| | | | The news for Sunday, September 26, 2021
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Police Shoot, Kill Man Near Huntington Beach Pier During U.S. Open of Surfing  The investigation is continuing Sunday into the fatal shooting of a man with a gun by police in Huntington Beach, just as the U.S. Open of Surfing was wrapping for the day. The shooting occurred just south of the city’s iconic pier, and it was unclear whether the man was involved with the surfing event. […]
  
Former CalArts Marketing Director Alleges Firing Tied to Age Discrimination The former marketing director for the Valencia-based California Institute of the Arts is suing the private art university, alleging he was fired in 2019 because of his age and that it occurred a week before he and others were scheduled to evaluate the performance of the university president. James Wolken’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit […]
American to Start From Pole of Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach American Josef Newgarden will start from the pole for Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with NTT IndyCar Series leader Alex Palou of Spain starting 10th in the field of 28. The pole victory keeps Newgarden’s slim hopes of winning the series championship alive. He entered qualifying 48 points behind Palou and needed to […]
USC Football Players to Deliver Food to Homeless People on Skid Row  Several USC football players will deliver food left over from Saturday’s game to homeless people on Skid Row Sunday, coinciding with the Trojans’ annual Zero Waste Game. The effort will be led by injured quarterback Mo Hasan, the founder and operator of the nonprofit organization Second Spoon, which regularly distributes extra food, usually from the […]
Los Angeles County Sees Improvement in COVID Metrics Los Angeles County has reported 1,602 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths, along with another slight decrease in hospitalizations related to the coronavirus. Officials with the county’s health department said they continue to see a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, providing some reassurance that higher vaccination rates and safety precautions […]
Average Riverside County Gas Price Approaches 2021 High The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose two-tenths of a cent Sunday, moving within a half-cent of the 2021 high. The average price of $4.317 is three-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, eight-tenths of a cent higher than one month ago and $1.165 greater than […]
Orange County Sees Drop in COVID-19 Hospitalizations Orange County’s coronavirus hospitalizations have risen slightly, increasing from 308 on Friday to 312 Saturday, with the number of COVID patients in intensive care increasing from 76 to 85, according to state figures. The county has 22.6% of its ICU beds available and 66% of its ventilators, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. […]
Riverside County Reports Decrease in COVID Hospitalizations, 18 Deaths The number of people hospitalized with coronavirus in Riverside County has dropped slightly and an additional18 virus-related deaths were reported. Numbers released Friday by the Riverside University Health System showed COVID-related hospitalizations countywide were at 422, down three from Thursday. That number includes 117 intensive care patients. A total of 4,951 deaths from virus-related complications […]
Funeral Service Set in Covina for Marine Killed in Afghanistan A public funeral service will be held at Forest Lawn Covina Hills Sunday for Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Merola’s remains were carried in a procession Tuesday from Ontario International Airport and through the streets of his hometown of Rancho Cucamonga […]
Suspicious Item Cleared from Metro Train in Monrovia  The sheriff’s bomb squad determined a “suspicious item” found on a Metro L train — formerly the Gold Line — as it pulled into the Monrovia station Saturday afternoon was safe and service slowly resumed. “It wasn’t an explosive device,” Sheriff’s Transit Services spokesman Ramon Montenegro told City News Service. The area was cleared at […]
One Year Ago Today (September 26, 2020)…Driver Booked for Striking Two People with Her Car at Yorba Linda BLM Protest One Year Ago Today (September 26, 2020)…A 40-year-old Long Beach woman is being held on charges that include attempted murder after driving her car into demonstrators at a Black Lives Matter protest in Yorba Linda. The BLM protest against police violence and systemic racism began around 2 p.m. on Imperial Highway and was interrupted by […]
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