civil rights leaders plan to make a public call Monday afternoon for the arrest and prosecution of […]
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