‘People’s Convoy’ of Truckers Plans Downtown LA Rally on Sunday
The “People’s Convoy” of truckers that spent several weeks clogging traffic in Washington, D.C., in protest of COVID-19 public health restrictions and vaccination mandates is scheduled to hold a “Defeat the Mandates” rally Sunday in downtown Los Angeles. The convoy, which included roughly 100 vehicles in Washington, D.C., initially left from San Bernardino County en […]
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Vehicle in Rancho Dominguez
A female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in the Rancho Dominguez area, authorities said Sunday. The crash was reported at 11:38 p.m. Saturday on Avalon Boulevard just south of Rosecrans Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. No further details were immediately available.
Orange County Sees Slight Drop in COVID Hospitalizations
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped by four people to 80, according to the latest state data. The number of those patients in intensive care was 14 Saturday, down from 20 on Friday. The last time the county’s COVID hospitalizations were this low was early July 2021, right before the Delta variant fueled last summer’s surge. […]
LA County Preaches COVID Vigilance as Spring Holidays Near
With case numbers slowly on the rise thanks to spread of the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19, Los Angeles County health officials are preaching vigilance, particularly as spring holidays approach. The county has seen a daily rise in COVID infections, correlating with the local spread of BA.2, which is an offshoot of the Omicron […]
Man Wounded in Long Beach Shooting
A man was hospitalized Sunday after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his upper and lower body in Long Beach. The shooting was reported at 11:58 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of Fashion Avenue, according to Long Beach police Lt. Jason Garrido. The victim was shot with a handgun by a suspect who fled […]
Valencia-Raised Driver To Start From Pole In Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Defending champion Colton Herta will start from the pole in Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar race, seeking to extend his winning streak in his native state. The Valencia-raised driver has won the last three NTT IndyCar Series races in California — the 2019 and 2021 editions of the Firestone Grand Prix of […]
Man Killed in Palmdale Hit-and-Run Crash
A man was killed Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle on Sierra Highway in Palmdale and the driver did not stop. The crash occurred at 2:53 a.m. on northbound Sierra Highway between Technology Drive and Rancho Vista Boulevard, according to Lt. L. Arnold of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station. Paramedics pronounced the man […]
Truck Fire On 210 Freeway Shuts Down Westbound Lanes for Nine Hours
A truck fire on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Lake View Terrace shut down all westbound lanes just west of the Osborne Street on-ramp for more than nine hours before the freeway reopened early Sunday. The truck fire was reported at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Flames spread from the truck […]
Suspect Fatally Wounded by Covina Police
Covina police shot and killed a suspect, authorities said Sunday. The shooting was reported at 10:10 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of East Arrow Highway, said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Paramedics took the man to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, Koerner said. No officers were injured, he said. […]
Person Found Dead Inside Burning Vehicle in Santa Clarita
A person was found dead Sunday morning inside a vehicle that was burning in a ditch on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Santa Clarita. The incident was first reported at 1:55 a.m. as a fire in a ditch on the right shoulder of the Golden State Freeway at the Valencia Boulevard offramp, said California […]
One Year Ago Today (April 10, 2021)…LA County Reports 813 New Cases of COVID-19, 11 More Cases of MIS-C
One Year Ago Today (April 10, 2021)…Los Angeles County reporting 813 new cases of COVID-19 and 37 additional deaths, along with an additional 11 cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals dropped from 508 to 492, according to state figures, which are generally a day ahead […]
