| | | | The news for Thursday, August 26, 2021
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Police Kill Active Shooter at Redondo Beach Pier After 2 People Wounded  Redondo Beach police shot and killed a gunman suspected of wounding two people at the Redondo Beach Pier, and authorities Thursday morning reported the wounded victims were in stable condition at a hospital. Redondo Beach police received a call regarding a gunshot victim and an active shooter in the area of the Horseshoe Pier in […]
  
Santa Monica Spa Owner Faces Sentencing for Price-Gouging N95 Masks A Santa Monica spa owner who accumulated N95 respirator masks at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic and then sold the scarce items at up to $15 each — sometimes charging mark-ups as high as 220% — faces sentencing Thursday. Niki Schwarz, 56, owner of Tikkun Holistic Spa, pleaded guilty in January to a federal […]
Orange County’s Monthly COVID-19 Deaths Show Potential Upward Trend Orange County has logged two more COVID-19 fatalities for this month, matching the death toll for July and marking the first time deaths have seen a potential trend up since the winter surge, the latest available data showed. Vaccinations have steeply driven down the death toll each month since records were set in December and […]
OC Judge Expected to Rule on Move to Reduce Charges Against Doctor An Orange County Superior Court judge is expected Thursday to rule on a request from prosecutors to reduce charges against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend, who are accused of drugging and raping multiple women. In a daylong hearing last Thursday, Judge Frank Ospino heard arguments from attorneys for the victims and defendants, […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises Slightly The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose three-tenths of a cent Thursday to $4.394, one day after increasing a half-cent. The average price is three-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 3.6 cents higher than one month ago and $1.18 greater than one year ago, […]
CDC Reports Unvaxxed 29 Times More Likely to be Hospitalized  The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has dropped again, while a federal study of local virus statistics found that unvaccinated residents were five times more likely to get infected and 29 times more likely to wind up hospitalized. The study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that […]
Arraignment Set for 2 LA County Sheriff’s Deputies Accused of Filing False Report Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges of filing a false report that prosecutors contend covered up one of the deputies allegedly using excessive force during a September 2018 arrest. Woodrow Kim, 39, and Jonathan Miramontes, 30, were charged Wednesday. Kim was charged with one felony count each […]
Ex-Music Teacher Faces Sentencing in Child Pornography Case A former music teacher who contracted with a number of school districts in Southern California is expected to be sentenced Thursday for producing child pornography. John Zeretzke, 62, of Ventura, pleaded guilty last year in Los Angeles federal court to one count of production of child pornography. He previously pleaded guilty in Orange County Superior […]
Desert Hot Springs Hosting Virtual Job Fair Thursday Desert Hot Springs is scheduled to host a virtual job fair Thursday. The city is partnering with the Riverside County Workforce Development Center to host the virtual event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., via the Premier Virtual digital platform. Employers will create a “virtual job fair booth” with information regarding their open positions. Once […]
One Year Ago (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)…40-Year-Old Man Killed in Harbor Gateway Shooting  One Year Ago (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)…A 40-year-old man was fatally shot early Wednesday in the Harbor Gateway area near Torrance, and the suspect was at large. Jimmy Jackson was gunned down while standing with a group of men about 12:20 a.m. in a carport near the 1500 block of Plaza Del Amo, near Denker […]
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