| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, August 16, 2021
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Parolee and Documented Gang Member Arrested With `Ghost Gun’  A documented gang member on parole was arrested Monday for allegedly being in possession of a so-called “ghost gun” and ammunition, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported. Members of the Coachella Community Action Team conducted a parole compliance check at 8:45 a.m. in the 83-000 block of Avenue 50 in Coachella and took Juan Hernandez, […]
  
Woman Killed, Another Wounded in Car-to-Car Shooting in Hemet  A woman was killed and another seriously wounded in a car-to-car shooting in Hemet, and authorities Monday were seeking witnesses to the attack. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of North Elk Street, near Devonshire Avenue, according to Hemet Police Department Lt. Nathan Miller. The victims were sitting in a […]
Police: Teenage Girl Killed in Street Racing Wreck in West Riverside  A 17-year-old girl was killed in a crash in west Riverside while racing another driver, who fled the scene and was being sought Monday, police said. The fatality happened about 10:45 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Magnolia and Jones avenues, according to the Riverside Police Department. Sgt. Ryan Taack said the teenager, a Perris […]
LA Phil Requires Full Vaccination at Walt Disney Concert Hall The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced Monday it will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for all audience members, staff and artists at LA Phil-presented concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Performances begin Oct. 9. Masks will also be mandated, per guidelines from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Patrons will be […]
Passenger Traffic Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels At SoCal’s Ontario Airport Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport, an increasingly favored alternative for Southland air travelers, reached near pre-pandemic levels last month, according to figures released Monday. The number of passengers at ONT in July was nearly 478,000, or about 97% of the total passenger count recorded in July 2019. The figure was 171% higher than July […]
Robert Durst Testifies He Found Longtime Friend Dead Inside Her Home New York real estate scion Robert Durst testified Monday in his murder trial that he sent police a letter informing them about a “cadaver” after going to a longtime friend and confidante’s Benedict Canyon house and finding her dead on the floor. In his fourth day on the stand, the 78-year-old defendant said he found […]
Billie Eilish, Fender Partner To Expand Music Education in Highland Park The Fender Play Foundation announced a partnership Monday with Grammy-winning brother-sister team Billie Eilish and Finneas to expand a youth music education program for Los Angeles Unified schools in Highland Park. With contributions from Eilish and Finneas, the Fender Play Foundation and L.A. Unified will provide instruments and weekly in-person music instruction to close to […]
Opening Statements Delivered in Trevor Bauer TRO Hearing A lawyer for a woman who is seeking a five-year extension of a temporary restraining order against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer told a judge Monday that what began as consensual sex twice developed into violent behavior on his part that left her client with welts and bruises as well as rectal bleeding. Attorney […]
Metro Board Considers Declaring Water Supply Alert As Drought Worsens In response to worsening drought conditions, the board of Southern California’s regional water wholesaler will consider declaring a Water Supply Alert Tuesday that calls upon residents to voluntarily conserve the precious resource. According to Metropolitan Water District officials, Southern California’s water supply has been severely impacted by extreme drought in both the Northern Sierra and […]
Two Killed in Traffic Crash in Long Beach Two women were killed Monday and two other people were critically injured in a two-car crash in Long Beach, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1:40 a.m. near Pacific Avenue and Willard Street, and involved a 2015 Toyota Camry and a 2017 Honda Civic, according to the Long Beach Police Department. According to police, a […]
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